The Cannes Affair, 2018: Part Two
No amount of Cannes adrenaline rush could ever make me feel super enthusiastic waking up at the crack of morning to catch an 8.30 screening of a major film in…
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Pedro Almodovar
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The Moviejerk’s Best of Cinema: 2016 Edition
Whatever the hell Martin Scorcese’s been smoking these days, I’m not having any of it. Spouting untruths like a proclaimer of gospels, he righteously preaches “Cinema is gone!”, after which millions of over-stressed…
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You and the Night (2014)
Cinema, perhaps more than any other art form, has explored, celebrated and romanticised the night and all its manifold, mystical shades. From film noir to the poetic realism of Alain…
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All About My Mother (1999)
Impressively crafted, handsomely acted (especially by Roth) and emotionally satisfying, Almodóvar’s All About My Mother assumes a zenith in the auteur’s fascinating oeuvre. Above all, this is a heartfelt paean to motherhood and human resilience.
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