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Brazilian Thriller ‘The Secret Agent’ Is Outed as One of the Year’s Best Films
The film is a celebration of a people and culture, a memory piece of a bygone era, a valentine to the movies, a deconstructed drama, and an encapsulated history lesson.
New Turkish Film ‘The Things You Kill’ Interrogates Toxic Masculinity in Drama With a Lynchian Twist
The question of how to overcome toxic masculinity and inherited pain — essentially how to be a better man and heal from trauma and obsessive anger — consumes the film.
Transporting Japanese Film ‘Kokuho’ Celebrates Kabuki With Decades-Spanning Chronicle of Two Actors
One of the film’s strengths is that it frequently makes no attempt to normalize its milieu, psychologize its characters, or explain the rigid strictures in Japanese culture or the art of Kabuki.
What May Be the Most Shocking Film of the Year, ‘Sirât,’ Arrives in Theaters
Those seeking a singular moviegoing experience — one that distresses but also provokes thought — will find much to ruminate over in the film’s elliptical outline and dramatic audacity.
Russell Crowe and Rami Malek Star in ‘Nuremberg,’ an Old-Fashioned Serious Movie
At times, writer/director James Vanderbilt could be accused of oversimplifying complex interactions and events, yet the film generally avoids feeling like a history lesson.
New Indie Film ‘Rebuilding’ Fails To Construct an Inspiring Story While Exploring Resilience After Disaster
At best the main character is a supporting character. This shortcoming prevents engagement with a drama that nonetheless contains sturdy themes and topical relevance.
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