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The Long Shadow
So, you might be wondering what Dominik Moll’s movie “The Night of the 12th” (La Nuit du 12) has to do with the British true crime series “The Long Shadow.” Let me break it down. Despite their apparent differences, both narratives, adapted from non-fiction books, shed light on a disturbing reality: the bias and prejudice…
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The Distinguished Citizen
Once again, here we are in the realm of those wonderfully eccentric Argentinian filmmakers: Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat. They’ve captivated me before with their dark humor and expert characterizations in TV shows like “El Encargado” (The Boss) and “Nada” (Nothing). I simply fell in love with their work then, and now, after delving into…
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Owning My Taste For Films
I’m delighted to see that at least one of my New Year’s resolutions has lasted up to this day. 😊 At the beginning of this year, I made a commitment to write about the films I’ve seen. Primarily because, if I don’t do that, after a week or so, they vanish from my mind as if I’ve…
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The Great Escaper
Sometimes, I happen to like the production story of a film more than the film itself, and that was the case with “The Great Escaper,” released in 2023. The film portrays an 89-year-old Second World War veteran’s escape from a care home in the UK to attend the 70th-anniversary commemorations of D-Day in France. Co-produced…
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Without Air
What if an idealistic high school teacher’s recommendation of a film to her students resulted in a complaint to the school management? And what happens if that seemingly trivial incident gets out of control and turns into a witch hunt? Hungarian director Katalin Moldavai explores these questions in her feature debut, “Without Air,” offering timely…
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King of Comedy
I hadn’t planned on celebrating Martin Scorsese’s acceptance of the Honorary Golden Bear from the Berlin International Film Festival by watching his 1982 movie, The King of Comedy, but it was leaving MUBI soon, so here we are. 😊 In a way, it seemed fitting because the film holds a special place in Scorsese’s career. Despite being the…
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Snow and the Bear
I’ve been eagerly anticipating this one for some time, and now it’s finally streaming on BluTV. By sheer chance, I happened to watch it on one of the coldest nights here, which perhaps helped me immerse myself into this deeply atmospheric, dark fairy tale.
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Past Lives
Do you ever wonder about meeting the right person at the wrong time? Or do you think that if they were truly the right ones, timing wouldn’t really matter, and you would find a way to be together no matter what? Do you think most of our connections with people happen by chance? And could…
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The Night of the 12th
This film was quite the ride, I must say. While the more contemplative side of me understood the filmmaker’s choice to leave the ending open, the police procedural junkie inside was practically screaming, “Just give me the damn killer! You can’t leave me hanging like that,” when the credits rolled. 😊