Religion and politics collide in frightening ways in this based-on-a-true-story ‘docu-drama’ that ranks as one of Mexican cinema’s greatest films.
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Farewell, The (2019)
Billed as one of the year’s best pictures, and quite rightly so, as the film’s mastery of its tragicomic tone and a solid ensemble cast combine to reach both tearjerking and comedic highs.
For Sama (2019)
As personal and harrowing a documentary can be, this powerful and heart-wrenching work captures a mother’s ‘video diary’ of the daily struggles in Aleppo, Syria, as the brutal 2016 siege by the Assad regime drew frighteningly near.
Midsommar (2019)
Ari Aster’s sophomore effort may be too disturbing for the uninitiated viewer, but its strange, otherworldly quality is an experience like no other.
Hereditary (2018)
Not even Toni Collette’s arresting performance or the film’s excellent craftsmanship can save this rather uncompelling and overrated horror-mystery.
Pluto Moment, The (2018)
6th Generation Chinese filmmaker Zhang Ming tackles modern loneliness and ennui with quiet artistry in this remarkable drama about a film crew trying to make a picture but becomes lost (in all senses of the word) in the process.
In Fabric (2018)
A clever take on the psychological-horror genre where the most sinister thing is a piece of cloth, but it is not tight enough to truly enthrall.
