Hamnet ★★★½
Part of the artistic achievement of Chloé Zhao‘s absorbing account of genius and the personal grammar of grief is notContinue Reading
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The Theme of Absence in Hamnet
There has been much praise for Chloé Zhao’s new film, Hamnet, an adaptation of author Maggie O’Farrell’s novel. The plauditsContinue Reading
The Films of Sarah Polley
The end of last year saw the release of Sarah Polley‘s fourth film Women Talking. The film stars a strongContinue Reading
Women Talking ★★★★
Women Talking starts off with a subtitle that declares the film “an imagination.” Though Sarah Polley adapted her film fromContinue Reading
The Importance of a Woman-led Story in The Lost Daughter
For a film that focuses on the responsibilities of motherhood and the relationships between mothers and daughters, it only seemsContinue Reading
Predictions for the 94th Academy Awards
For the first time since 2018, the Academy Awards will have a host. Three of them, actually. Actresses/comedians Regina Hall,Continue Reading
I’m Thinking of Ending Things ★★★
The work of Charlie Kaufman is one of irreconcilable contradictions – the desire to forget the pain of a break-upContinue 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
Wild Rose ★★
Star-making turns in films have seemed to quieten down over the last few years. It’s rare now for a relative-unknownContinue Reading
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