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‘Tully’ Film Review: Charlize Theron delivers moving portrayal of overwhelmed mother

BY JEANNE POWELL — 05.04.2018

The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFilm) continues to impress as it celebrates 56 years of presenting innovative documentaries and extraordinary films over a two-week…

Film Review: 'The Judge' documentary at San Francisco International Film Festival

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San Francisco International Film Festival: Erika Cohn’s ‘The Judge’ impresses (Review)

BY JEANNE POWELL — 04.30.2018

Religious courts in Asia Minor historically banned women from adjudicating domestic and family matters – both the Shari’a courts of Islam and the Rabbinic courts…

Documentary Film Review at SFFILM: ULAM: Main Dish

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Filipino food has finally arrived: First time director’s documentary reminds us why (Review)

BY JEANNE POWELL — 04.19.2018

Value what your mom made you.

Back to Burgundy film review by Stark Insider

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‘Back to Burgundy’ a sweet, engaging film about trials and tribulations of family life in the wine business (Review)

BY JEANNE POWELL — 03.20.2018

So many decisions to make when a winemaker dies.

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Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ indeed a love letter for people who are young at heart (Review)

BY JEANNE POWELL — 03.09.2018

Is there a better message for today’s world? See this film, and prepare to believe.

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‘Thoroughbreds’ an eye-catching film with haunting images (Review)

BY JEANNE POWELL — 03.09.2018

Cory Finley’s script, Lyle Vincent’s vivid cinematography and musical interludes chosen by Erik Friedlander combine to offer a witty but devastating portrait of upper-class suburban…

Annette Bening - Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool - Film Review

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In Review: ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’

BY JEANNE POWELL — 01.12.2018

Stark Insider In Culture: reviewing Paul McGuigan’s Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. Much has been written about Gloria Grahame (1923 – 1981), the so-called “suicide blonde”…