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Category: Foreign
French Film FESTIVAL: DEERSKIN (LE DAME) [2019]
Quentin Dupieux has never been one to shy away from absurdity, most of his work lavishly bathing in it as if there is nothing strange to be seen. This is the attitude that the film and it’s protagonist absorb: despite the consistent weirdness, both… Continue Reading “French Film FESTIVAL: DEERSKIN (LE DAME) [2019]”
THE PAINTED BIRD [2019]
Original review written for Cinemaaxis.com Not unlike Pasolini’s ‘The 120 Days of Sodom’, The Painted Bird film will be known by some as ‘that three hour child torture movie’, ‘child torture porn’, or a similar, basic summary along these lines. I hope I am… Continue Reading “THE PAINTED BIRD [2019]”
AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL (DA XIANG XI DI ER ZUO) [2019]
With a debut film that clocks in at 3 hours and 40 minutes, it is safe to say that Hu Bo was confident in his vision: a focused and calculated piece that creates an instantly noticeable visual statement. Bo doesn’t have much hope for… Continue Reading “AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL (DA XIANG XI DI ER ZUO) [2019]”
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (DI QIU ZUI HOU DE YE WAN) [2018]
Ghosts and fractured memories roam freely in this sprawling, two-part saga that tugs on the strings of time itself. We follow Hongwu Luo, a quiet, unassuming man who is looking for a lost lover and a lost friend. Puzzles pile upon puzzles in this… Continue Reading “LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (DI QIU ZUI HOU DE YE WAN) [2018]”
WEATHERING WITH YOU (Tenki no ko) [2019]
A young high school student, Hodaka Morishima, is running away from school and is heading to Tokyo. His trip nearly ends in disaster as he his thrown off the ferry by abnormal, powerful rainstorms that have been pummelling Tokyo without end in an unprecedented… Continue Reading “WEATHERING WITH YOU (Tenki no ko) [2019]”
TIFF 2019: NOBADI
As always, many thanks to Courtney of Cinemaaxis.com. What initially seems like potential commentary on Middle-Eastern immigrants flocking to Europe transforms into a dark chamber piece, using the aforementioned construct to initiate a chance meeting between two people who have nothing in common, but… Continue Reading “TIFF 2019: NOBADI”
TIFF 2019: LOVE ME TENDER
As always, many thanks to Courtney of Cinemaaxis.com. Still living with her parents, Seconda hasn’t left the house in nine months. After her mother dies in front of her eyes, her father taking flight soon after, she is thrust into a situation that she… Continue Reading “TIFF 2019: LOVE ME TENDER”
DOGMAN [2018]
In a small, run-down Italian village, dog lover and groomer Marcello (Marcello Fonte) owns a business named Dogman, where he tends to various breeds big and small. Living behind his workspace, he supports his struggling business by discreetly selling cocaine. This side business inevitably… Continue Reading “DOGMAN [2018]”
SHOPLIFTERS [2018]
or over a decade, Hirokazu Koreeda has been playing with family dynamics, testing the notion of nature versus nurture; the link of DNA and how strong, or weak, it can be. While it may seem like he is repeating himself, each time he manages… Continue Reading “SHOPLIFTERS [2018]”
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ATLANTICS [2019]
Posted on January 27, 2020 by Jordan Dodd
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Mati Diop uses her first short, a documentary of the same name, as thematic inspiration for her first full length feature. Diop opts to write a fictional story that sits parallel to the first, which followed four young men attempting to cross the… Continue Reading “ATLANTICS [2019]”
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Category: 2019, Film, ForeignTags: class distinctions, Drama, Islam, mati diop, Netflix, refugees, Romance, senegal, social commentary, spirituality, tradition