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DISCO BOY Review: Decidedly Human, Nuanced and Stunning
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Disco Boy, directed by Giacomo Abbruzzese, is about the search for independence and its subsequent consequences.  Aleksei/Alex (Franz Rogowski) is an illegal Belarusian immigrant in Paris, who enlists in the French Foreign Legion to legalize his stay. This trade has...
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Juliette Binoche on How to Be Original and the Connection Between Cooking and Acting
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Juliette Binoche has impeccable taste. The French actress, who has been gracing the screen for over four decades, continues to work with directors that push the envelope regardless of budget, recognition, or box office. From Claire Denis to Olivier Assayas,...
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U.S. Trailer for Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera Finds Josh O’Connor Digging for Treasure
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While Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny perhaps garnered more press out of Cannes Film Festival last year, it was another selection involving archaeologists and tomb raiders that will have a longer shelf life. Alice Rohrwacher’s latest feature La...
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The Film Stage Show Ep. 527 – All of Us Strangers (with Jason LeRoy)
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Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! On a new episode, Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by special guest Jason LeRoy to discuss Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, now in theaters and coming to...
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TóTEM Review: Domestic, Universal, Heartbreaking, Morbidly Hilarious
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This movie killed me. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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The Taste of Things
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The opening scene of Tran Anh Hung's "The Taste of Things" is 38 minutes long. It shows two people, and their two young assistants, preparing a meal in a big country kitchen. The meal is intricate, and multiple courses are...
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​Take Time To Savor It: Trần Anh Hùng on The Taste of Things
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Exquisite and profound, Trần Anh Hùng’s “The Taste of Things” is all but destined to be remembered as one of the great films about food, love, and the people who share it. Set in late-19th century France, this slow-simmering romance...
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THE LAST ASHES Review: Female Driven European Western
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Twelve year-old Heléne lives with her family in a commune up in the remote north of Luxembourg. Ruled by the Graff family - a father and his three sons - they have isolated themselves from society, establishing a patriarchy backed...
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Rotterdam 2024 Review: THE ARCTIC CONVOY Provides Chilling Suspense
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The International Film Festival Rotterdam has many international premières for its audiences, one of which was Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken's war drama Konvoi a.k.a. The Arctic Convoy. Solidly researched and excellently executed, Dahlsbakken's film tells a story about the Norwegian ships...
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Rotterdam 2024 Review: SLIDE, A Musical Western Satire By Bill Plympton
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This year, the International Film Festival Rotterdam had independent animation legend Bill Plympton as a special guest. He was interviewed, performed a masterclass, showing how his style of animation worked, drew sketches for attendants, the lot. A true gentleman. Also,...
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