Review
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Jennifer Phang’s ambitious sci-fi drama presents some intriguing ideas about identity and sacrifice in a uniquely female context, but she invests her budget into the wrong elements, and is unable… Read More
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The debut feature from Beijing-born Chloe Zhao focuses on the unlikely subject matter of adolescent Lakota indians in South Dakota. Read my review Read More
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The events that went down at Jordan Hall in August 1971 have been recounted numerous times and inspired at least two films already – Oliver Hirschbiegel’s excellent Das Experiment (2001)… Read More
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The debut feature from Josh Mond, producer of Simon Killer and Martha Marcy May Marlene, is a tough coming-of-age tale featuring a couple of top-notch showboating performances. Read my review Read More
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Pretty straight-forward break-up rom-com about a father of twins struggling to get over a separation. His partner, played by Stephanie Allynne, screws him royally throughout the film, yet is never… Read More
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It was funny watching this immediately after The Wolfpack, as both deal with youngsters expressing themselves through heavily influenced cinematic rip-offs, and also the notion of overbearing parenting. Read my… Read More
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The crazy story of seven siblings confined to their lower-east-side apartment for more than a decade is both troubling yet also amusing, as they live vicariously through their love of… Read More
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Joaquin Phoenix plays a college professor plotting the perfect crime in Woody Allen’s latest comedy thriller. Listen to my review Read More
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Matt Damon is abandoned by his crew on the Red Planet in Ridley Scott’s modern sci-fi masterpiece. Listen to my review Read More
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There is a region in Arizona, close to the border that has unofficially been ceded to the Mexican drug cartels. The military is unwilling to defend it, and the local… Read More
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I must confess to having next to no exposure to the work of American author David Foster Wallace prior to seeing this film, which is especially confounding since his magnum… Read More
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Probably my most anticipated film of this year’s line-up was also the first I watched. Robert Eggers’ gothic horror film The Witch is the story of a British family of… Read More
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Since his 18th birthday, Woo-jin has awoken each morning as a different person. His age, gender, even race can change. He has no way of controlling it and there is… Read More
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Jesse Eisenberg plays a hapless stoner with a killer secret, while Kristen Stewart is his loyal partner in crime. Listen to my review Read More
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In an increasingly prevalent trend among Japanese blockbusters, Attack on Titan: End of the World arrives just weeks after its predecessor. Read my review Read More
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In a wild change of pace, Hong Kong director Johnnie To delivers an all-singing, occasionally-dancing adaptation of Sylvia Chang’s successful stage play, Design for Living. Read my review Read More
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Winner of the German Film Award for best documentary feature, Arne Birkenstock’s account of master forger Wolfgang Beltracchi tells a story almost impossible to believe in this era of rigorous… Read More
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More YA shenanigans are afoot in this utterly forgettable and generic sequel. Listen to my review Read More
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