An underrated thriller that benefits from strong performances by the lead cast and an outstanding score by Marc Streitenfeld.
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Body of Lies (2008)
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Tag / 2008
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12 Lotus (2008)
This companion piece to ‘881’ is the lesser of the two – craft-wise it is pretty good, but characterisations are much less convincing here.
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Goodbye Solo (2008)
Inspired by Kiarostami’s ‘Taste of Cherry‘, this standout American indie about a young effervescent Senegalese taxi driver befriending a suicidal old man features two extraordinary, emotionally affecting performances from Souleymane Sy Savane and Red West.
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Shirin (2008)
Kiarostami shoots the close-ups of more than a hundred actresses as they watch a theatrical presentation unfold in this conceptually bold but ultimately uninvolving treatise on the nature of spectatorship.
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Our Beloved Month of August (2008)
Way too sprawling and loosely-episodic to work effectively, the Portuguese auteur nevertheless gives us a rather cerebral docu-fictive, music-infused meta-film centering on the vibrancy and eccentricity of a small town blessed with a strong festive spirit.
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The (2008)
The continuation of one of popular cinema’s enduring franchises is also one of Steven Spielberg’s rare misfires.
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Wendy and Lucy (2008)
A woman at wits’ end desperate for a job—and her hungry dog—are the subject of Reichardt’s depressing slice of working-class Americana, starring Michelle Williams in top form.
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Jerichow (2008)
The eternal love triangle is given the Hitchcockian treatment in Petzold’s spare but tightly-executed melodrama about outsiders in society.
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Ashes of Time Redux (2008)
Playing with narrative time liberally—or perhaps too haphazardly—Wong’s largely incoherent if artfully-conceived martial arts film works best as an evocation of old places and old romances.
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Pleasure of Being Robbed, The (2008)
The Safdies’ feature debut might not be a substantial piece of work but it is an uncut gem—rough and raw, yet possessing the heart of a passionate storyteller with a 16mm camera.
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