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Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 5, 2021 4/5 With impressive performances by the ensemble cast, Night Raiders is an exciting addition to the rising body of indigenous genre films, firmly establishing Goulet as a thrilling -- and skillful -- storyteller. Go to Full Review Night Raiders (2021) 83% 47%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 3, 2021 4/5 Fueled and propelled by the personal experiences it is based on, Beans is a deeply moving film, wrenching the heart as well as the gut in its raw urgency. Go to Full Review Beans (2020) 91% 79%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 3, 2021 4/5 Ultimately transcending the personal, Memory Box documents a greater part of Lebanese history through the lives of its characters. The film itself becomes a curated time capsule, filled with sensual and visual impressions that last long after viewing. Go to Full Review Memory Box (2021) 93% - -

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 3, 2021 4/5 Delicate and empathetic, Moon, 66 Questions is an impressive debut feature. Part coming-of-age, part illness narrative, the film is above all an intimate portrait of Artemis as she is forced to reevaluate her relationship with her father. Go to Full Review Moon, 66 Questions (2021) 97% - -

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 3, 2021 3/5 A charming small-scale production made to be viewed on a laptop screen, Language Lessons is still an admirable feat, successfully highlighting the importance of emotional connections above anything else. Go to Full Review Language Lessons (2021) 96% 82%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 9, 2020 3/5 Despite the turbulent events of Mikoláek's life, Holland and screenwriter Marek Epstein have produced a remarkably calm film. Go to Full Review Charlatan (2020) 87% - -

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 6, 2020 5/5 [David] France has created a documentary which is both incendiary and vital: we must bear witness to these atrocities and cannot allow them to be forgotten. Go to Full Review Welcome to Chechnya (2020) 100% 76%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 5, 2020 4/5 Dry Wind's powerful and unabashed representation of homosexuality is momentous, all the more so when viewed against the backdrop of Brazil's current political climate. Go to Full Review Dry Wind (2020) 89% - -

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 2, 2020 2/5 Drawn into complete ridicule, there is very little that remains relatable, and the superficial narrative which leads all three to ultimately renounce their digital dependency (at least for a while) fails to move. Go to Full Review Delete History (2020) 83% - -

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 2, 2020 3/5 It's undoubtedly Whishaw who keeps the film compelling with his startling performance, even when the script stumbles somewhat in the final half hour. Go to Full Review Surge (2020) 79% 59%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 2, 2020 4/5 Shirley unquestionably does its subject justice, both on a personal level and in the wider context of female authorship. Go to Full Review Shirley (2020) 88% 54%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 2, 2020 5/5 With a narrative that is both universal and deeply personal, Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a film of the utmost urgency, a gut punch of the very best kind. Go to Full Review Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) 99% 55%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 2, 2020 2/5 The film's potential is still visible, but despite an all-star cast and beautiful cinematography, its execution falls woefully flat. Go to Full Review The Roads Not Taken (2020) 44% 25%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 2, 2020 4/5 Fully committed to the narrative ambiguity, The Intruder is a well-paced and atmospheric thriller which remains captivating until the very end, culminating in a most rewarding final scene. Go to Full Review The Intruder (2020) 54% - -

Josefine A. One Room With A View Mar 2, 2020 4/5 This is a quietly stunning film that strikes chords of emotional truth, lingering long after viewing. Go to Full Review My Little Sister (2020) 94% 92%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Feb 26, 2020 3/5 Pinocchio is still an enjoyable film, boasting an appropriately whimsical score and beautiful production design, and succeeds in creating a fairy tale even among the realism of poverty-stricken rural Italy. Go to Full Review Pinocchio (2019) 84% 40%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Jul 8, 2019 3/5 Celeste García is a truly original and affectionately humorous take on the sci-fi genre. Instead of focusing on the actual space travel, the film foregrounds the very human emotions of those desperate to escape their mundane existence. Go to Full Review The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia (El viaje extraordinario de Celeste García) (2018) 67% - -

Josefine A. One Room With A View Jul 8, 2019 3/5 With a set up as large as this, Bacurau would have benefitted from the more generous space of a (mini-)series in order to explore the nuances of this highly ambitious concept more fully. Go to Full Review Bacurau (2019) 93% 84%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Jul 5, 2019 2/5 Vita & Virginia is filled with odd stylistic choices - all of which ultimately leaves the viewer cold. Go to Full Review Vita & Virginia (2018) 41% 55%

Josefine A. One Room With A View Jul 5, 2019 5/5 To tell the story of Carlos and his exploration of identity, (Hari) Sama expertly draws on the full potential of the cinematic medium. Go to Full Review Esto no es Berlín (2019) 82% 68%