Review: Valley of Love (2015) ★★★
One of the most interesting things about Valley of Love is the insertion of French actors into distinctly American locales.
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Review: Dune (1984) ★★
I will preface this review by stating that I genuinely wanted to like Dune. I have mixed feelings about David
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Review: The Mummy (2017) ★½
It seems that mummies are not the kind of monster that audiences can take seriously for very long. Eventually, mummy
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Review: Law of Desire (La Ley del Deseo, 1987) ★★★★
Redefining gender and reevaluating traditional values are trademarks of Pedro Almodóvar’s sensual, calculated style. Some might see the sexuality of
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Review: The Hallow (2015) ★★★★
Ireland is slowly edging its way onto the world stage as a source for quality horror films. Shrooms (2007), Citadel
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10 Existential Films for Philosophy Students
What is an Existential Film? It is important to state, first and foremost, that the title is a bit of
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Review: Things to Come (L’Avenir, 2016) ★★★★★
Things to Come is a French-German philosophical drama film, written and directed by Mia Hansen-Love, about a brilliant educator coping
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Review: Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête, 2014) ★★★½
There have been a number of film adaptations of Gabrielle-Suanne Barbot de Villeneuve’s famous fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.
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Review: The Windmill (2016) ★½
The Windmill (also released as The Windmill Massacre) is a 2016 Dutch horror/drama film from director Nick Jongerius. The story
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Confronting Rape in the New French Extremity
At times, how we go about interpreting films has little to do with story arc or character development, and more
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Review: Train to Busan (부산행, 2016) ★★½
South Korea has become a powerhouse in the horror and horror-thriller genre over the last decade and a half. There
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Review: 20 Centimeters (20 Centímetros, 2005) ★★★★½
When first introduced to 20 Centimeters, I was understandably skeptical. A musical about a narcoleptic transgender woman with a 20-centimeter
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Review: Waiting for the Hearse (Esperando la Carroza, 1985) ★★★
Films that are based on plays, or are produced by those who have spent years in theatre, are often readily identifiable,
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Review: Sightseers (2012) ★★★★
Sightseers is a 2012 horror-comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley (and co-produced by Edger Wright of the Three Flavours Cornetto
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Review: Bad Education (La Mala Educación, 2004) ★★★★½
Rating: ★★★★½ out of 5 It takes a highly nuanced approach to filmmaking and scriptwriting to create characters that are 1)
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Review: Strike (1925) ★★★★
Sergei Eisenstein’s first feature film, Strike, serves as a prime example of the revolutionary techniques and artistic vision of the
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Review: Les Invites de Mon Pere (2010) ★★★½
Les Invites de Mon Pere, or My Father’s Guests, is a 2010 French comedy film, written and directed by Anne
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