At 70 years old, Pedro Almodóvar proves the age-old trope that the best stories we tell are often ones we know ourselves, ones we have lived for and lived through.… Read More ‘Pain and Glory’: the becoming of Pedro Almodóvar
The Oscar-winning Get Out was an incredible start to Jordan Peele’s directing career and one that left viewers in anxious anticipation of the director’s future work. Enter the genre-bending Us.… Read More ‘Us’: Jordan Peele toys with genre to create his explosive new thriller
Roma succeeds, time and again, in affirming the caliber of its multi-talented helmer and cementing its place as a masterpiece of craftsmanship, one that is sure to be remembered years from now.… Read More ‘Roma’: Alfonso Cuarón’s stunning love letter to the women who raised him
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The film in fact feels more like a reenactment of the original rather than a sequel to it, successfully maintaining the charm of the first but failing to properly bridge the gaps between the stories.… Read More ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: Emily Blunt charms in reimagined Disney classic
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