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Review of Sundown (2022)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 13 Sep 2021

The result is an introspective character study caught against a gorgeous yet volatile backdrop…

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Review of The Mad Women's Ball (2021)

By Christopher Schobert (126) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 12 Sep 2021

The Mad Women’s Ball represents a noteworthy achievement for Laurent—a tremendously compelling, emotionally shattering period piece bearing…

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Review of The Lost Daughter (2021)

By David Katz (41) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 12 Sep 2021

[Gyllenhaal’s] chief successes are in making her adaptation of The Lost Daughter as intellectually engaging as the novel, whilst bringing…

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Review of Julia (2021)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 12 Sep 2021

The last act almost feels like the directors were doing their best to talk about those things that would have either slowed down and complicated…

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Review of Mothering Sunday (2021)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 11 Sep 2021

Husson leads us through tiny moments building up an origin story of sorts for who Jane will become…

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Review of The Hand of God (2021)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 11 Sep 2021

We might still miss Sorrentino’s prior, more unforgiving tone, and his sleek filmmaking style; it’s arguable this material doesn’t mine…

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Review of Martyrs Lane (2022)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 09 Sep 2021

I think Gough’s performance is easy to discount because she’s often seen in the background, but she delivers an unforgettable descent into…

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Review of Spencer (2021)

By David Katz (41) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 05 Sep 2021

This is a film that will potentially delight, challenge, and force its wide target audience to take seriously on its own terms…

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Review of Last Night in Soho (2021)

By David Katz (41) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 04 Sep 2021

As always, Wright is a tad too slick: there’s a tidiness that doesn’t quite capture the flintiness of on-the-record inspirations Repulsion…

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Review of Dune (2021)

By David Katz (41) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 03 Sep 2021

A director comparison I hoped wouldn’t hover in my mind was Zack Snyder. This is relevant in two important senses…

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Review of The Card Counter (2021)

By Nick Newman (61) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 02 Sep 2021

The Card Counter’s powers linger well past plot machination—its methods of approaching incident miles deeper than how they’ll play, its…

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Review of The Power of the Dog (2021)

By David Katz (41) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 02 Sep 2021

The Power of the Dog has attributes that recall her past work but pleasingly seems––if not a new direction––that Campion is drawing…

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Review of Parallel Mothers (2021)

By David Katz (41) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 02 Sep 2021

There are tonal issues, awkwardly on-the-nose dialogue and plotting; the acting from leads Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit redeems matters with…

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Review of Yakuza Princess (2021)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 31 Aug 2021

The whole is not without flaws and eventually falls prey to the “this was really an origin story” bid for sequels, but it is enjoyable…

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Review of Candyman (2021)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 25 Aug 2021

The filmmakers utilize Rose’s intent with Barker’s story and run with it to find the most terrifying, resonate, and scathing conclusion…

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Review of Together (2021)

By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 23 Aug 2021

The fourth-wall breaks grow a bit tiresome and its final scene fails to build on the intensity of what comes just before, but leading turns…

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Review of Reminiscence (2021)

By Ethan Vestby (87) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 20 Aug 2021

Even if certain elements are off, the major accomplishment is that Reminiscence is not boring…

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Review of Sweet Girl (2021)

By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 20 Aug 2021

Despite its shortcomings, Sweet Girl is a fairly enjoyable watch. These are easy people to root for, no matter how complicated their actions get…

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Review of Rare Beasts (2021)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 18 Aug 2021

Piper will reveal the strings of a stage set to slow things down or turn extras into kangaroo-court jurors to throw shoes on instinct instead…

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Review of Demonic (2021)

By Eli Friedberg (15) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 16 Aug 2021

Blomkamp, one suspects, does not possess the same imagination for interior worlds he’s exhibited for external…

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