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Alex Heeney / March 22, 2024

Yuni is a smart Indonesian coming-of-age story

In Kamila Andini's Yuni, the eponymous teenager tries to figure out who she is amidst growing patriarchal pressures. Three years after its TIFF premiere, the …

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Alex Heeney / March 15, 2024

Film Review: James Hawes’s One Life

Alex Heeney reviews James Hawes's new film, One Life, a WWII drama with a strong story and an incredible cast.Among the recent spate of WWII dramas about …

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Alex Heeney / March 11, 2024

Berlinale Review: Klára Tasovská’s I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

Klára Tasovská's inventive documentary I'm Not Everything I Want to Be chronicles the life of photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková as she tries to become who she …

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Alex Heeney / February 28, 2024

What to see (and skip) at the 2024 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema

The 2024 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, Film at Lincoln Centre’s annual showcase of some of the best francophone films, features many small gems of the …

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Alex Heeney / February 28, 2024

Rendez-vous with French Cinema Review: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq’s Àma Gloria

Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq’s Àma Gloria is a touching, sentimental film about the bond between a young French girl, Cléo (Louise Mauroy-Panzani), and her nanny …

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Alex Heeney / February 23, 2024

The 20 best films of 2023

Alex Heeney reflects back on the best films of 2023. Discover more Seventh Row Best of Lists hereAs usual, my list of the year's best films is off the beaten …

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