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[Film Review] Francisca (1981) and The cannibals (1988) “De Oliveira’s formal choices in the two films – long takes, deep focus, and a refusal to narrativize traditional “character arcs” – serve to alienate the viewer just enough…

#CinemaOmnivore #OneTwoPunch
#ManoeldeOliveira
#Francisca 1981
#TheCannibals 1988
#DiogoDória #TeresaMenezes #MárioBarroso #LuísMiguelCintra #LeonorSilveira
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4 days ago

[Film Review] Come Drink with Me (1966), The Valiant Ones (1974), Raining in the Mountain (1979) and The King of Wuxia (2022) English Title: Come Drink with MeOriginal Title: Da zui xia 大醉侠Year: 1966Genre: Action, CrimeCountry: Hong KongLanguage: MandarinDirector: King Hu 胡金铨Screenwriters: King Hu 胡金铨, Ting Shan-Hsi 丁善玺Co…

#CinemaOmnivore #AuteurEvaluation #KingHu #胡金铨
#ComeDrinkwithMe #大醉侠 1966
#TheValiantOnes #忠烈图 1974
#RainingintheMountain #空山灵雨 1979
#TheKingofWuxia #大侠胡金铨 2022 dir. #LinJing-Jie #林靖杰

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1 week ago

[Film Review] Suspect X (2008), White Night (2009) and The Crimes That Bind (2018) “Across the three films, Higashino’s style starts to merge (at least to a newcomer’s light): a labyrinthine thread, some stolen or changed identity, an almost sacrosanct pledge of…

#CinemaOmnivore #SingularAssessment
#KeigoHigashino
#SuspectX 2008 dir. #HiroshiNishitani
#WhiteNight 2009 dir. #ParkShin-woo
#TheCrimesThatBind 2018 dir. #KatsuoFukuzawa
#Shin'ichiTsutsumi #MasaharuFukuyama #SonYe-jin #HanSuk-kyu #HiroshiAbe #NanakoMatsushima

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2 weeks ago

[Film Review] The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020), The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025). Where the Wind Comes From (2025), All That’s Left of You (2025) “Among the quartet, Ben Hania’s two high-profile films are both nominated for an Oscar in Best International Feature Film, representing Tunisia, her home country. However, for my money,…

#CinemaOmnivore #EndemicVoices #WomensCinema
#TheManWhoSoldHisSkin (2020)
#TheVoiceofHindRajab (2025) dir. #KauotherBenHania
#WheretheWindComesFrom (2025) dir. #AmelGuellaty
#AllThatsLeftofYou (2025) dir. #CherienDabis
#ArabicCinema #SalehBakri
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2 weeks ago

[Film Review] The Girl with a Bracelet (2019), Borgo (2023) and The Great Arch (2025) ” it is crystal clear that Demoustier is a filmmaker who doesn’t offer easy catharsis or Manichean closure. What he instills is a perceptive, slightly terrifying realization that we are…

#CinemaOmnivore #TripleBill #StéphaneDemoustier
#TheGirlwithaBracelet 2019
#Borgo 2023
#TheGreatArch 2025
#MelissaGuers #RoschdyZem #AnaïsDemoustier
#ChiaraMastroianni #HafsiaHerzi #ClaesBang #SidseBabettKnudsen #XavierDolan #SwannArlaud #MichelFau

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3 weeks ago

[Film Review] An Autumn’s Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989) “AN AUTUMN’s TALE is the morning coffee – it wakes you up to the possibilities of the new world. EIGHT TAELS OF GOLD is the late-night spirits – it’s harsh, it burns on the …

#CinemaOmnivore #WomensCinema #MabelCheung #張婉婷
#AnAutumn'sTale 1987
#EightTaelsofGold 1989
#周潤發 #鍾楚紅 #陳百強 #洪金寶 #張艾嘉
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1 month ago

[Film Review] Other People’s Children (2022) and A Private Life (2025) “Above all, Zlotowski made two very different films about two very different women. Both have arrived somewhere unexpected. Both have learned that the people we acquaint or love – wheth…

#CinemaOmnivore #WomensCinema #OneTwoPunch
#RebeccaZlotowski
#OtherPeoplesChildren (2022)
#APrivateLife (2025)
#VirginieEfira #RoschdyZem #JodieFoster #DanielAuteuil #MathieuAmalric
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1 month ago

[Film Review] I, You, He, She (1974), News from Home (1976), Meetings with Anna (1978) “To watch an Akerman film is to learn a new way of seeing, one that finds in the ordinary the texture of the eternal, and in the silence of women the most eloquent of perorations.”

