Review: Adjusting to nature's rhythm in Naomi Kawase's ‘Still the Water’ - Chris Frieswijk
Part of growing up is about learning how to deal with complex themes such as love and death, about adjusting to your surroundings, and above all about ...
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‘Stratos’ - Zack Miller
Opening on a line of bus after decaying yellow bus, ‘Stratos’ immediately declares its intentions: the new hitman film from Greek writer-director Yannis ...
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‘Turist’ - Vanity Celis
It's never easy to see a grown man cry, and if seen, best seen by as few eyes as possible. “Could you please – please – give us some privacy?” The command is ...
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The Slow and Deliberate Grief of ‘Violet’ - Fran Hoepfner
Bas Devos’ first full-length film is one of the most realistic and sensitive portrayals of grief ever depicted on screen. ‘Violet’ is steady, calm, not without ...
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‘Suspiria’ - Andrew Lapin
Film Fest Gent’s Oct. 18 screening of ‘Suspiria’ didn’t boast an original print of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic, and offered no retrospective ...
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Review: ‘Black Coal’ - Zack Miller
The only thing slicker than the ice that coats the ground in Diao Yi’nan’s ‘Black Coal’ is the heavy aestheticism that has dominated the neo-noir genre of ...
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Review: ‘Reality’ - Chris Frieswijk
'Reality' is like a graphic by M.C. Escher: a film that'll actively approach your viewing experience and its conventions. It might leave the viewer puzzling ...
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