Continue reading →One of the European discoveries of 2018, Ali Abbasi’s second feature is assured filmmaking that is fascinating and unsettling in equal measure.
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Land Imagined, A (2018)
Continue reading →Writer-director Yeo Siew Hua manages to find a beguiling balance between social realism and the hallucinatory in this promising Locarno Golden Leopard winner.
Free Solo (2018)
Continue reading →An excellent documentary on world-renowned rock climber Alex Honnold, detailing what could be the most mind-blowing feat in modern human history—his ambition and determination to climb a 300-storey high natural rock wall… with no safety rope.
Vox Lux (2018)
Rightfully flashy and stylistic, this Natalie Portman acting vehicle ultimately feels uneven and disorientating.
Manta Ray (2018)
Continue reading →A social realist work that blends uniquely with a kind of meditative elegy, this rather strong Thai debut feature also features one of the great soundscapes of the year.
Capernaum (2018)
Continue reading →Could be dramatically overwhelming at times, but this Cannes Jury Prize winner more or less pulls through admirably, with an extraordinary performance by its non-professional leading child actor.
Ava (2017)
Continue reading →An intimate and visually intuitive portrayal of one young female teenager’s life as she battles her family, friends and school to find her voice and meaning in life in a conservative society.
Wajib (2017)
Continue reading →A Palestinian father-son road trip through Nazareth is handled with nuance and grace despite thorny issues of family and nationalism in this understated offering.
Insult, The (2017)
The melodramatic treatment of its politically-charged subject matter prevents the film from hitting the high notes of a truly thought-provoking work, but it is no doubt riveting and accessible to a wide audience.
Prayer, The (2018)
Despite an excellent Berlin Best Actor performance by Anthony Bajon, Cédric Kahn’s latest is rather rote in its treatment of rehab through religion.
Eternality Tan 