Pablo Larraín begins Ema with an indelible image: fire engulfs a traffic light in the middle of a street, slowly making its way down from the red light to the green light with the titular…
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DocumentaryReviews
2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival: Virtual Edition Mini-Reviews – Part 3
by Anna Campionby Anna CampionCheck out the rest of our coverage of the 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival: Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. The Walrus and the Whistleblower CW: Mentions of animal abuse Nathalie Bibeau’s portrait…
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Netflix ReviewsNetflix Romance
I Watched ‘365 Days’ and Have Many Questions
by Nick Kushby Nick KushYou know something is a phenomenon when it makes Gaspar Noe‘s Love — an explicitly unsexy movie — also popular. Usually, I would say something like “for better or worse, 365 Days has taken everyone…
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In its synopsis, Ladyworld is described as a female version of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, which takes place at a birthday party. You can imagine how my curiosity was piqued after that description,…
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I should warn you, this retrospective on the 20th anniversary of Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam is going to make me sound like a prude. Despite the risk of said label, I maintain that this movie…
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The Tree of Blood is a tortuous road filled with sex, lies, secrets, violence, and bulls — lots of them. For anyone craving a two-hour soap opera, this Spanish drama just might hit the spot.…
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When Cruel Intentions was released, I was 9 years old, so of course it wouldn’t even be a movie I would have known or watched. It found its way onto my radar after I watched…
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For those of you who have read my article regarding profanity, you’ll know that I take a dim view of immorality portrayed in movies, unless done for a clear artistic reason. To me, it seems…
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With lower budgets, most independent films are allowed serious creativity. They can speak their mind freely, discussing themes in different — and sometimes edgy — ways. The Orchard’s Flower falls squarely into this category, including themes…