I love a good psychological thriller and have a secret fascination with the kind of detective work that must go into investigating plane crashes.
Continue readingBoîte Noire (Black Box) (2021)
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Àma Gloria (2023)
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Capturing the world of a six-year-old child with astounding authenticity, Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq shows us a time in our lives before we understand the larger world.
Continue readingGolden Eighties (1986)
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An insubstantial musical bubble about the vagaries of love set in an 80s stage set shopping mall.
Continue readingThe Nature of Love (Simple Comme Sylvain)(2023)
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I kept thinking this romcom was ‘so French’ as it eschewed all the typical tropes in favour of a madcap, wry cynicism about love. But of course, it’s French-Canadian. Sorry!
Continue readingRoom 999 (Chambre 999) (2023)
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A room full of filmmakers with remarkably little insight into the world outside of their bubble.
Continue readingAnatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une Chute) (2023)
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Lesson one: don’t watch a 2 1/2 hour slow French film at 9:30 pm at night at the Comedy Theatre.
Continue readingInnocence (2004)
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Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s first feature-length film is an austere and ominous parable about the societal limitations imposed on young women.
Continue readingOne Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022)
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It’s enough that Léa Seydoux is in every frame to give reason to watch this delicate French Rohmer-esque drama from Mia Hansen-Løve.
Continue readingReturn to Seoul (Retour à Séoul) (2022)
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I liked director Davy Chou’s 2016 film Diamond Island and his latest feature, set in South Korea rather than Cambodia, has the same slow, introspective quality.
Continue readingIncredible But True (Incroyable Mais Vrai) (2022)
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If you watched Deerskin (2019), you’ll know what to expect from ‘fabulist’ Quentin Dupieux.
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