#CinemaOmnivore #WomensCinema #ChantalAkerman
#IYouHeShe1974 #NewsfromHome1976 #MeetingswithAnna1978 #Jetuilelle #LesrendezvousdAnna
#AuroreClément #NielsArestrup #LeaMassari #JeanPierreCassel #HelmutGriem #MagaliNoël

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1 month ago

[Film Review] The Devil’s Envoys (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945) English Title: The Devil’s EnvoysOriginal Title: Les visiteurs du soirYear: 1942Genre: Drama, Romance, FantasyCountry: FranceLanguage: FrenchDirector: Marcel CarnéScreenwriters: Jacques Préve…

#CinemaOmnivore #OneTwoPunch #MarcelCarné
#TheDevilsEnvoys 1942 #ChildrenofParadise 1945
#Lesvisiteursdusoir #Lesenfantsduparadis
#Arletty #JeanLouisBarrault #AlainCuny #PierreBrasseur
#MarcelHerrand #MarieDéa #MaríaCasares

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1 month ago

[Film Review] The Great Santini (1979), The Apostle (1997), A Civil Action (1998), and The Judge (2014) Title: The Great SantiniYear: 1979Genre: DramaCountry: USALanguage: EnglishDirector/Screenwriter: Lewis John Carlinobased on the novel by Pat ConroyComposer: Elmer BernsteinCinematographer: Ralph W…

#CinemaOmnivore #InMemoriam Robert Duvall (1931-2025)
#TheGreatSantini 1979 dir. #LewisJohnCarlino
#TheApostle 1997 dir. #RobertDuvall
#ACivilAction 1998 dir. #StevenZaillian
#TheJudge 2014 dir. #DavidDobkin
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1 month ago

[Film Review] What Happened Was… (1994) and The Pledge (2001) Title: What Happened Was…Year: 1994Genre: DramaCountry: USALanguage: EnglishDirector/Screenwriter/Composer/Editor: Tom Noonanbased on his own playCinematographer: Joe DeSalvoCast:Karen SillasTom No…

#CinemaOmnivore #InMemoriam
#TomNoonan (1951-2026)
#WhatHappenedWas... 1994 dir. Tom Noonan
#ThePledge 2001 dir. #SeanPenn
#KarenSillas #JackNicholson #RobinWright

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1 month ago

[Film Review] Wuthering Heights (1988), (1992) and (2026) English Title: Wuthering HeightsOriginal Title: Arashi ga okaYear: 1988Genre: DramaCountry: JapanLanguage: JapaneseDirector/Screenwriter: Yoshishige Yoshidabased on the novel by Emily BrontëCompose…

#CinemaOmnivore #RemakeFaceOff
#WutheringHeights
1988 dir. #YoshishigeYoshida
1992 dir. #PeterKosminsky
2026 dir. #EmeraldFennell
#MargotRobbie #JacobElordi #JulietteBinoche #RalphFiennes
#EmilyBrontë
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1 month ago

[Film Review] Hamnet (2025) and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) Title: HamnetYear: 2025Genre: Drama, History, BiographyCountry: UK, USALanguage: EnglishDirector: Chloé ZhaoScreenwriters: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrellbased on the novel written by O’FarrellCompose…

#CinemaOmnivore #WomensCinema
#Hamnet 2025 dir #ChloéZhao
#IfIHadLegsIdKickYou 2025 dir. #MaryBronstein
#JessieBuckley #PaulMescal #JacobiJupe #NoahJupe #RoseByrne
#moviesky #filmsky
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1 month ago

[Film Review] Chung Kuo China (1972) and Youth Trilogy (2023-2024) English Title: Chung Kuo: ChinaOriginal Title: Chung Kuo – CinaYear: 1972Genre: DocumentaryCountry: ItalyLanguage: ItalianDirector: Michelangelo AntonioniWriters: Andrea Barbato, Michelangelo…

#CinemaOmnivore #DocumentaryTrove
#ChungKuoChina 1972 #MichelangeloAntonioni
#YouthSpring 2023 #YoungHardTimes 2024
#YouthHomecoming 2024 #WangBing #王兵
#YouthTrilogy
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2 months ago

