In Schneider vs. Bax, the tension is always high, but there’s less of van Warmerdam’s characteristic black humour. …
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In Schneider vs. Bax, the tension is always high, but there’s less of van Warmerdam’s characteristic black humour. …
[Read more...] about Schneider vs. Bax is a masterful black comedy
Barbet Schroeder’s Amnesia is the latest in a series of recent films about whether Germany has reckoned with its past from World War II. Set in the early 1990s …
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We review Philippe Falardeau's hilarious political satire My Internship in Canada, which was selected as one of Canada's Top Ten Films of 2015. Read …
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Crimson Peak is a sensory feast rather than a character drama. In this, the film takes its cue from the mechanics of gothic literature, which is less about plot …
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At the beginning of season three of the Australian dramedy Please Like Me, Josh (Josh Thomas) and his anxiety-prone paramour Arnold (Keegan Joyce) — whom we …
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Jafar Panahi's Taxi provides a window into contemporary life in Iran through this terrific made-to-look-like non-fiction narrative film set entirely inside …
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