Posts tagged with "4 stars"



Ghostlight
Everyone involved is note-perfect.

The Substance
The anti-commodification message could not be more brutal in this obliterative body-horror ride.

Last Summer (‘L’Été Dernier’)
In dissecting a woman’s affair with her teenage stepson, film-maker Catherine Breillat’s intimate gaze is as lacerating as a scalpel.

Kneecap
The feral energy of writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature roars at you out of the gate.

I Saw the TV Glow
An addictive TV show redefines reality for two lonely teens in a fantastic passage that’s impossible to define.

Longlegs
The more twisted a horror rabbit hole becomes, the more hypnotic it’s perversely likely to be.

The Promised Land (‘Bastarden’)
Mads Mikkelsen’s meaningful looks mean business in a soil-tilling drama dug from Danish history.

Housekeeping for Beginners (‘Domakinstvo za Pocetnici’)
A shambolic household takes shape as a family in a trial by fire all the sweeter for its transformative heat.

Monster  (‘Kaibutsu’)
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s practised unpacking of the relativity of truth is cinematic origami.

The Taste of Things (‘La Passion de Dodin Bouffant’)
With Juliette Binoche at the stove, every dish is a star in this dreamy, 19th-century romance.

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