A sensual debut feature from Vietnam that explores the impact of an ultra-patriarchal community on its sufferable women, with beautiful and naturalistic cinematography to boot.
Tag / 2018
Sunset (2018)
Laszlo Nemes’ second feature sees him reprise his “Son of Saul” technique—the long-take closeup in shallow focus—on a sprawling period drama, but with varying results.
Night Comes for Us, The (2018)
For genre fans only, this nauseatingly violent and gory organised crime slice/shoot-‘em up delivers what it promises.
Dead Pigs (2018)
Clearly an ambitious first feature, and it mostly hits the right spots in this ‘Magnolia’-inspired ensemble drama about China at the crossroads of modernity.
Guilty, The (2018)
This high-concept thriller set in an emergency call room, and in real-time, delivers the requisite tension with just words over the phone.
Diamantino (2018)
This highly-original film has moments to savour, but its hammy execution doesn’t make for a satisfying watch.
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018)
Difficult to connect emotionally, though it features a technical masterclass in a nearly hour-long 3D sequence-shot that must be experienced on the big screen.
