The Secret Agent ★★★½
The Secret Agent is a time machine transporting viewers to 1977 Brazil. The sights, sounds, and feeling, all come toContinue Reading
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Berlinale 2026: Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Nightborn, Rosebush Pruning
If you read my pre-festival preview of the Competition titles for this year’s Berlinale, you know I had some highContinue Reading
I’m Still Here ★★★★
Rubens Pavia was a congressman prior to the 1964 Brazilian coup d’état which resulted in his role being revoked andContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – July 2023
Our What We’re Watching column this month focuses on both profound auteurs as well as two lesser known LGBT filmsContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of September 2020
Video on Demand By Alex Sitaras Our Most Anticipated selection for VOD this month features a trio of films onContinue Reading
Good and Evil in the City of God
A lot of the public perception of Brazil, and Rio De Janeiro in particular, is focused on the vibrancy ofContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of July 2020
Video on Demand By Ian Floodgate As we face another month of cinemas being temporarily closed, seeing what’s available onContinue Reading
Bacurau ★★★½
Much of Kleber Mendonca Filho’s newest film Bacurau cleaves very close to its genre roots – specifically the Western. BacurauContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of March 2020
Eugene Kang: The Criterion Collection has been gaining attention for its releases of recent films such as Marriage Story, RomaContinue Reading
Socrates ★★½
Italian neorealism and the French New Wave have made a long-lasting impression on worldwide cinema. The influence of these erasContinue Reading
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