“[Riceboy Sleeps] is a staggeringly inspired work, one that communicates the utmost respect for its characters, while also celebrating their flaws, and allowing the performances behind them to shine.”
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“Whenever the story threatens to reach soap opera levels of drama, Ghostface jumps in to remind the audience that they are indeed watching a horror film.”
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As one who admires when one-takes and first person filming are utilized effectively in film, the way Dreamer is filmed is the type of packaging for this story that greatly appealed to me as a viewer.
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“As Paterson patiently illustrates across seven days in the life of its namesake, […] revelations come when they’re meant to, when deliberate and sensitive approaches to life, no matter how taxing, foster in one feelings of completeness, and when that completeness nourishes the mind.”
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“Despite my own dislike for the final product that Creed III is, however, the film delivers on the cinematic components that audiences not only crave, but demand now more than ever from a blockbuster film like this.”
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“[Plane] takes audiences back to a time where one could enjoy a brisk, gripping action flick that doesn't attempt to outsmart itself.”
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Mind mapping the role that dreams play in the central mystery and interlinking narratives of Villeneuve’s 2017 masterpiece.
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“[Goran Stolevski’s] stories capture the whims of life and fate through seemingly ordinary perspectives, and Of An Age capitalizes on this with incredible performances from the film's lead actors, an intimate filming style, and a heart rending narrative.”
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“Sachs captures these powerful raw moments in simple domestic spaces. The intensity that can be found in a cafe or bedroom is unmatched.”
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“Dynevor is a true star in the making - destined for greatness.”
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“By emphasizing aesthetics […] Castel ignores the potent emotional currents that her actors work to channel and her script tries to suggest.”
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“[B]y stymying Ben in his narcissism, Park achieves both a less-clichéd depiction of Asian-Americans, and a fertile zone for urgent and reflexive cultural critiques.”
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“In this strong feature debut, writer and director Celine Song delivers the most emotionally stirring film of this year’s Sundance selections.”
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“The film explores how these individuals can so easily become entangled in the lives of strangers, and the unexpected consequences that can result from such intrusions.“
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“Slow is an honest and respectful look into asexuality, providing the audience with the opportunity to reconsider their own definition of intimacy.”
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“Jonathan Majors delivers the performance of his career thus far.”
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“[T]his pool is far from a hyper-chlorinated oasis; rather, it is a fetid, acid-laced, and psychosexual stew, one that pulls characters and viewers alike down into the murky depths of amorality and churns them into husks of the humans they once were.”
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“With inspiration, comedy, and determination all at the heart of this story, Radical pulls on all the right heart strings in delivering this incredible story.”
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“Fancy Dance bakes these indigenous issues into a larger narrative, and the spotlight on such struggles by itself will make this film worthwhile for many.”
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“Unless you’re particularly embittered, this film’s commitment to mining pathos from groan-worthy small talk is what will probably make you “come around” to it in the end […]”
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