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‘The Moment’ is a weak film with strong performances

The Moment Written by Gloria Norris and Jane Weinstock Directed by Jane Weinstock USA, 2013 Mental illness has long been a subject wrought with stigma and social taboos. Though even today those stigmas remains people are now more accepting of those troubled with emotional problems. The mission of psychiatric care mission is to learn why …

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The Red Road, Ep. 1.01, “Arise My Love, Shake Off This Dream” a promising, but uneven opener

With Rectify, Top of the Lake, and The Returned, SundanceTV made a name for itself in 2013, creating and/or distributing thoughtful, stylish short-run television. The Red Road, their first series of 2014 and only second original series (the first being Rectify), doesn’t live up to these antecedents, at least in its pilot, but is nonetheless interesting. While it lacks the emotional depth and gorgeous visuals of these other series, the pilot makes the case for following for this first, six-episode season thanks to two of its central performances and its unique setting.

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