I find Kelly Reichardt’s films serenely meditative, particularly when the narrative drive is a gentle one, like with Old Joy (2006) and Wendy and Lucy (2008).
Continue readingShowing Up (2022)
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I Used to be Funny (2023)
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This Canadian feature by Ally Pankiw is funny, moving, and a great vehicle for Rachel Sennott’s particular style of flinty, self deprecating comedy.
Continue readingBad Behaviour (2023)
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I was intrigued to see Alice Englert’s first feature, particularly as it’s stars Jennifer Connelly and Ben Whishaw and, hopefully, the New Zealand people and landscape.
Continue readingInshallah a Boy (ان شاء الله ولد)(2023)
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Drift (2023)
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Anthony Chen give us a compelling portrait of loss in his first English language feature.
Continue readingCobweb (거미집) (2023)
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La Chimera (2023)
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Charcoal (Carvão) (2022)
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May December (2023)
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It’s hard to know what to say about this artful, meticulous, melodrama by Todd Haynes.
Continue readingBeyond Utopia (2022)
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What starts as a talking heads documentary about North Korean defectors becomes a gripping race to safety as we follow a family who have crossed the border into a hostile China.
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