All Reviews articles – Page 583
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The Seventh Circle (A Hetedik Kor)
Dir: Arpad Sopsits. Hungary. 2009. 107mins. Coming of age turns into a painful and confusing affair in Arpad Sopsits' disturbing and excessively intellectual portrait of teenagers trying to make sense of their existence. Told through a series of flashbacks based on a 14 year old suicide's diary, Sopsits offers a ...
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Father's Acre (Apafold)
Dir: Viktor Oszkar Nagy. Hungary. 2009. 80mins. Despite its shortcomings, this debut about an ex-convict's attempts to reconcile with his rebellious son from Viktor Ozkar Nagy is a visual treat. Showing remarkable precision and sensitivity in every frame, the minimalist film will find a natural berth in first film festivals ...
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Sundance 2009 Roundup
La Nana (The Maid) World Cinema Dramatic Competition Chile. 2008. 95 mins. Director: Sebastian Silva. Screenplay: Sebastian Silva, Pedro Peirano. International sales: Shoreline Entertainment (+ 1 310 550 2060). Main cast: Catalina Saavedra, Mariana Loyola, Andrew Garcia-Huidobro. The winner of the Sundance World Cinema dramatic competition grand jury prize as ...
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The Uninvited
Dir: The Guard Brothers . US. 2009. 87 mins. A pedestrian horror enlivened by some better-than-expected performances, The Uninvited doles out its scares and twists in a rather predictable narrative template. Respected actors Elizabeth Banks and David Strathairn give it an added gravitas, but this umpteenth remake of an Asian ...
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ReviewsSong From The Southern Seas
Dir/scr. Marat Sarulu. Kazakhstan/Germany/France/Russia. 2008. 80mins.
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Revanche (2008)
Dir: Goetz Spielmann. Austria, 2008. 122 mins. Goetz Spielman's thrilling film noir moves from the sleazy slums of Vienna to the rolling green pastures of the Austrian countryside, but neither turns out as expected in this jaundiced view of human relations (which the director has already explored in his early ...
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Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans
Dir Patrick Tatopoulos. US. 2009. 92 mins With Kate Beckinsale absent and her ex-partner Michael Sheen as its unlikely star, it's no surprise that the third instalment of the werewolves-vs-vampires Underworld franchise is more of a traditional creature feature than its hip'n'sexy predecessors. The shift might attract a few new, ...
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ReviewsWorld's Greatest Dad
Dir/scr: Bobcat Goldthwait. US. 2009. 98 mins.An Oedipal tale about a man who earns personal satisfaction at the expense of his spectacularly mediocre son, Bobcat Goldthwait’s outrageously-entertaining World’s Greatest Dad is the most fully-sustained and effective of the standup comedian’s three feature films. It sharply merges the director’s toxic and ...