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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981): Pleading Death
It is only in pain and suffering that we can look into ourselves to understand how much we are willing to bear and what makes us be. 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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Bacalaureat (2016): Defying Compromise
Films rarely put forward leading characters that they then choose to vehemently punish throughout. But this is Mungiu, who has already proved more than adept at creating authentic and ruthless portrayals of society and in Bacalaureat (English title: Graduation) he scrapes at the edges of our souls. His tale of generational change is predicated on Read more
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Local Hero (1983): Nothing Local About It
Local Hero has many moments where it is film at its best. Even more so, moments where it just is, weightless to the core without becoming trivial. A proper bout of escapism that lingers, as prescribed by both commercial and artistic prophets of the medium. The only toll it requires is a tad of patience… Read more
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