It’s the new “Garden State.” Not a compliment. Too bad, because its first 20 minutes or so are full of promise, as would-be novelist Sam (Josh Radnor, TV’s “How I Met My Mother”) witnesses an African-American child (newcomer Michael Aligeri) get separated from his foster family on the subway, and rushes to his aid. But […]
Meek’s Cutoff
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Meek’s Cutoff
In “Meek’s Cutoff,” director Kelly Reichardt painstakingly reveals the hardscrabble existence of a few pioneers — lost and bereft of water — as they spiral from desperation to panic. It’s a compelling narrative with flashes of enigmatic majesty, but those moments are snuffed out by an unrelentingly glacial pace. Screening Thursday through Sunday at the […]