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A Resistance (항거:유관순 이야기) (2019)

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Cho Min-ho gives us a measured exploration of the Korean independence protests of the 20s that thoroughly engages with its focus on one women and her plight.

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November 27, 2021 Leave a comment

There is No Evil (شیطان وجود ندارد‎) (2020)

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I couldn’t look away for the 150 minutes of Mohammad Rasoulof’s intense meditation on the death penalty, told through four stories of individuals who are part of the system of capital punishment in Iran.

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November 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Strong Female Lead (2021)

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I was unprepared for the visceral emotion of watching Tosca Looby’s deft collage of media representation of Australia’s first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s time in office.

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November 15, 2021 1 Comment

Tall Poppy (2021)

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So much more than a sport documentary, Justine Moyle has managed to show the exquisite pain and beauty that is the coming of age of Australian park skateboarding star and all-round decent human being, Poppy Starr Olsen.

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September 18, 2021 Leave a comment

The Macaluso Sisters (Le Sorelle Macaluso) (2020)

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Emma Dante has created a beautiful and affecting film version of her play about five Sicilian sisters, forever changed by a tragedy.

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September 17, 2021 Leave a comment

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

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First-time feature documentary director Kier-La Janisse gives us a fascinating deep dive into the world of ‘folk horror’ films and what they say about fear, colonialism and the ‘other’.

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September 11, 2021 Leave a comment

Smooth Talk (1985)

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Beginning as a familiar story of a rebellious teenager pushing against the confines of her family, Joyce Chopra takes us down a dark path that perfectly captures the strength and vulnerability of a young woman.

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August 31, 2021 Leave a comment

Coming Home in the Dark (2021)

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James Ashcroft’s ‘family terrorised in the wilderness’ horror is much more than it seems, revealing layers that explore human frailty and New Zealand’s dark past.

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August 26, 2021 Leave a comment

Language Lessons (2021)

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Natalie Morales transcends the all-too-familiar (thanks COVID-19) movie-made-on-screens gimmick to bring us an intensely moving story of human connection.

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August 23, 2021 1 Comment

Ninjababy (2021)

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Yngvild Sve Flikke’s gorgeous, feminist drama snuck up on me like a ninja, baby.

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August 22, 2021 1 Comment

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