Charlie Kaufmanโs quaint and surreal stop-motion animation wonโt blow you away, but its mature themes of isolation and companionship largely resonate.
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Charlie Kaufmanโs quaint and surreal stop-motion animation wonโt blow you away, but its mature themes of isolation and companionship largely resonate.
Strong performances by Glenn Close and Mia Wasikowska help to elevate this heartfelt Oscar-baiting period film to something that is worth a watch.
Hoggโs annoyingly pretentious film is a slog to get through, so itโs bewildering to see nearly every critic thinking it is a godsend.
Arguably David Leanโs greatest accomplishment, this is one of the most spectacular biopics in the history of cinema.
Ken Loachโs take on the perils and false hopes of the gig economy is at once heartbreaking and angry.
Thereโs something anachronistic about its visual style, but Mark Jenkinโs modern 16mm experiment about social tensions in an English fishing village largely impresses with its extraordinary use of nearly all manner of montage.ย
A tremendously urgent social realist work with a strong emotional core, blessed by Loachโs unadulterated approach to simplicity. ย
Loach tackles the Spanish Civil War with aplomb in this unique war film that is not about war itself but the battle of ideals and minds.
Arguably Ken Loachโs masterpiece of 1970s British working-class social realism, with an absolutely stunning performance by the 14-year old non-professional actor David Bradley.
Youโll be surprised that two religious old men chatting about their struggles with faith and their pasts can be so engrossing in Fernando Meirellesโ breezy drama.