Sassy, lethal, and disconcerting, “Bacurau” brings a powerfully surreal twist to the story of Brazil’s cinema of resistance.
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“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”: Film Review
Céline Sciamma’s critically acclaimed tale of a silently rebellious love on a strange island, set in the 18th century, starts with a splash.
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“The Lighthouse”: Film Review
Painfully pleasurable and utterly epic, this gothic tale of one-eyed seagulls and men going mad is all crashing waves, booming foghorns, and stark, crepuscular landscapes.
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“A Hidden Life”: Film Review
Does it matter if wartime resistance is futile? A resolute stand leads to the obscure death of a man, only belatedly turned into a saint by the Church that let him down.
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“Parasite” Colour Edition: Film Review
The class struggle is alive and well, it seems, and depicted with brilliant and explosively exuberant joie de vivre in director Bong Joon Ho’s black comedy.
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“Give Me Liberty”: Film Review
“Give Me Liberty”, the story of a Russian-American medical van driver careering around Milwaukee in a desperate bid against time.
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“The Whistlers”: Film Review
A gorgeously deadpan thriller full of black humour and with unexpected touches of romance, Corneliu Porumboiu’s latest film turns bleak Noir into deep colour.
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