Britain’s Joanna Hogg uses a real-life daughter and mother to fictionalize a portion (at least one part) of her life in an odd, yet captivating way. The Souvenir could very well be considered a schismatic, measured celluloid representation that is quite an experience for succumbing to its sentient power. Hogg’s adult-minded looking back considers young adult Londoner Julie (an alabaster, […]
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The White Crow
A limited, if enveloping biopic from Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus) who also co-stars and writer David Hare (Denial, The Reader) concerns the yearning to depart a native land for industrious independence. The White Crow (mainly in Russian, also English/French with English subtitles) is kind of a triptych through the life of a generation’s preeminent ballet and contemporary dancer […]
The Sun is Also a Star
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A Dog’s Journey
Even with few surprises A Dog’s Journey satisfies. The characters are often rather shallow and predictable particularly Betty Gilipin as the daughter-in-law who keeps CJ (Kathryn Prescott) away from her grandparents who are played by Marg Helgenberger and Dennis Quaid. She is an empty parent who drinks, spends her daughter’s inheritance and spends her evenings […]
John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum
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