[Film Review] This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Best in Show (2000), A Might Wind (2003), Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) “As the credits roll on SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES, one is left with a profound sense of gratitude and sadness. These films are achievements of a brilliant cohort of improvisational gen…

#CinemaOmnivore #InMemoriam #RobReiner #CatherineOHara
#ThisIsSpinalTap 1984
#SpinalTapIITheEndContinues 2025
#BestinShow 2000
#AMightyWind 2003
#ChristopherGuest #MichaelMcKean #HarryShearer
#EugeneLevy #ParkerPosey
#filmsky #moviesky
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2 months ago

[Film Review] Save the Green Planet (2003) and Bugonia (2025) “Ultimately, the twofer’s thematic emphases move from justice to meaning. SAVE THE GREEN PLANET is a film about a victim seeking restitution in a world that doesn’t care, hunting …

#CinemaOmnivore #OriginalvsRemake
#SavetheGreenPlanet 2003 dir. #JangJoonhwan
#Bugonia 2025 dir. #YorgosLanthimos
#EmmaStone #JessePlemons #ShinHakyun #BaekYoonsik

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2 months ago

[Film Review] Marty Supreme (2025) “There is an inherent wit in making a sweeping, epic-length biopic about a sport that people usually play in their basements while drinking lukewarm beer. Safdie leans into this irony. He tre…

#CinemaOmnivore #CurrentinCinema
#MartySupreme 2025 dir. #JoshSafdie
#TimothéeChalamet #OdessaA’zion
#GwynethPaltrow #AbelFerrara

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2 months ago

[Film Review] Babygirl (2024) and Pillion (2025) “Romy find liberation in being told what to do; Colin finds it in having a place where he is required to stay and serve. In a world that feels increasingly chaotic and formless, there is prim…

#CinemaOmnivore #DoubleDosage
#Babygirl 2024 dir. #HalinaReijn
#Pillion 2025 dir. #HarryLighton
#NicoleKidman #HarrisDickinson #AntonioBanderas
#HarryMelling #AlexanderSkarsgård
#filmsky #moviesky
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2 months ago

[Film Review] The Chinese (1967), Godard Mon Amour (2017), Nouvelle Vague (2025) Ultimately these films adumbrate a holistic portrait of an artist that no single film could’ve achieved. They remind us that cinema is a dialogue between the dead and the living. While the politics…

#CinemaOmnivore #TripleBill
#TheChinese1967 #Lachinoise1967 dir. #JeanLucGodard
#GodardMonAmour 2017 #LeRedoutable dir. #MichelHazanavicius
#NouvelleVague2025 dir. #RichardLinklater
#AnneWiazemsky #LouisGarrel #StacyMartin #ZoeyDeutch #GuillaumeMarbeck
#filmsky #moviesky
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2 months ago

[Film Review] Woman Basketball Player No. 5 (1957) and The Black Cannon Incident (1985) Xie’s film is loud – the girls’ soaring and incessant laughter, the squeak of sneakers, the roar of the crowd, the swelling orchestral score. It is the sound of a country waking up. Huang’s f…

#CinemaOmnivore #EndemicVoices
#WomanBasketballPlayerNo5 1957 dir. #XieJin
#TheBlackCannonIncident 1985 dir. #HuangJianxin
#女篮五号 #黑炮事件 #谢晋 #黄建新 #刘琼 #秦怡 #刘子枫
#filmsky #moviesky
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3 months ago

[Film Review] Louder Than Bombs (2015) and Sentimental Value (2025) Trier suggests that we are all, in some way, “curators” of our parents’ wreckage. We take the fragments they left behind – a photograph, a film script, a lie, a memory &#821…

#CinemaOmnivore #OneTwoPunch #JoachimTrier
#LouderThanBombs 2015 #SentimentalValue 2025
#GabrielByrne #JesseEisenberg #DevinDruid #IsabelleHuppert
#RenateReinsve #StellanSkarsgård #IngaIbsdotterLilleaas #ElleFanning
#moviesky #filmsky
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3 months ago

[Film Review] White Noise (2022) and Jay Kelly (2025) Neither film shall be extolled as Baumbach’s best. They lack the serrated insight of FRANCES HA (2012) or the grounded heartbreak of MARRIAGE STORY (2019). Instead, they represent a filmmaker in hi…

