Month: January 2023

2022 Decent Maybe Awards

Best Director Gold: Todd Field, Tár Silver: Jordan Peele, Nope Bronze: Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave Best Actress Gold: Cate Blanchett, Tár Silver: Danielle Deadwyler, Till Bronze: Tilda Swinton, The Eternal Daughter Best Actor Gold: Colin Farrell, After Yang & The Banshees of InisherinRead Full Review

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One Fine Morning

Mia Hansen-Løve has made no secret about the autobiographical nature of her films. If anything, it seems to be a point of pride. Her films have a kind of frank, episodic nature that might remind youRead Full Review

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Alcarràs

The central conceit of Alcarràs – a Catalan family that runs a peach orchard in rural Spain faces the existential threat of globalization when their owner wants to convert their land into a plot of solarRead Full Review

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Close

Over time, the Belgian film industry has developed a well-earned reputation for grim slice-of-life dramas that examine the granular aspects of domestic ennui. Writer-director Lukas Dhont is a follower in that tradition, though his twoRead Full Review

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Saint Omer

The story of Medea, the sorceress from Greek mythology, is of a spurned woman who killed her children. On paper, this sounds like the worst crime imaginable. As the title character in Euripedes’ most famous play,Read Full Review

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White Noise

“What would happen if Noah Baumbach got $100 million to make a movie?” is a question that, more likely than not, you’d expect to stay as a hypothetical. Thanks to Netflix, this thought exercise becomes aRead Full Review