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EIFF Review: Skies of Lebanon (2021)
EIFF Review: Skies of Lebanon (2021)
Chloe Mazlo’s directorial debut has a lot going for it. Charm, intrigue, empathy, and, most of all, creativity. It’s both an interesting character drama and a nuanced look at the cost of war. It’s nothing if not ambitious for a first film. We open on a woman named Alice (Alba Rohrwacher). She is writing a letter to explain her life and what has led to where she is. From there, the film is…
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EIFF Review: Stop-Zemlia (2021)
EIFF Review: Stop-Zemlia (2021)
Teenage years are such a fascinating part of our lives. Probably because it’s a chasm between the landmasses of child and adult that every one of us remembers being so terrifying in one way or another. It’s as universal as it gets. Kateryna Gornostai’s new film Stop-Zemlia explores the realm of teenagers in the contemporary world with sensitive and intriguing insight. The story centres around a…
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EIFF 2021 Review: Europa (2021)
EIFF 2021 Review: Europa (2021)
Perhaps it is a case of timing, but I found Europa a spine-chilling viewing experience. On its own it’s an excellent example of minimum storytelling. But with the added real world context of the ongoing migrant crisis, especially with the recent horror we’re seeing in Afghanistan, the film becomes a whole new level of devastating. Movies like this prove Ebert’s sentiments on cinema being a…
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Film Review: The Nice Guys
Film Review: The Nice Guys
In association with the Grosvenor The Nice Guys is Shane Black’s third feature film and partners Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as an enforcer and PI investigator respectively. The two grudgingly work together to solve the mystery behind the murder of a porn actress who may be connected to the disappearance of another woman. What stems from this is an engaging and utterly hilarious belter of a…
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Film Review: Demolition
In association with The Grosvenor Brought to us by the director of Dallas Buyers Club Jean-Marc Vallée, Demolition stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Davis Mitchell. His wife dies in a car accident and rather than distraught he’s left feeling empty inside. He begins to unravel his life to find the root of his emotions, all whilst sending informative letters to a vending machine company. These letters are…
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