Another Round
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(4 Stars) A film that walks a fine line between drama and messaging. And a terrific Mikkelson performance.
International Film
Collective
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(4 Stars) An important story about government and corporate corruption and the role of the press in exposing it.
Parasite
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(5 Stars) An exceptionally well crafted movie that moves you through multiple emotions all while exploring the complexities of social class.
Corpus Christi
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(4 Stars) Tight and Powerful indictment of the authority of the Catholic Church.
Les Miserables
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(3 Stars) Interesting and well done, but not exactly memorable.
Pain and Glory
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(4 Stars) Subtle and Multi-layered. Almodovar, Banderas, and Cruz at the top of their games.
Shoplifters
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(3 Stars) Although critics rate this the second best movie of all 37, I found it tough to follow and lacking in empathy. This is one that probably deserves a second viewing.
Capernaum
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(3.5 Stars) An intriguing film from Lebanon where an unhappy child sues his parents for being born.
Cold War
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2/5 Oscar Nominations: Foreign Language Film (Poland)Director (Pawel Pawlikowski)Cinematography (Lukas Zal) Maybe one shouldn’t screen this movie after watching the German film “Never Look
Never Look Away
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(4.5 Stars) A German drama tracing the life of an East-German artist who struggles to find his true art form, and the meaning of his life. Professional critics didn’t like this as well.
Roma
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(5 Stars) Probably the best movie of the year and a great example of excellence in all dimensions. A must-see film.