In Call Me by Your Name, Armie Hammer’s performance as Oliver weaponizes his star persona, allowing us to misread his character in the same way that Elio does. This is the sixth piece in our Special Issue on Call Me by Your Name. Read the rest of the issue here.
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Carla Simón’s outstanding debut feature, Summer 1993, chosen as Spain’s 2018 Foreign Language Oscar submission, explores the contradictory ways in which six-year-old Frida processes the deaths of her parents.
[Read more…] about Summer 1993 captures how children process griefReview: Ava uses the onset of blindness as a coming-of-age metaphor
Director Léa Mysius makes an impressive debut with Ava, which respectfully and unblinkingly grants Ava’s wish to be seen before she goes blind.
[Read more…] about Review: Ava uses the onset of blindness as a coming-of-age metaphorSisterhood is the saviour in Julia Ducournau’s humanist Raw
In this essay, Orla Smith explores how Raw is as much about the experiences of her sister, Alex (Ella Rumpf), and their relationship — which saves Justine. This is a preview of our ebook Beyond Empowertainment.
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