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The 74th Locarno Film Festival: Espíritu Sagrado
The 74th Locarno Film Festival: Espíritu Sagrado

The film flounders in its overly long crawl but makes up for it in a repulsive final twist.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Lost In Focus
IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Lost In Focus

Identifying Features takes time to get going but successfully wagers the audience’s patience with a terrifying finale that lingers long after the credits.

4X4: A Modern Day Morality Tale
4X4: A Modern Day Morality Tale

4×4 is a broodingly effective thriller set in the crime-riddled streets of Argentina, with poignant thoughtfulness for the characters involved.

THE MYSTERY OF THE PINK FLAMINGO: La Vie En Kitsch
THE MYSTERY OF THE PINK FLAMINGO: La Vie En Kitsch

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo embodies the spirit of its subject in wonderfully weird ways that entertain.

WONDER WOMAN 1984: A Soaring, Big-Hearted Follow Up
WONDER WOMAN 1984: A Soaring, Big-Hearted Follow Up

Though not without its flaws, Wonder Woman 1984 proves to be a worthy and striking follow-up to an already great prequel.

EUFF 2020: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles: Surprisingly Simplistic Portrayal of an Intricate Mind
EUFF 2020: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles: Surprisingly Simplistic Portrayal of an Intricate Mind

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles offers a peek into the mind of one of the most influential artists of the surrealist movement.

NYFF 2020: THE HUMAN VOICE: Madness and Melancholy
NYFF 2020: THE HUMAN VOICE: Madness and Melancholy

The beautiful boldness of The Human Voice makes it clear that Pedro Almodóvar and Tilda Swinton are a match made in film lover’s heaven.

THE AUGUST VIRGIN: A Summer for Soul Searching
THE AUGUST VIRGIN: A Summer for Soul Searching

As lovely as the works of Eric Rohmer, The August Film is a perfect summer film for thirtysomethings who have not yet found themselves.

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Iván Castell, Director of THE RISE OF THE SYNTHS
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Iván Castell, Director of THE RISE OF THE SYNTHS

Alex Lines spois with director Iván Castell about his latest music revival documentary The Rose of the Synths.

THE PLATFORM: A Meaningless Descent
THE PLATFORM: A Meaningless Descent

The Platform is intriguing enough to reel in viewers who aren’t there just for its depravity, but unfortunately it fumbles developing anything further.

FIRE WILL COME: It Certainly Does, But Little Else Follows
FIRE WILL COME: It Certainly Does, But Little Else Follows

Fire Will Come has the market cornered on the artistry, but for all its technical skill, it comes up short, both in length and in content.

KLAUS: A Traditionally Animated Christmas Wonder
KLAUS: A Traditionally Animated Christmas Wonder

Klaus captures the old fashioned wonder of Christmas within the old fashioned splendor of traditional animation.

THE KILL TEAM: An Outstanding Nat Wolff Leads Murky Moralistic War Story
THE KILL TEAM: An Outstanding Nat Wolff Leads Murky Moralistic War Story

Despite Nat Wolff’s outstanding performance, those interseted in The Kill Team are better off sticking with the documentary.

PAIN & GLORY: A Gorgeous Tale Of First Love & Artistic Inspiration
PAIN & GLORY: A Gorgeous Tale Of First Love & Artistic Inspiration

Just as Mallo does in the film’s final moments, Almodóvar reaches into the past to find new ways to create, to evolve, and eventually, find glory from pain.

Toronto International Film Festival 2019: All About Almódovar In PAIN AND GLORY
TIFF 2019: All About Almódovar In PAIN AND GLORY

Above all, Pedro Almódovar’s latest film Pain and Glory is a semi-autobiographical trilogy and a love letter to cinema.