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Between 1939, with their film animated feature Snow White, up to the early 1960s, The Walt Disney Company was the dominated studio for animated film.... Read More
“Based on an actual lie” That is the opening title card for Lulu Wang’s deeply personal and richly drawn The Farewell, providing us immediately with... Read More
Funny how things have a tendency to endure when there’s a bit of money behind them. Funnier still how that tendency barely seems to dwindle... Read More
The early career path of a breakthrough filmmaker can be a treacherous one. Respond to Hollywood’s call and you risk selling out; pursue an independent... Read More
Everything old is new again! Five or ten years back, a gentle little comedy like Late Night might have come and gone without a trace. It was... Read More
Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the romance drama set in 18th-century French high society has all the boxes checked: stunning cinematography, elegant... Read More
Elia Suleiman’s latest is a dryly comedic essay film on the Palestinian identity In the same vein as his previous films, but perhaps less structured... Read More
Marco Bellocchio’s latest features a clash of cinematic styles with mixed results One of Italy’s most remarkable directors, Marco Bellocchio’s films always have a sense... Read More
It’s not without its blemishes, but by combining breakthrough lead performances, accomplished cinematography, hilarious sight gags and pitch-perfect, farcical dialogue, Michael Angelo Covino’s re-invention of... Read More
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