TIFF 2023: The Reeds Review
Cemil Ağacıkoğlu's The Reeds transports viewers to a stunning Anatolian village in this slow burn story of oppression and rebellion.
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Queens of the Qing Dynasty Review: We Flirtin’
Ashley McKenzie's latest feature Queens of the Qing Dynasty is an extraordinary study of neurodiversity and queer friendships.
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom Review – Happy Norbu
Bhutan's Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom finds pleasure in simplicity.
TIFF 2021: Memoria Review
How do you create slow cinema at the speed of sound? Apichatpong Weerasethakul delivers a mysterious and hauntingly elusive work with Memoria. The Colombia-set film, the first English/Spanish work from the Thai director, imagines the sound of memory. Such a statement might sound ridiculously pretentious, but this is a Weerasethakul film after all. Memoria echoes […]
First Cow Review: The Secret Ingredient Is Milk
First Cow might the only western about a pastry chef the world will ever see.
