Petzold’s unique treatment of the doppelganger story as a Hitchcockian exercise in exorcising the Jewish-German trauma of WWII boasts an extraordinary denouement of unparalleled execution.
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Phoenix (2014)
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Tag / 2014
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Second Game, The (2014)
Football as cinema, if only barely, as the director and his father talk about the latter’s refereeing of the game, and by extension, Romania’s late ‘80s political history in this uneventful and uncompelling documentary.
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Song of the Sea (2014)
An ethereal animated feature if there ever was one, Irish filmmaker Tomm Moore’s wondrous follow-up to The Secret of Kells is an antidote to the fast and furious world of Hollywood animation.
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Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2014)
Watching Wes Anderson’s total command of his exquisite craft is a thing of pure joy few can match.
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When Marnie Was There (2014)
A tale about self-acceptance, this modest Studio Ghibli anime may take a while to get going, but it achieves some kind of emotional crescendo by its denouement.
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Coming Home (2014)
The plot may involve repetition, but the dramatic power of its execution sees Zhang return close to the form of his early 1990s works.
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Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, A (2014)
It frequently feels like a self-admiring work intoxicated with its own style and mood, but this chic arthouse vampire indie, shot in the Persian language, offers a taste of honey amid the spillage of blood.
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Girlhood (2014)
Sciamma’s nuanced if immersive coming-of-age drama fizzles out somewhat by the end, but her strong compassion for her characters remains resolute throughout.
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Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, A (2014)
It has its great moments, but Andersson’s ‘Living’ trilogy closes on a lacklustre and disappointing note.
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Interstellar (2014)
Bold and visionary science-fiction, Nolan explores the soul of humanity in his darkest, most ambitious film yet.
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