There are flashes of brilliance, and those flashes are beautiful, but for every transcendent shot of the beast traversing the arctic fields as the orange sun burns behind him, we get a clumsy depiction of badly rendered CGI wolves or video game-like bodies being thrown by the beast…it all looks a bit Netflix.
Read More“The juxtaposition between the personal and the collective in My Father’s Shadow is essential.”
Read More“Through [Dwayne Johnson’s] performance, you believe in more than just his strength - you believe in his vulnerability.“
Read More“Be prepared to laugh and cry and everything in between…”
Read More“The film was not made with mainstream appeal in mind. Early knows his audience and plays hard for them.”
Read More“Panahi employs few, if any, flashy camera moves or tricks, instead relying on long takes with a relatively stationary camera. This allows most of the focus to remain on the characters, who have differing proposals on how to escape their quagmire.”
Read More“‘Noviembre’ is an astonishing work of filmmaking, and one of the best not just of TIFF, but of the year so far.”
Read More“…[Oliver] Laxe lulls you into a trance thanks to composer Kangding Ray’s electro-heavy score that feels like having your brain flossed.”
Read More“The film leaves you in such a disquieting state, allowing for the chance to really reflect on and ponder so many of the key ideas and themes here through such a personal lens. I know I haven’t been able to shake the film for weeks.”
Read More“The Bearded Girl is a fine little film with a great central performance.”
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