“The cumulative effect of ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ is one of openness and warmth.”
“In a film that’s otherwise so devoted to giving these women the opportunity to create a new identity, ‘The Handmaiden’ can’t help but peek into their new lives.”
“The plot of ‘Souvenir’ can certainly raise eyebrows, but it is this very absurd quality that adds to the film’s tongue-in-cheek charm.”
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“The film identifies the dark heart of summer, the humid stagnation and sense of dread that is the season’s essence.”
“A deeply affecting and personal vision, it’s an essential entry in the history of eroticism in Canadian cinema.”
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“As formally challenging as ‘The Pillow Book’ may be, it romantically creates a love affair unbound by its physical limits, connecting it to past and present through art and literature.”
“Whatever the location — inside or out, natural or constructed — and whichever social strata is being scrutinized, the ultimate conclusion of ‘Le amiche’ is one that will be echoed throughout Antonioni’s career. “
“Like a lot of reality television, ‘Christian Mingle’ is funny for hateful reasoning that displays damaging, scary facets of our culture.”
