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Here's what's playing â April 30 - May 6 â at in-person and virtual cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of the film critic and the day the full review was posted on berkshireeagle.com. All reviews are by Associated Press critics.
ABOUT ENDLESSNESS
A kaleidoscope of the human condition includes scenes of a couple floating over war-torn Germany, a father and his daughter in the pouring rain, a teenager dancing outside a cafe, and a defeated army marching to a prisoner-of-war camp. In Swedish with English subtitles. 1 hour, 17 minutes.
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DEMON SLAYER (KIMETSU NO YAIBA) THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN (R)
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Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies: Oscar Nominee “Do Not Split” Presents Gripping Reportage of Hong Kong’s Past Two Years What to see and skip while heading out to the theaters or streaming at home. Movies_Do-Not-Split (Shorts TV) Updated April 20 at 9:00 PM
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Do Not Split *** Frontline crisis journalism has long been a staple of the Oscars’ Best Documentary (Short Subject) category. Unmercifully, the world never quits offering new topics. While Portlander Skye Fitzgerald’s
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Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies: “Nina Wu” Is a Darkly Surrealist Character Study Based on True Events What to see and skip that's streaming or in theaters. (Film Movment) *** Nina Wu is a struggling actress living in Taipei. When her agent nabs her an audition for a plum role in a '70s espionage thriller, she hesitates after learning it requires full-frontal nudity, though ultimately goes through with it. She earns the part, but discovers that the on-set environment is dangerous and brutal—the director is abusive in his quest to elicit Nina's best performance, and the (mostly male) crew members do nothing to intervene. As Nina begins to unravel, repressed memories leak through the cracks, and she questions how she actually got the role in the first place. The answer is horrific, almost as horrific as the fact that Nina Wu is inspired by true events. Written by and starring Wu Ke-Xi in the titular role, this darkly surrealist character study takes inspiration from Satoshi Kon's 1997 anime masterpiece
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There’s a moment in the recently remastered documentary “F.T.A.” when a young Jane Fonda grabs a hat and cane and, with a partner, delights a standing-room-only crowd with an entertaining song and dance about America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. As someone who has cherished Fonda for decades, I thought I had seen her do just about everything on stage or screen. But I never expected the two time Oscar winner to emerge as a musical performer. Even for just a moment.
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