drama
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TIFF 2014: Phoenix
Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss return for their sixth collaboration in Phoenix, a well-done post-WWII German drama. Hoss...
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The New Girlfriend (TIFF Review)
If there’s anything we’ve learned from François Ozon‘s past work it’s this: The man is unafraid to explore...
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TIFF 2014: Horse Money
I’ve always admired Pedro Costa’s films more than I’ve loved them, a trend that continues with Horse Money. Costa’s...
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Life in a Fishbowl (TIFF Review)
Iceland takes a stab at the multiple narrative structure with Life in a Fishbowl, a film that’s become a...
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TIFF 2014: Force Majeure
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TIFF 2014: La Sapienza
Eugene Green’s films are an acquired taste, to say the least. The French-American director’s style tends to highlight...
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TIFF 2014: In The Crosswind
In 1941, tens of thousands of people in Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia were forced out of their homes...
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Kelly & Cal
Juliette Lewis is an actress who seems to get relegated to supporting roles. It makes sense though. There...
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The Strange Little Cat
Want to know the definition of beguiling? Look no further than The Strange Little Cat. Ramon Zürcher’s debut...
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Senoritas
Lina Rodriguez’s Señoritas opens with a lengthy shot of Alejandra (María Serrano) looking out a car window as...
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About Alex
About Alex is very much a film of its time. For starters, the film is occasionally hyper-aware, in...
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Abuse of Weakness
In 2004, Catherine Breillat suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage, triggering a stroke that paralyzed half of her body....
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Cannibal
Director Manuel Martín Cuenca’s Cannibal won the 2013 Goya Award (the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars) for best...
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Miss Violence
The term Greek New Wave (sometimes called Weird Wave) has been floating around ever since Giorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth...
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Palo Alto
Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto wades through the malaise of modern teen life as well as any movie has in years, reminding...