It’s a pleasure to watch a meticulously crafted film where the story keeps unfolding right up until a transcendental ending.
Continue readingMonster (怪物) (2023)
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
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An interestingly non-judgemental and dramatically gripping look at climate action sabotage.
Continue readingShowing Up (2022)
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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 readingI 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.
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