This was an interesting way to bring people from across the world into the reality of what it is to be in a city under siege.
Continue readingChronicles from the Siege (2026)
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Black God, White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol)(1964)
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What a crazy movie. If you know anything about Brazilian history, you will probably not feel quite as lost as I did.
Continue readingTo Hold a Mountain (2026)
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I couldn’t help but think of Honeyland (2019) while watching this slow and sparse documentary about farmers on an isolated Montenegrin mountain.
Continue readingSaló, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
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Pier Paolo Pasolini’s infamous film is one of those that looms large in film studies class. Like L’Age d’Or (1930) and Un Chien Andalou (1929), this was talked about as the most depraved film ever made. The one that couldn’t be shown in so many countries.
Continue readingEddington (2025)
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This feels like Ari Aster trying to do a Coen brothers film. And not really succeeding.
Continue readingDracula: A Love Tale (2025)
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This started off like Dracula: Origins, and I thought, well that’s interesting, but it felt like Luc Besson couldn’t help himself by turning it into a spectacle that achieved less than hoped.
Continue readingBeast of War (2025)
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Sham (でっちあげ) (2025)
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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamenco) (2025)
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I was sad I could not stay for the Q&A as the introduction by the director, Diego Céspedes, and one of the stars, Sirena Matilde, was heartfelt and drew attention to the film as a story about the beauty of trans and queer families.
Continue readingThe Things You Kill (2025)
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This is a tricksy, slightly surreal drama that may have had more impact on me if it wasn’t 9:30 pm and the fourth film of my day.
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