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‘The Room Next Door’ Review: Almodóvar’s Two-Hander Lives Intimately with Thoughts of Death
by admin|9 months 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|9 months 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|9 months 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|9 months 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|9 months 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|9 months 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|9 months 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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Love (Kjærlighet) | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review
by admin|9 months ago|Ioncinema
Ain’t Nothin’ But Sex Misspelled: Haugerud Continues Quiet, Earnest Talking Cure Trilogy Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud continues his sexuality-themed film trilogy (Sex/Dreams/Love) in Love, following the first installment, Sex, which premiered earlier this year at the Berlin International Film...
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‘By the Stream’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Bittersweet Tale About Fostering Belonging
by admin|9 months ago|Slant Magazine
Hong’s film understands that the reassuring bond of community that can also be a trap. The post ‘By the Stream’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Bittersweet Tale About Fostering Belonging appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Hoard | Review
by admin|9 months ago|Ioncinema
M is for the Many Things You Gave Me: Grief Becomes the Remedy in Carmoon’s Debut “Time heals all old pain, while it creates new ones,” states a Hebrew proverb, implying the distance from grief may court closure while carving...
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