Even though this is a very intimate story of friendship, it feels epic in scale and rich in detail, set against a glorious backdrop of Alpine mountains.
Continue readingThe Eight Mountains (Le Otto Montagne)(2022)
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Innocence (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 readingThe Goddess (Devi) (1960)
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Satyajit Ray is a master of pared-back social drama that exposes the class and social structure of India.
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Shawkat Amin Korki cranks up the tension in this exploration of the desperate lengths people will go to when they are given few choices.
Continue readingPiggy (Cerdita)(2022)
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Carlota Pereda gives us a delicious revenge movie that expands the story from her 2018 short film.
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A surprising gut punch of a documentary that is as tense as a thriller and an emotional tribute to volunteers.
Continue readingMona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
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My expectations were high for this second feature from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour.
Continue readingDogs in Space (1986)
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I was instantly transported back 40 years in Richard Lowenstein’s chaotic love letter to 70s post-punk subculture.
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 readingThe Apartment with Two Women (같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자) (2021)
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Where Leila’s Brothers was all shouting and drama in its portrayal of a dysfunctional family, Kim Se-in shows us the quiet bitterness of an intense mother-daughter relationship.
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