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While ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ falls short of its career-defining predecessor, it nonetheless cements its director as a truly independent artist, one who isn’t afraid to chase their wild ideas into whatever deep, dark forest they lead them to.
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Like the packaged pastry at its center this movie is so stale and junky you’ll feel like you need a salad and a workout just to feel like a human being again. Except at least Pop-Tarts are delicious; Unfrosted is about as pleasant as a haggis eating contest.
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If there’s any justice, all involved with Challengers will be making movies in Hollywood for years to come.
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1952, 1974, 2021, Anthony Mann, Crime, Drama, France, Joseph Sargent, Mia Hansen-Løve, Romance, The United States, Western
This week: a psychosexual Technicolor western, a meta contemporary romantic drama, and a clunky 70s thriller.
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Abbas Kiarostami, Argentina, Chile, Drama, Felipe Gálvez, Iran, The United States, Thriller, Western, William Friedkin
This week: explosive thrills from William Friedkin, a colonial saga from Felipe Gálvez, and poetic humanism from Abbas Kiarostami
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1988, 2006, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Jonathan Demme, Kelly Reichardt, Romantic Comedy, Screwball Comedy, The United States
This week: screwball mob hijinks from Jonathan Demme, quiet melancholy from Kelly Reichardt, and half baked political commentary from Richard Kelly.
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Alice Rohrwacher’s dreamy, stunning tale of a man with nothing to gain searching for that which he once had is a major addition to a new post-national cinematic canon.
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“Love Lies Bleeding is a film in search of itself, and it occasionally brushes up against something. But it never strikes gold.”
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1916, 1955, 2023, Alexander Mackendrick, Black Comedy, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Ealing Studios, France, Justine Triet, Legal Drama, Louis Feuillade, Silent Cinema, The United Kingdom
This week: a bucket list silent film, a British comedy classic, and an Oscar winning courtroom drama
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1984, 1996, 2023, Drama, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan, Mike Leigh, Robert Altman, Short Cuts, The United Kingdom, The United States
This week: kitschy-sink realism from Mike Leigh, political paranoia from Robert Altman, and growing pains from Hirokazu Kore-eda.