If politics can be beguiling, then this documentary about Imelda Marcos entertainingly captures the ups and downs of The Philippines’ larger sociopolitical history with aplomb.
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Kingmaker, The (2019)
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Tag / 2019
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Wasp Network (2019)
Even a master filmmaker can misfire big time in this shallow and messy star-studded stab at telling the narrative of the infamous ‘Cuban Five’.
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Ema (2019)
Visually and aurally invigorating and mesmerising, yet challenging for viewers to connect with its titular character, Larrain’s latest may be a bold stylistic departure but is arguably his weakest effort in a long while.
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Ghost Town Anthology (2019)
Shyamalan meets Tarkovsky in this enigmatic and disquieting drama shot in 16mm about the sociology of Canadian ‘ghost towns’ and the psychological impact on its inhabitants.
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Atlantis (2019)
Shot in austere long takes, this post-apocalyptic drama from Ukraine is a cautionary tale on both the psychological and ecological impact of war.
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Edge of Democracy, The (2019)
A largely engrossing crash course on how the current Brazilian political landscape, warts and all, came to be in this incisive Oscar-nominated documentary.
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Souvenir, The (2019)
Hogg’s annoyingly pretentious film is a slog to get through, so it’s bewildering to see nearly every critic thinking it is a godsend.
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Talking About Trees (2019)
Cinema can be the raison d’être for many of us, but this illuminating Sudanese documentary shows us that it can also be a marker of a lifetime of despair.
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Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily, The (2019)
You wouldn’t expect that a French animation about walking-and-talking bears could possess both depth and intelligence, plus it’s so fun to watch.
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Sorry We Missed You (2019)
Ken Loach’s take on the perils and false hopes of the gig economy is at once heartbreaking and angry.
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