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‘Universal Language’ Review: A Riff on Iranian Cinema, and Reckoning with Canadian Identity
by admin|5 days ago|Slant Magazine
Universal Language is aiming beyond mere satire or culture-clash playfulness. The post ‘Universal Language’ Review: A Riff on Iranian Cinema, and Reckoning with Canadian Identity appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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2024 Venice Film Festival Award Winners: Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Wins The Golden Lion
by admin|6 days ago|Hammer to Nail
After 10 days of 10+ minute standing ovations and exciting new titles making their world premieres, the 81st annual Venice Film Festival concluded today with its awards ceremony, which sets the stage for Awards Season. The Isabelle Huppert-headed jury awarded...
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THE LIFE OF CHUCK
by admin|6 days ago|Hammer to Nail
(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Chris Reed’s The Life of Chuck movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A star-studded fantasy about life and...
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‘The Room Next Door’ Review: Almodóvar’s Two-Hander Lives Intimately with Thoughts of Death
by admin|6 days ago|Slant Magazine
The Room Next Door mirrors the defiant spirit of its main characters in the filmmaking itself. The post ‘The Room Next Door’ Review: Almodóvar’s Two-Hander Lives Intimately with Thoughts of Death appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Babygirl’ Review: Halina Reijn’s Erotic Drama Puts the “Screw” in “Screwball”
by admin|6 days ago|Slant Magazine
The bedrock principle undergirding Reijn’s exploration of carnal connection is always honesty. The post ‘Babygirl’ Review: Halina Reijn’s Erotic Drama Puts the “Screw” in “Screwball” appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Pepe’ Review: Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’s Fragmentary Post-Colonial Fable
by admin|6 days ago|Slant Magazine
Stretched to its ideological limits, Pepe is about the nasty domino effect of colonialism. The post ‘Pepe’ Review: Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’s Fragmentary Post-Colonial Fable appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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2024 TIFF Exclusive: Poster One-Sheet for César Augusto Acevedo’s ‘Horizonte’
by admin|6 days ago|Ioncinema
Today marks the world premiere of Colombian filmmaker César Augusto Acevedo’s sophomore feature at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery section selection). Nearly a decade after making his debut with Land and Shade in 2015 — a film that...
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Bonjour Tristesse | 2024 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review
by admin|6 days ago|Ioncinema
Lifestyles of the Rich, Conflicted & Coddled: Dull Vacation in the South of France for Debut Ah, summer in the south of France. The cerulean waves of the Baie de Cassis, bowls overflowing with strawberries, and warm evening breezes swimming...
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‘The Damned’ Review: Roberto Minervini’s Ponderous Vision of the Monotony of War
by admin|6 days ago|Slant Magazine
Recalling Minervini’s past docufiction work, the film is a show of impressionistic portraiture. The post ‘The Damned’ Review: Roberto Minervini’s Ponderous Vision of the Monotony of War appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Rumours’ Review: Guy Maddin’s Lightly Surreal and Wildly Funny Satire of Political Ineptitude
by admin|7 days ago|Slant Magazine
The film is winningly defined by a peculiar admixture of national pride and self-deprecation. The post ‘Rumours’ Review: Guy Maddin’s Lightly Surreal and Wildly Funny Satire of Political Ineptitude appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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