#CinemaOmnivore #OneTwoPunch #NoahBaumbach
#WhiteNoise 2022 #JayKelly 2025
#AdamDriver #GretaGerwig #GeorgeClooney #AdamSandler
#filmsky #moviesky
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3 months ago

[Film Review] Sandra (1965) and The Passenger (1975) “Seen together, these films feel like two diagnoses written ten years apart for the same patient. One insists the illness is unresolved guilt. The other suspects the immune system itself has …

#CinemaOmnivore #DoubleDosage
#Sandra1965 dir. #LuchinoVisconti #VaghestelledellOrsa
#ThePassenger1975 dir #MichelangeloAntonioni #ProfessioneReporter #ClaudiaCardinale #JeanSorel #JackNicholson #MariaSchneider
#filmsky #moviesky
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3 months ago

[Film Review] The History of Sound (2025), The Mastermind (2025) and Wake Up Dead Man (2025) “Across the three films, O’Connor’s performances gain meaning through proximity – to Mescal’s inward gravity, to Reichardt’s finely adumbrated clarity, to Craig’s heavily-accented bravu…

#CinemaOmnivore #SingularAssessment #JoshOConnor
#TheHistoryofSound 2025 dir. #OliverHermanus
#TheMastermind 2025 dir. #KellyReichardt
#WakeUpDeadMan 2025 dir. #RianJohnson
#PaulMescal #DanielCraig #GlennClose
#moviesky #filmsky
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3 months ago

[Film Review] Wicked: For Good (2025) “WICKED: FOR GOOD doesn’t quite stick the landing in the way musical finales are supposed to. Instead, it lands sideways – graceful, a little bruised, awkwardly storybook with a side-ey…

#CinemaOmnivore #CurrentinCinema
#WickedForGood 2025
dir. #JonMChu
#CynthiaErivo #ArianaGrande #MichelleYeoh
#JonathanBailey #JeffGoldblum
#moviesky #filmsky
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3 months ago

#CinemaOmnivore #SilentFilmSanctuary
#Cabiria 1914 dir. #GiovanniPastrone
#BartolomeoPagano #ItaliaAlmiranteManzini

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4 months ago

[Film Review] Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), Blood for Dracula (1974), Blade (1998) and Swan Song (2021) “A cult figure in the world cinema, Udo Kier (1944-2025) was an actor on the opposite spectrum of being finicky, acting in over 220 films, such prolificacy determines that he was a character …

#CinemaOmnivore #InMemoriam
#UdoKier (1944-2025)
#FleshforFrankenstein 1973
#BloodforDracula 1974 dir. #PaulMorrissey
#Blade1998 dir. #StephenNorrington
#SwanSong2021 dir. #ToddStephens

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4 months ago

[Film Review] Ne Zha 2 (2025) and Zootopia 2 (2025) “At the same time, the double bill demonstrates the distinct artistic values of the two animation traditions: a demigod wrestling with cosmic order and a rabbit police officer navigating civi…

#CinemaOmnivore #AnimationTrove
#NeZha2 2025 dir. #Jiaozi
#Zootopia2 2025 dir. #JaredBush #BryonHoward
#GinniferGoodwin #JasonBateman #KeHuyQuan
#moviesky #filmsky #animationsky
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4 months ago

[Film Review] The War of the Roses (1989) and The Roses (2025) “In the mass, the two films are portraits of the same myth – the myth of romantic permanence – rendered in radically different artistic styles (much in accordance with their zeitg…

#CinemaOmnivore #RemakeVsOriginal
#TheWaroftheRoses 1989 dir #DannyDeVito
#TheRoses 2025 dir. #JayRoach
#MichaelDouglas #KathleenTurner
#OliviaColman #BenedictCumberbatch
#filmsky #moviesky
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4 months ago

[Film Review] Amer (2009), The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears (2013), Let the Corpses Tan (2017), Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) Title: AmerYear: 2009 Genre: Mystery, HorrorCountry: Belgium, FranceLanguage: FrenchDirectors/Screenwriters: Hélène Cattet, Bruno ForzaniCinematographer: Manuel DacosseEditor: Bernard BeetsCast:Mar…

#CinemaOmnivore #AuteurEvaluation
#HélèneCattet #BrunoForzani
#Amer 2009
#TheStrangeColorofYourBodysTears 2013
#LettheCorpsesTan 2017
#ReflectioninaDeadDiamond 2025

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