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THE INTERNET'S MOST HONEST FILM REVIEWS. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
The Wild Goose Lake (2019)
Diao Yinan follows up his Berlin Golden Bear win for Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014) with this stylish neo-noir thriller.
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Titane (2021)
Julia Ducournau’s follow up to her superb 2016 debut Raw, Titane took home the Palme d’Or at Cannes a couple of years back.
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)
Herzog’s eye for creating a deeply atmospherical and tension filled setting is astonishing.
Nov 21, 20231 min read
A Town Called Panic (2009)
To call this film mad would be an insane understatement, and it’s all the better for it.
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Zama (2017)
Zama is an officer of the Spanish crown, attempting to return to his family in Lerma from the town he is currently based in.
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
You simply cannot accuse Pier Paolo Pasolini of being a boring film maker and playing it safe.
Nov 21, 20232 min read
Petite Maman (2021)
Celine Sciamma follows up her world beating Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019) with another gorgeous and poignant film.
Nov 20, 20232 min read
The Hand of God (2021)
My favourite film of 2021, Sorrentino's autobiographical tale of a teenager in Naples is absolutely gorgeous.
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Martin Eden (2021)
Based on Jack London's 1909 novel, Pietro Marcello's adaptation transposes the story from California to Naples, with stunning effect.
Nov 19, 20232 min read
Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
Abbas Kiarostami's film is the first in the so called 'Koker Trilogy'.
Nov 19, 20231 min read
The Great Beauty (2013)
Viewed by many as Paulo Sorrentino’s magnum opus, The Great Beauty won the Oscar for best foreign language film in 2014.
Nov 19, 20232 min read
The Square (2017)
Winner of the Palme d'Or in 2017, The Square is a fascinating experience.
Nov 16, 20231 min read
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
The best way to describe Kim Jee-woon's crime thriller is Oldboy-lite.
Nov 12, 20231 min read
The Platform (2020)
Inventive doesn't scratch the surface when thinking of words to describe Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's Spanish near-apocryphal Sci-Fi.
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Benedetta (2022)
All the elements of Paul Verhoeven are on display in his latest, a tale of a lesbian nun in seventeenth century Italy.
Nov 11, 20232 min read
Rotting in the Sun (2023)
Sebastián Silva's depiction of self-obsession and narcissism is one of 2023's funniest and original films.
Nov 11, 20232 min read
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis remains one of the most important films ever made.
Nov 5, 20231 min read
The Northman (2022)
Robert Eggers hits his difficult third chapter after impressing us so vividly with The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019).
Nov 5, 20232 min read
Dear Comrades! (2021)
Dear Comrades! is an exceptional portrayal of a little known Soviet atrocity.
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Riders of Justice (2021)
This is hands down the most I've laughed during a film in years, and that takes into account a large number of self-described comedies.
Oct 29, 20231 min read
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