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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.

Two Tickets to Greece

Perfect for summer, the French comedy is light, sweet, and bubby as a Kir royale.

By |July 13th, 2023|Comedy|0 Comments
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Blue Jean

Georgia Oakley’s debut film traces a young woman’s journey out of the closet, with Margaret Thatcher–era anti-gay legislation rumbling in the background.

By |June 8th, 2023|GLBT|0 Comments
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Rise

In this kind-hearted and poignant film, director Cédric Klapisch puts his heroine through her paces as she faces new and unfamiliar music.

By |June 2nd, 2023|Drama|0 Comments
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White Balls on Walls

For a film about shaking things up, it’s a pretty straitlaced affair.

By |May 26th, 2023|Arts|0 Comments
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L’immensità

Emmanuele Crialese’s loosely autobiographical story of a transgender tween and his family’s internal struggles in 1970s Rome.

By |May 11th, 2023|Italian|0 Comments
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The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons

A portrait of an artist who likes to stay out of the limelight while sometimes teasing it Banksy–style.

By |May 4th, 2023|Arts|0 Comments
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

A gentle, knowing portrait of an 11-year-old girl undergoing puberty and a religious identity crisis.

By |April 27th, 2023|Book adaptation, Teen|0 Comments
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Judy Blume Forever

Like its subject, this sunny biography is bouncy and assured.

By |April 20th, 2023|Pop Culture|0 Comments
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Showing Up

The main character in Kelly Reichardt’s new, temperate film, could use a little oomph. Or, is that a little ooh la la?

By |April 6th, 2023|Drama|0 Comments
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