The Mother of All Lies
Moroccan documentary maker Asmae El Moudir blends the personal with the political in her formally impressive, puppet-driven, prize-winning family memoir ‘The Mother of All Lies’.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Jun 30, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, International Oscars 2024, Karlovy Vary 2023 |
Moroccan documentary maker Asmae El Moudir blends the personal with the political in her formally impressive, puppet-driven, prize-winning family memoir ‘The Mother of All Lies’.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Jun 30, 2023 | Cannes 2023, Festivals, Spotlight |
Harrison Ford’s fond farewell to the long-running tomb raider franchise, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ balances formulaic blockbuster elements with soulful nostalgia and an audacious time-jumping plot.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | May 25, 2023 | Cannes, Cannes 2023, Featured, Festivals, International Oscars 2024 |
In his minor-key but charming Cannes contender ‘Perfect Days’, German art-house veteran Wim Wenders delivers a poetic paean to Zen and the art of toilet maintenance.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | May 23, 2023 | Cannes, Cannes 2023, Featured, Festivals, Spotlight |
Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jason Schwartzmann and a cast of thousands reach for the stars in director Wes Anderson’s visually ravishing retro rom-com ‘Asteroid City’.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | May 22, 2023 | Cannes, Cannes 2023, Featured, Festivals |
Austrian director Jessica Hausner’s offbeat school thriller about a classroom cult of teenage diet extremists, ‘Club Zero’ is visually delicious but lacks dramatic bite.
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