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Movie Review: Mexico’s Oscar hope — “We Shall Not be Moved (No nos moverán)”
Dostoyevsky’s obsession with the unpunished murderers walking among us weighs heavily on the politics of the present. Criminals whose crimes against people, nations and the rule of law are committed in plain sight or proven in court roam free. People … Continue reading
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Tagged corruption, mexican-cinema, mexicos-dirty-war, movie-review, movies, oscar-contender
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Movie Review: Slovenia’s Hope for an Oscar? Catholic Choral “Little Trouble Girls”
“Little Trouble Girls” is a conventional girls’ coming-of-age tale whose clever twist is equating sexual awakening with spiritual awakening, at least in the eyes and ears of an impressionable teen. Slovenia’s bid for a Best International Feature Film Oscar covers … Continue reading
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Tagged coming-of-age-teen-drama, mina-svajger, movies, oscar-contender, Reviews, slovenia, ursuline-nuns
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Documentary Review: Australia’s Oscar hopes rely on Mongolians who know “The Wolves Always Come at Night”
“The Wolves Always Come at Night” is an evocative immersion in a dying way of life, that of nomadic Mongolian goat, horse and cattle herders. Gabrielle Brady’s documentary captures the stark beauty of the treeless brownscape of the Mongolian steppes, … Continue reading
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Tagged australian-documentary, cinema, film, mongolia, movies, oscar-contender, Reviews
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Movie Review: Spain’s Oscar hopes ride on “Saturn Return (Segundo Premio)” a bio pic of the indie band Los Planetas
You don’t have to know the history and love the music of Spanish indie rock icons Los Planetas (“The Planets”) to connect with the new bio-pic about these ’90s fixtures of Spanish “alternative rock.” But it helps. “Saturn Return” is … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Oscar contender “Under the Volcano” lets Ukrainians vacation until Russia Invades
The Biden administration had been warning for months that Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine. But when it finally happened, Ukrainians, right up to the country’s president, were shocked. Even some of those accepting that it might happen carried on … Continue reading
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Tagged europe, invasion-of-ukraine, oscar-contender, polish-film, travel-tips, vacation
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