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Reviews

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  Syndromes and a Century 2006

  

  J Taylor-Jones ★★★★½

  It's incredible to me how Apichatpong can create such stirring and profound stories with such sparse and abstract stories.

  Once again, he succeeds with Syndromes and a Century, presenting his…

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  Je, Tu, Il, Elle 1974

  

  sakana1 ★★★★ 6

  Q: I like your explanation [of Jeanne Dielman]. Because I had heard opinions about what would cause her then to start to break down and I was troubled that it…

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  Mars One 2022

  

  Mike Kennedy ★★★★

  When Jair Bolsonaro garnered 55 percent of the popular vote in the 2018 election and lurched Brazil hard right, pulled funding to support Brazilian filmmakers and effectively defunded the National…

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  The Power of the Dog 2021

  

  Hipster Alchemist ★★★★

  I loved the tension between Peter and Phil in their last scene together. Peter’s character surprised me the most, and I didn’t think he could be that calculating. Early in…

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  Bernie 2011

  

  Yarjka ★★★

  “He’s an angel alright. An angel of death!”

  Great performances! Jack Black shows real acting chops here, but I pretty much like him in everything, so the main draw is…

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  Are You Lonesome Tonight? 2021

  

  Mike Kennedy ★★★½

  This first feature from writer/director Shipei Wen does not contain anything that we have not seen before but its psychological underpinnings of its main character, handyman XueMing (Eddie Pang), and…

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  Mr. Arkadin 1955

  

  THX1147 ★★★★

  I found Robert Arden's uncharismatic handsomeness and inexpressive eyes quite adequate for the role... and even appealing. Love the marriage of humor and grandiloquence. (Criterion version.)

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  The Flame 1947

  

  sakana1 ★★★½ 4

  The is what The Village Voice's Farran Smith Nehme had to say about the cast of The Flame in 2018, on the occasion of MoMA's two-part Republic Pictures series:

  [Vera]…