Resurrection
Bi Gan’s sumptuous elegy to cinema is an artistic triumph, but the dreamy narrative may leave some viewers restless.
Rebecca Hall gives Resurrection the psychological grounding it needs, as the thriller stretches towards a macabre, fable-like payoff.
What lifts Resurrection above the standard victim-becomes-avenger routine is a preposterous — in a wonderfully sick way — claim that gives the movie a welcome touch of giallo unpredictability.
When given a choice, tend to choose films that are fairly harrowing to watch. The next three Sundance Fest films on my slate were often disturbing, but also powerful and inspiring on many levels.
Three reviews of new classical music CDs: one is inviting, another lively, and the last could use more intensity.
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