…of all objections by having Mati explicitly criticise herself. Like Natalie Portman’s Sam in Garden State (2004), Mati repeatedly self-identifies as “a bit crazy”. It goes without saying that Mati’s…
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‘As a filmmaker, I try to create space for catharsis’: Eliane Raheb on Miguel’s War
…for the three powers that rule us in that region [of the world]: family, religious institutions, and politics, which sometimes are led by the state or by militias. It shows…
The 20 best unreleased films of 2021 (so far)
…“film of the moment”. Still, it’s certainly a statement for the jury to award top honours to a film that begins with an extended unsimilated sex scenes. The scene in…
More than quick cutting: The best editing of 2017
…watched the boys’ courtship with visible envy. Similarly, although Elio’s girlfriend Marzia’s story never overpowers the main arc, Fasano provides moments that show how her relationship with Elio could have…
Holocaust drama The Survivor is a showcase for Ben Foster
…then-unknown Ben Foster as the star of Liberty Heights, a smart, sensitive, and funny exploration of post-war Jewish identity among two teenage boys coming of age. Foster gave the sort…
Director Andrew Haigh reflects on Weekend ten years later
…but he’s never with any boys. To me, he felt like a gay kid. There was something so, so sensitive about him, and sensitive about Charlie Plummer’s portrayal of him,…