Oliver Black
Tawfik Baba almost ruins a good story about two Africans in a desert with a confusing ending and on-the-nose politics.
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Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Oct 23, 2021 | Fespaco, Festivals |
Tawfik Baba almost ruins a good story about two Africans in a desert with a confusing ending and on-the-nose politics.
Read MorePosted by Deborah Young | Oct 22, 2021 | Cannes, El Gouna, Festivals |
‘Murina’, which won this year’s Camera d’Or in Cannes for first-time director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, extols female rebellion but walks a dangerous tightrope connecting the male gaze with the body of a rebellious 17-year-old girl.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Sep 10, 2021 | Featured, Festivals, Karlovy Vary |
Partly inspired by real events, Otar’s Death is a fractious Georgian family drama with breathless thriller elements and a deep streak of black comedy.
Read MorePosted by Deborah Young | Sep 3, 2021 | Festivals |
Jake Wachtel’s Critics Week opener in Venice is a brash hybrid of near-future sci fi and timeless Buddhist beliefs in reincarnation.
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