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probably the most remarkable thing about this film is that you really never get used to the fact that he looks like that. even in the late moments of this 137 minute film i was still jolted by occasional cuts to ben platt's puffy, doughy visage, newly horrified by his inland empire-esque facial contortions and body language that has been seen in cinema only once before: in f.w. murnau's expressionist classic nosferatu. his exaggerated hunch, hysterically twitchy hands, and latex-smooth…
As Tarantino understood, King Kong can be read as a metaphor for the Black experience in America, of white civilization’s simultaneous fascination with, fear and exploitation of Africa and its natural and human resources. Dear Evan Hansen suggests that it can also be read simply as an allegory for what happens when a star Broadway attraction is unleashed upon the general public who can only react with revulsion and terror.
You’ve already heard (and probably made) all of the jokes…
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The annual round-up of posters for the main slate of the NYFF.
The Ryan Reynolds starring “Free Guy” has been stalled numerous times due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the situation is a little better 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studio due to its acquisition by Disney) has finally unleashed it in theatres. Since the real world is now in close contact with Blue Shirt Guy (the infamous character played by Reynolds in the film), a Non-player character in a video game who discovers his world isn’t what he…
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Indigenous editor Leo Koziol journeys to Toronto on the digital kayak, to explore how a selection of native stories landed with Letterboxd members at TIFF this year.
The 13th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. Prior to the August 29 festival screening of François Truffaut's Two English Girls (1971), critic Robert Garrick provided an introduction to the film. A written version of this introduction can be found at CSL's The Lens:
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I just watched Our Defeats—the first time in a while….
Surveying the festival's competition for auteur cinema
É um inverno chuvoso em Hangzhou. Muzi volta para casa para o Ano Novo Chinês, onde ela desempenha seus papéis de filha, meia-irmã e namorada. Um dia, Muzi acompanha sua irmã mais nova à escola e conhece o dono de um bar local, o pai de um outro aluno. O estranho lembra um velho amigo de Muzi, despertando nela memórias de seu relacionamento com alguém que de repente desapareceu no ar. Ao mesmo tempo, seu namorado chega para uma visita…
"Critic’s Pick! Wife of a Spy is something like linear narrative perfection, with every scene perfectly calibrated." – Glenn Kenny, The New York Times
