Dir: Todd Haynes By David Pountain Anyone familiar with Todd Haynes’ wonderful 2007 Bob Dylan tribute I’m Not There will know that the man has no interest in making straightforward biopics. But even in the context […]
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By Alice Pickard Dir: Jose Padilha Original title: “Elite da Tropa” This film, the first in a series, follows the work of the Batalhí£o de Operacíµes Policiais Esperciais (BOPE), the Special Operations Force in Rio […]
By Samantha Ward Dir. Matias Penachino With an observational documentary style, Summun Bonum opens with a family watching old video footage of when the parents adopted children from a foreign country. Straight away the mother’s […]
By Alice Pickard Directed by Luis Puenzo Original title: “La Historia Oficial” Set in the final years of the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983), The Official Story is unafraid of exploring the pain that this […]
By Daria Landal Directed by Lucrecia Martel Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. The beginning of Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Anna Karenina” could well be the introduction to […]
By: Laura Saxton Directed by Sara Colangelo Sundance Film Festival review Little Accidents brings together a tragic story embedded with pain and emotion with beautifully delicate visuals to seamlessly create a sensitively honest and unassuming translation […]