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Wednesday June 14, 2023

Day: June 14, 2023

Review

A Short, Sweet Dream: Theodore Schaefer’s Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2021)

Thomas M. Puhr
June 14, 2023
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By Thomas M. Puhr. Pleasantly rough around the edges and anchored by two strong female performances, the co-writer and director’s feature debut offers a bit more than homage but never quite escapes its influences.” David Lynch has become a convenient (and sometimes lazy) point of comparison for any film with […]

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