Review
It is a conundrum for the critic: is the crudeness of the rendering the result of an expressionist style or a lack of finesse or skill in rendering?
Read MoreThe show is unabashedly American in subject matter and form: Realism is as much an influence as Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and the other European –isms.
Read MoreMonchichi is about relationships but focused on this particular relationship, in which affection and intimacy and joy and sometimes frustration exist.
Read Morethose who go for things legendarily Gallic, they are offering a real treat; two new films featuring the goddess Catherine Deneuve.
Read MoreU2 kept their soapboxing excesses at bay and delivered an uplifting and effective mix of new material and bona-fide classics without losing focus on what they do best.
Read MoreJohn Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar is a romantic comedy, so you can guess the dénouement, but all the fun is in getting there.
Read MoreDirector Judd Apatow has done a great job translating Amy Schumer’s humor and salty/sweet persona to the screen in Trainwreck.
Read MoreAging punk bands usually seem obliged to prove that their anger is still blazing. Since the Rezillos were never angry in the first place, they don’t have that problem.
Read MoreGarréta pulls off a stylistic feat: it is impossible to determine the gender of the two main characters.
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