Month: January 2024

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Decent Maybe Awards for 2023

Best Director Wes Anderson, Asteroid City Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer A.V. Rockwell, A Thousand and One Alice Rohrwacher, La chimera Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall Best Actress Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall Greta Lee, Past Lives Natalie Portman, MayRead Full Review

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Tótem

In just over ninety minutes, the latest film from Lila Avilés feels like it contains the entire world. Tótem takes place almost entirely in a single home, during a single day and night, where an extendedRead Full Review

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Origin

Ava DuVernay’s decision to make a narrative adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s non-fiction book Caste, is a daring choice. It leaves her vulnerable to criticism and many have jumped at the opportunity. It’s an ambitious decision, tryingRead Full Review

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Society of the Snow

Society of the Snow probably isn’t helped by the fact that the most consequential plot point of its story – that a group of rugby players resorted to cannibalism in order to survive in theRead Full Review

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Memory

On the surface, Michel Franco’s Memory seems to play notes that feel familiar to other trauma-based indie dramas. Our protagonist, Sylvia (played by Jessica Chastain), is a sexual assault survivor and recovering alcoholic. When she firstRead Full Review