What To See This Week
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ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
This no-nonsense updating of the 1976 John Carpenter classic is loud, vulgar, and more than a little bit silly. It’s also an enjoyably acted, skillfully made, rough-and-tumble B-movie of the kind no one bothers to (re)make anymore.
DEAD MAN (MoMA)
It’s ironic that Jim Jarmusch’s masterpiece comes to town as part of an anniversary tribute to Miramax, the company that barely lifted a pinky to promote the film and hassled its maker for cuts. This gorgeous, visionary Western is one of the most unusual and beautiful American movies of the 1990s.
NÉNETTE ET BONI (FIAF)
Claire Denis will be on hand to introduce one of her loveliest films, a delicate, dreamy look at adolescent yearning and sibling affections. To be followed by a discussion with the ever thoughtful Kent Jones.
