TIFF 2017 Review: Govinda Van Maele’s ‘Gutland’
“The brooding ominousness Van Maele plays with throughout seems to run through many of this year’s European offerings.”
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Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2017 – Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘Indivisible’
“‘Indivisible’ is a fantastically imaginative coming-of-age tale, an opera of sweeping creativity and a universal human love story.”
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Dead Ringers’ (David Cronenberg, 1988)
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Case for Criterion: William Friedkin’s ‘Bug’
“As one finds themselves trapped deeper and deeper into the lives of these poor, unfortunate souls, Bug closes in on you in a curiously suffocating way. It’s disorienting in the best way possible.”
Review: David Cronenberg’s ‘Maps to the Stars’
“While Cronenberg’s visuals and Bruce Wagner’s dialogue left me speechless early on, the pacing and tone of the final half inspired a couple face-palms. Even so, Cronenberg has plenty to say with Maps to the Stars, and the film’s best moments are powerful.”