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Reviews: Memory

January 29, 2024

Memory, directed by Michel Franco, is a melancholy musing on what it means to be alone, surrounded by people.

Reviews: The Teachers’ Lounge

January 22, 2024

A school is subject to a series of thefts, and as the staff attempt to find the culprit, the utilization of tension as the uncomfortable situation that has arisen unfolds.

Reviews: Echo

January 9, 2024

Ultimately the first half of the mini series has a few solid moments of action, there’s just not enough here to hook newcomers.

Reviews: Concrete Utopia

January 9, 2024

In South Korea’s Concrete Utopia, from Eom Tae-hwa, a biblical level earthquake has flattened all of Seoul, except for a single apartment building complex.

Reviews: The Missing (Iti Mapukpukaw)

January 5, 2024

In The Missing, Eric, an animator who has no mouth has a crush on Carlo. He’s asked by his mom to go check on his uncle. Eric goes, only to find his uncle dead.

Reviews: Godzilla Minus One

December 18, 2023

Godzilla has always been a franchise straddling a line of spectacle with commentary. Being able to hold both is what allows Godzilla Minus One to have that universal appeal.

Reviews: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

December 15, 2023

In Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, we’re treated to a slice of life that shows a group of women laying bare their innermost thoughts and feelings while sharing a sauna.

Reviews: Monster

December 14, 2023

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, Monster, is an exploration of this idea of how to interpret what is communicated to you.

Reviews: Napoleon

December 7, 2023

Director Ridley Scott gives us another historical epic in all its grandeur. He’s back in the saddle with Joaquin Phoenix in the title role of Napoleon.

Reviews: Total Trust

December 6, 2023

Total Trust, follows two human rights lawyers in China as well as a journalist, and their families as they face the struggles of its oppressive ‘party’ system.