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Cannes Film Festival
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Driving can be a profound experience. It is difficult to articulate the feeling of what it’s like to ponder a great many things while you drive in solitude, or that quiet mutual moment of bonding…
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Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman once said, “no art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.” To many of us,…
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Streaming MusicalsStreaming Reviews
‘Annette’: An Unusual Mix of Drama, Comedy and Rock Opera
by Ingridjeby IngridjeI really don’t like musicals, and that’s the understatement of the year. I simply hate all the singing and dancing; The Sound of Music, for example, exaggerates with its sentimental content. There’s no dancing (apart from…
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Intro It’s no secret that Korean cinema is having a bit of a moment these days — whether it be due to the wild success of Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, the recent love for Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari,…
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Streaming DramaStreaming Reviews
‘An Easy Girl’: A French Connection
by Anna Campionby Anna CampionI have truly not been able to stop thinking about An Easy Girl, the latest from French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski. The last time I kept thinking about a movie this much after watching it was…
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ReviewsRomance
‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is Passionate, Soul-Stirring Romance at its Finest
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesWhen it comes to films with a heavy focus on artists and art in general, it is difficult to not be a little apprehensive. It can often be a slippery slope leading into shallow self-indulgence…
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Reviews
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2019 Mini Reviews – Part 2
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesClick here to read Part 1. MIFF 2019 keeps on going, and so do the mini reviews. Let’s dive right in! Sorry We Missed You At the sprightly age of 83, two-time Palme d’Or winner…
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If you thought We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) was a dark undertaking, Lynne Ramsay‘s latest feature, You Were Never Really Here, socks you in the nether regions — searing a painful brand of,…