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About Caroline Ely

Caroline Ely is a TV, movie, and art lover who worked for years in the television industry. Until a few years ago, she would have described herself as well traveled, and she hopes to live up to that description again very soon. She lives in New York and often heads to the San Francisco Bay Area.

    Misericordia

    French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie's latest: a sinister, bizarre, funny, and sexually charged farce.

    By |March 20th, 2025|Crime, Thriller, Top Picks|0 Comments
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      Vermiglio

      An outwardly quiet movie that is deceptively eventful.

      By |December 23rd, 2024|Italian, Top Picks|0 Comments
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        Obsessed with Light

        Is Loie Fuller enjoying a new turn in the spotlight from beyond the grave?

        By |December 10th, 2024|Documentary, Horror, Political|0 Comments
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          The Black Sea

          A young and highly optimistic Brooklynite sets off for Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in pursuit of a wealthy older woman he met online.

          By |November 22nd, 2024|Indie|0 Comments
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            Bird

            A lyrical, bittersweet, and sometimes brutal flight of fancy set amid the overpasses and dingy council estates of lower-class Broken Britain.

            By |November 7th, 2024|Family drama|0 Comments
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              Lee

              Kate Winslet mixes idealism, will, and crankiness in a high-level star turn that helps this biopic navigate some uneven ground.

              By |September 27th, 2024|Biopic, War|0 Comments
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                All Shall Be Well

                Melancholy and stoic in its worldview, and deliberate in its pace, this Hong Kong film drama packs a surprising punch.

                By |September 19th, 2024|Family drama, Top Picks|0 Comments
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                  Chuck Chuck Baby

                  Life can turn around with an airborne feather, a chicken dance, and an oldie or two.

                  By |August 2nd, 2024|GLBT, U. K.|0 Comments
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                    The Nature of Love

                    Opposites attract wildly in this funny, poignant, and occasionally bewildering film.

                    By |July 5th, 2024|Romance|0 Comments
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