On its face, the uneven Icelandic missionary drama “Godland” appears to explore identity in a very lonely place. Set in…
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Nida Manzoor’s “Polite Society” is the kind of film I didn’t know I wanted, in part because no one has…
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After a breakthrough hit with the science fiction ultraviolence of “Scanners,” David Cronenberg’s last Canadian tax shelter film “Videodrome” dropped…
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Co-writer/director/actor Sebastian Silva disappears midway through his new film, “Rotting in the Sun.” The prolific Silva hasn’t been as visible…
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One of the most celebrated films of 2022 was Lukas Dhont’s Cannes prize-winner, “Close,” which affirms the Belgian filmmaker’s status…
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“Let It Be Morning” is a quiet film that builds to a powerful ending. A steady accumulation of everyday detail…
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“Iron Butterflies” is an impassioned, almost obsessive look at the tragedy of flight MH17, a commercial flight that was found to have…
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Over the last decade writer-director Maryam Touzani has emerged as a sharp voice in Moroccan cinema. Her humanist dramas “Adam”…
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Savanah Leaf is a name that you will know about soon, beginning with her unusual and stunning background as a…
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While the Sundance Film Festival was unfurling its first in-person event in three years, it’s sister festival, Slamdance was also…
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