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Cannes Review: I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning Is a Captivating, Polyphonous Ode to Friendship
Clio Barnard returns to Directors’ Fortnight after The Selfish Giant and Ali &am…
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Cannes Review: Sandra Wollner Meets the Moment With Sublime Everytime
In Everytime , a sun-dappled film about death and love that might be the best in …
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In the Grey Review: A Reflection on the Strange Career of Guy Ritchie
In the Grey , written and directed by Guy Ritchie, is a nifty bit of entertainment. N…
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Cannes Review: Nicolas Winding Refn Makes an Underwhelming Return with Her Private Hell
Almost ten years to the day since The Neon Demon ’s premiere, Nicolas Winding Refn re…
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Cannes Review: Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Is a Thunderous, Opulent Triumph
A soft upright piano playing “Amazing Grace” drapes in warmly over the opening im…
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Cannes Review: Ben’Imana Is a Powerful Drama About Lingering Anguish
In Ben’Imana , the perpetrators of a genocide are being put on public trial, but …
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Cannes Review: In The Beloved, Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo Elicit Chemistry In Confronting the Past
There is a certain pantheon of talented film directors, like Guido Anselmi and Fe…
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The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More
Criterion’s summer is more or less complete. As June and July prove fine months, Au…
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Jia Zhangke, Claire Denis, and Sam Raimi Set Next Features
A pair of international cinema’s greatest directors have confirmed their next feature…
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Cannes Review: Dominga Sotomayor’s La Perra Ditches Facile Metaphors for Allusive Mysteries
There’s a spot on the windswept island around which Dominga Sotomayor’s La Perra unf…
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