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Cinema, mon amour (2015): Or Existential Limbo
One of my first writings here told a bit of the story on the run-down state of our own Cinema Timis. Cinema, mon amour tells a similar story from a humanistic angle, with a humble house of film in Piatra Neamt at its core. Read more
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Ilegitim (2016): A Difficult Tread
It’s rare that all the possible twists of a movie be so obvious just by looking at a poster. But Illegitimate still manages to make it work, in spite of its self-indulgence – it’s an entertaining story of how a family implodes. It simply fails to punch as high as it aims to do. Read more
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Amores perros (2000): Self Redemption
God, the turn of the millennium was such an awesome time for mainstream movies. One of the guys who has since become the Hollywood auteur is Alejandro G. Inarritu. Two Academy Awards for best director in consecutive years? Quite the feat. But to me, Inarritu has been insanely hit and miss. Not to say that… Read more
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Perfetti sconosciuti (2016): The Undergrowths of Married Life
So here’s an actual recommendation for people to see, not some obscure, self-indulgent piece on how eclectic my taste in movies is. A great, little, Italian dinner table film to make your ‘relaxing’ evening. Read more
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The Girl in the Book (2015): Wayward Tales
The latest in a series of small-scale but not unambitious movies starring Emily VanCamp is a tale of abuse with literary entanglements. A fine concept, which ultimately is not fleshed out sufficiently. Read more
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