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Sound And Vision: Jem Cohen
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In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at several music videos directed by Jem Cohen. Jem Cohen's style solidified almost from the get go....
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Trieste Science+Fiction Festival Wants Your Weird & Wonderful Films
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Spring may have barely begun (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), but that means filmmakers are turning their thoughts to fall festivals. The autumn brings a deluge of genre festivals, but one of the standouts is Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. I...
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“All Great DPs Become Alcoholics”: Rob Tregenza on Shooting Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies
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I was very gratified by the response to last year’s interview with Rob Tregenza, a Zelig-like figure of modern cinema. Our very long, multi-Zoom conversation covered a life in film: four features, cherished experiences with Jean-Luc Godard, and hopes he...
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Death Feels Very Close: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist
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With “Evil Does Not Exist,” his enigmatic follow-up to the Oscar-winning drama “Drive My Car,” Ryûsuke Hamaguchi stages an ominous, slow-burning thriller deep in the Japanese wilderness. There, in the small village of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo, the residents...
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Evil Does Not Exist
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“You can’t get a head start if you aim for perfection,” a clueless moneyed entrepreneur muses during a video chat with his two shell-shocked subordinates in the new film from writer-director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. In the context of the actual conversation...
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Arrow in May: Quarxx’s PANDEMONIUM And Jennifer Reeder Selects
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Part way through Spring and the folks at Arrow have a good lineup of films prepared for the month of May.    Next month's programming is led by French horror flick, Pandemonium, which streams on the last week of the...
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DAGR Clip. UK Horror Comedy Out Now on Digital
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Here's one that's been out for a while now but may have flown under your radar, especially if you're keen on found footage horror flicks and watching influencer's die. Matthew Butler-Hart's horror flick Dagr is out now and we've been...
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Jeanne du Barry Review: Maïwenn’s Hollow Portrait of a Courtesan Turned Comtesse
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The film is eventually caught up in the very pomp and splendor that it initially lampoons. The post <em>Jeanne du Barry</em> Review: Maïwenn’s Hollow Portrait of a Courtesan Turned Comtesse appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Wildcat Review: A Prickly and Uncompromising Biopic, Just Like Flannery O’Connor Herself
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The O’Connor of Wildcat is a contentious outsider who seems ill at ease in her own skin. The post <em>Wildcat</em> Review: A Prickly and Uncompromising Biopic, Just Like Flannery O’Connor Herself appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Slow Review: Marija Kavtaradzė’s Complex Exploration of Communication and Intimacy
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Beyond its exquisitely granular precision, Kavtaradzė’s film is notable for its levity. The post <em>Slow</em> Review: Marija Kavtaradzė’s Complex Exploration of Communication and Intimacy appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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