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AFTERIMAGE: The Final Frame For A Legendary Director
AFTERIMAGE: The Final Frame For A Legendary Director

Afterimage is the swan song of legendary director Andrzej Wajda, depicting the artist Władysław Strzemiński during Stalinist-era Poland.

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS: An American Ghost Story
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS: An American Ghost Story

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells helped to give birth to modern bio-medicine.

IN THE SHADOW OF IRIS: The Outline Of A Great Thriller Ultimately Fades With A Whimper

In the Shadow of Iris has inklings of greatness, but it suffers from a muddled plot and some questionable casting and production choices.

THE DINNER: Coogan Delivers A Performance For The Ages
THE DINNER: Coogan Delivers A Performance For The Ages

The Dinner might have attempted to do too much with its source material, but Steve Coogan is phenomenal, in one of his best roles to date.

Sculptures in Time Pt. V: Tarkovsky’s STALKER

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker is ripe with philosophical connotations; here, we discuss some of the film’s more prominent ideas.

STREAMER: An Intensely Intimate Character Study
STREAMER: An Intensely Intimate Character Study

Streamer is a tense, intimate and at times stunning feature that ultimately derails in its very final moments.

THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE: The Holocaust Under A Softer Light
THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE: The Holocaust Under A Softer Light

Despite bringing to life some previously unseen perspectives on the holocaust, The Zookeeper’s Wife is far from faultless.

YELLOW FEVER: Potentially Unique, But Ultimately Familiar
YELLOW FEVER: Potentially Unique, But Ultimately Familiar

Yellow Fever wants to be an important film about Asian identity, however it falters and falls back on tired Hollywood plots and stereotypes.

Interview With Julian Grant, Author Of THE CINEMA 2.0 MANIFESTO

Film to some is much more than a hobby, but a lifestyle. Sometimes it can…

SMALL CRIMES: An Uneven Script Dulls This Double-Edged Sword Revenge Yarn
SMALL CRIMES: An Uneven Script Dulls This Double-Edged Sword Revenge Yarn

Small Crimes’s script fails to capture the continuity of Zeltserman’s novel, and Katz doesn’t make the transition any smoother at the helm.

SILVER SKIES: A Positive Psychology Film Analysis
SILVER SKIES: A Positive Psychology Film Analysis

Silver Skies shows us how full of love, passion, friendship and fun the lives of the elderly are, and how we can learn from this depiction.

TRACKTOWN: A Race That No-One Wins
TRACKTOWN: A Race That No-One Wins

Tracktown, by Alexi Pappas and Jeremey Teicher, is a cutesy, generic, unfunny indie film, with an array of underdeveloped themes.

A WOMAN'S LIFE: Endlessly, Unremittingly, Relentlessly Bleak
A WOMAN’S LIFE: Endlessly, Unremittingly, Relentlessly Bleak

A Woman’s Life shows the hardships women endure throughout their lives relentlessly and without optimism, and is depressing as a result.

The Beginner's Guide: Wes Anderson, Director
The Beginner’s Guide: Wes Anderson, Director

One of the true auteurs of cinema working today, Wes Anderson has become distinguished for his uniquely visual, quirky character-driven films.

JEANNE DIELMAN 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE 1080 BRUXELLES: Mystery & Insight In Everyday Work
JEANNE DIELMAN 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE 1080 BRUXELLES: Mystery & Insight In Everyday Work

We take a look at Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which deals with the mundane in a truly unique way.