Small-time scammers bite off more than they can chew in Chabrolโs rather uneven but perversely fun crime comedy, headlined by Isabelle Huppert and the scene-stealing Michel Serrault.
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Small-time scammers bite off more than they can chew in Chabrolโs rather uneven but perversely fun crime comedy, headlined by Isabelle Huppert and the scene-stealing Michel Serrault.
One of Wongโs most straightforward films is arguably his most mature, about the intimate kinship between two men.
A strong, poetic feature debut from a master-in-the-making, centering on two young childrenโs perspective of living in their home village, as the adults around them converse about the cruelty and misery of life.
Stunning contributions by cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Philip Glass aside, Scorseseโs religious biopic about the 14th Dalai Lama sometimes feels inert and uninspired from a narrative point-of-view.
Some pacing issues aside, Tarantinoโs only screen adaptation mostly works because of our faith in his characters and where he takes them to.
Chinaโs turbulent 20th century history is captured sweepingly in Mabel Cheungโs effective if straightforward film about the contributions and exploits of three pivotal sisters.
Plainfully simple yet thematically complex, this slow and bleak feature remains to be one of Kiarostami’s most profoundly engaging works.
P.T. Anderson oozes incredible confidence and panache as a master filmmaker in-the-making in this sophomore period film about the exploits of a ragtag group of cast and crew working in the American porn industry.
Tsai solidifies his oblique, slow-paced style with this odd, and at times, shocking meditation on the incommunicability of humans through a family of loners.
Satoshi Konโs first feature is a chilling psychological character study in adult anime form.