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Sculpting Time: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky movie retrospective review: tragedy, trauma, and torment, Russian-style

Fri, May 20, 2016
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A significant new retrospective of the legendary and hugely influential Russian filmmaker is a fresh opportunity to see some gorgeous films on a big screen.

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The Brand New Testament (Le tout nouveau testament) movie review: the divine feminine

Mon, Apr 18, 2016
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Hilarious satire about rebooting religion with a goddess in charge this time. A little bit Douglas Adams, a little bit Terry Gilliam, a whole lot irreverent.

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The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret) and The Absent One (Fasandraeberne) movies review: good clean nasty Nordic noir

Fri, Apr 15, 2016
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Grim treats, mining suspense and urgency from intensely plotted dual timelines of brutal criminality. A must for fans of rumpled, cynical, bitter detectives.

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Ran (4K restoration) movie rating: green light

Fri, Apr 01, 2016
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A fiercely cinematic experience of startling metaphors, sweeping battles, intense characters, and vivid color that deserves to be seen on a big screen…

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Marguerite movie review: is ignorance bliss?

Thu, Mar 31, 2016
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A bravura dramedy that beautifully balances tragedy and comedy and asks a tricky question: Is it better to be cynical about art, or happily undiscriminating?

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Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-Cellent Adventure (Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos) movie review: a cock and balls story

Wed, Mar 16, 2016
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Bad chicken-and-egg puns and indoctrination into animal cruelty as just good fun for everyone involved (including the animals). You know, for kids.

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The Mermaid (Mei ren yu) movie review: the biggest movie on the planet you haven’t heard of

Fri, Mar 11, 2016
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A wacky fantasy lark, half screwball comedy, half Looney Tunes. Chinese audiences have thrown half a billion dollars at it. Prepare for Hollywood imitators.

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The Here After (Efterskalv) movie review: what price forgiveness?

Fri, Mar 11, 2016
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Brutally chilling in the banality of its examination of justice and forgiveness. A deeply unsettling film that challenges the empathy it carefully constructs.

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The Boy and the Beast movie rating: yellow light

Thu, Mar 03, 2016
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A few instances of gorgeous and magical imagery cannot make up for the lack of genuine emotion or a fresh story. Strictly for devoted anime fans.

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The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence documentaries review: when horror doesn’t destroy humanity

Mon, Feb 29, 2016
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Piercing insights into the minds of murderers, and then astonishing generosity from those left behind. Deeply despairing, then restores a bit of hope.

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