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Mariama Diallo’s film is a subtle, sure-handed thriller that nevertheless delivers a stunningly deft commentary on the enduring horror of racism and sexism.
Sitting through Deep Water is like being trapped at an endless, sodden string of dinner parties that don’t go very well.
A subtle, elegant noir mobster film that maintains an aura of tranquility — until the violence begins.
Recommending The Spine of the Night depends on how much you’d like to see things like head decapitations, eye-gouging, and people being disemboweled in your high-fantasy animated features, in which case Spine is everything you could hope for and a whole lot more.
Never mind the faint of heart, Mimi Cave’s first feature isn’t for people with weak stomachs.
Korean writer-director Kogonada’s meditation on life and how it’s lived is dreamy, haunting, profound, and deeply moving.
The Berlin international Film Festival has always been an event where films on art, architecture, and design premiere. This year, as always, the selections were a mixed bag.
Matt Reeves’ The Batman features villains who lose their shit when faced with an African American politician whose campaign slogan is centered on “Change.”
Diamonds, drugs, and sex — the stuff of movies.
There is much to recommend in this opulently romantic film.
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