Articles by Robert Bell

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  The English Teacher

  Craig Zisk

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2013

  When The English Teacher opens, a voiceover quickly summarizes the spinster-y disposition of high school English teacher Linda Sinclair (Ju...

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  Erased

  Philipp Stolzl

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2013

  Like virtually all action thrillers featuring Americans in European settings as of late — most of which are incidentally directed by...

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  Free Fall

  Stephan Lacant

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2013

  Perhaps the biggest lie (most of) our parents told us is that assimilating to the status quo and performing the idea of happiness—att...

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  Peaches Does Herself

  Peaches

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2013

  Ever the thwarter of convention, Peaches' experimental documentary Peaches Does Herself comes in a faux-concert film format, taking place o...

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  In the Name Of

  Malgorzata Szumowska

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2013

  Similar to her previous, far less successful, directorial outing, Elles, an article was the inspiration for Malgorzata Szumowska's In the N...

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  Quality Balls - The David Steinberg Story

  Barry Avrich

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2013

  In a way, the works of director Barry Avrich reflect his background in advertising and marketing perfectly, playing as the sort of uninspir...

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  Something in the Air

  Olivier Assayas

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2013

  In interpreting Olivier Assayas's recent filmography as an auteur vision beyond his usual attention to details, such as clothes, music and...

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  Love is All You Need

  Susanne Bier

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2013

  Departing substantially from her Oscar-winning conflict examination, In a Better World, in both style and tone, Susanne Bier's housewife-fr...