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Review: Infinite Football (2018)

10 Mar 2018
Corneliu Porumboiu's most recent work is a 'documentary-essay' about - well, the human condition. The director likes to focus on the question of how one can be truly free within…
Week In, Week Out

Movies of the Week #9 (2017)

6 Mar 2017
There was more than a bit of surprise during last week's Oscars proceedings, with the kind of surprise being more surprising than the surprise itself. After the right people came…
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Ana, mon amour (2017): The Relationship Hive Mind

3 Mar 20173 Mar 2017
Netzer's follow-up to the excellent Child's Pose (2013) shares some elements with its precursor, but takes a different angle to the emotional roots and psychological ties of family life. A…
Week In, Week Out

Movies of the Week #6 (2017)

19 Feb 2017
Playing catch-up here, this is a short review of the Berlinale movies. Thursday The Wound (2017): All things considered, The Wound stands as a film that, at its best, conveys a…
Think Pieces

Berlinale Day 4: Courage Against All Odds

14 Feb 201715 Feb 2017
To round off my Berlinale visit, I opted for an alternative to movies: a panel talk between jury president, Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, jury member, American actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and…
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Berlinale Day 3: No Intenso Agora (2017)

13 Feb 201713 Feb 2017
Brazilian director Joao Moreira Salles wrote and directed this documentary (English Title: In the Intense Now) wrapped around the years 1966-1968 and the intense revolutionary spirit that engulfed certain parts…
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Berlinale Day 3: The Dinner (2017)

11 Feb 201712 Feb 2017
Oren Moverman's latest movie is quite the challenge. It has difficult characters, discomforting dialogue, an intricate construction and spreads over two hours. Nobody can accuse The Dinner of being unambitious, but I…
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Berlinale Day 2: Barrage (2017)

11 Feb 201711 Feb 2017
'A solo woman facing the void' is the expression someone used during the film's Q&A, when describing herself. The tag applies equally to the leading character in Barrage, Catherine (Lolita…
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Berlinale Day 2: Django (2017)

11 Feb 201711 Feb 2017
The opening film of the Berlinale competition is yet another take on the sufferings brought on by the second World War. In a mixture of biopic and historical drama, Django…
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Berlinale Day 1: The Wound (2017)

10 Feb 201710 Feb 2017
A South African film was on show for the opening night of the Berlinale. Directed by John Trengove, it's the story of Xolani, set against the backdrop of a local…
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