Continue reading →Despite the already short runtime, this Berlin Teddy winner still manages to stretch itself too thin, even though its otherworldly-esque concept has potential.
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Ma’ Rosa (2016)
Continue reading →Mendoza continues to be one of Southeast Asia’s most important cinematic voices in this raw, organic and deeply affecting film on the devastation of drug dealing on a family.
Service (2008)
Continue reading →A raw, sexually-explicit if eye-opening film from one of Southeast Asia’s rising filmmakers.
Tale of Tales (2015)
Continue reading →Three not-quite-interlocking tales bring us into a world of fantasy, fear and hope in this uneven but visually resplendent period film.
Gomorrah (2008)
Continue reading →Brutal and uncompromising take on the Italian mafia, shot with raw realism by rising director Matteo Garrone.
First Farewell, A (2018)
As beautiful and poetic a first feature can be, this heartwarming Chinese drama centering on Uighur kids in the Xinjiang region is eye-opening.
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Continue reading →Such is the profound impact and influence of De Sica’s postwar masterwork that it has arguably become a metonym for the Italian neorealist movement.
Okja (2017)
Continue reading →Bong’s grasp of tone is sometimes suspect, but this is still a pretty entertaining and emotional piece with strong ecological and anti-animal abuse themes.
Elephant Sitting Still, An (2018)
Continue reading →Could have been a formidable work if it was a good 90 minutes tighter, but Hu Bo’s first and last film is still a riveting watch, backed by strong performances and societal themes.
Bastards (2013)
Continue reading →At times hypnotic yet disturbing, Claire Denis gives us a low-key mystery-noir that doesn’t settle for anything less than challenging.
