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  • Neighbour Abdi
  • Nocturne for a Forest
  • Samsara
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  • Fár

    ★★★

  • Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything

    ★★

  • The New Boy

    ★★★½

  • Paradise is Burning

    ★★★

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  • Plástico

    Plástico

    ½

    Should've known what I was about to watch, when I read that "Verónica Kompalic is a Venezuelan filmmaker, writer and artist based in Los Angeles"

    Pure fascist propaganda. Didn't laugh.

  • All the Fires

    All the Fires

    ★★★★

    Such an incredibly stunning film. One of the greatest works about growing up during the digital age, full of queerness. So authentic and intimate. Wish this film was around when I was younger, as it would've helped a lot! ❤️

    They must have a REALLY good reason if they're not giving the Pardo d'oro Cineasti del presente / Filmmakers of the Present award to this one at Locarno.

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  • Great Freedom

    Great Freedom

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    'Dearest Hans,
    Of course I love you too.
    More than anything else.
    But what shall I say…?
    I poke letters into a bible with a piece of straw.
    As if that weren't silly enough,
    you'll probably never read my words.
    Since I have no idea how to get the stupid book into your cell.
    I can't get to you and you can't get to me,
    that's exactly our problem.
    It's right in front of us,
    black on white,
    with holes…

  • Joe Bell

    Joe Bell

    ½

    TIFF #18

    Good Joe Bell? I think the fuck not. This was a disaster. A disgrace. I think it’s time to stop with these cishet ex-bigot redemption stories. Those films are only made for straight people to feel more comfortable with themselves and feel proud of themselves. I don’t wanna see any more films about straight people learning what’s good and what’s bad and becoming a ‘better person’ through the suffering of someone else. No more patting them on the…