2011-2020

  • Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Nie yin niang AKA The Assassin (2015)

    2011-2020ArthouseHsiao-hsien HouMartial ArtsTaiwan

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    An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in seventh-century China.

    J. Hoberman wrote:
    “The Assassin” is extraordinarily beautiful. The film’s editing and narrative construction are, however, no less remarkable. For all its exquisitely furnished interiors and fantastic landscapes, “The Assassin” is far too eccentric to ever seem picturesque. Nor does it unfold like a typical wuxia. Mayhem is abrupt, brief and fragmentary — predicated on suave jump-cuts and largely devoid of special effects.Read More »

  • Léa Mysius – Ava (2017)

    2011-2020DramaFranceLéa Mysius

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    Synopsis
    A young woman finds out she is condemned to gradually lose her sight while spending her summer vacation at a beach resort. While her mother Maud has vowed to make Ava’s month of holidays an unforgettable experience, Ava decides to take a another route.Read More »

  • Marianna Palka – Bitch (2017)

    2011-2020ComedyDramaMarianna PalkaUSA

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    Quote:
    The provocative tale of a woman (Marianna Palka) who snaps under crushing life pressures and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog. Her philandering, absentee husband (Jason Ritter) is forced to become reacquainted with his four children and sister-in-law (Jaime King) as they attempt to keep the family together during this bizarre crisis.Read More »

  • Baltasar Kormákur – Eiðurinn AKA The Oath (2016)

    2011-2020Baltasar KormákurCrimeIcelandThriller

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    From cinemaperspective.com
    When filmmakers possess a signature style that can be identified across their body of work, they are sometimes referred to as an auteur of cinema. It’s a term that might get banded around too frequently, but one that is often used when discussing Icelandic visionary Baltasar Kormákur. His latest feature is crime thriller The Oath, a personal project which he amazingly produces, directs, co-writes and stars in. The story follows family man heart surgeon Finnur (Kormákur) who tries to rescue his daughter Anna (Hera Hilmar) from her thuggish boyfriend Óttar (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) when she becomes entangled in his dangerous, criminal lifestyle.Read More »

  • David Lynch – Twin Peaks (2017)

    2011-2020David LynchDramaMysteryUSA

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    Quote:
    Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.Read More »

  • Ulrich Seidl – Safari (2016)

    2011-2020AustriaDocumentaryUlrich Seidl

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    Ulrich Seidls follow wealthy tourists going on safari to kill often endangered species. Some determinedly searching for trophies, others to enjoy. Even if every prey comes at a price, they always find a way to legitimize their own actions.Read More »

  • Liam Gavin – A Dark Song (2016)

    2011-2020DramaHorrorIrelandLiam Gavin

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    Synopsis:
    Sophia Howard rents a house in the countryside of Wales and hires the occultist Joseph Solomon to contact her son that was kidnapped and murdered by teenagers practicing black magic. Along the days, Sophia follows the guidance of Solomon in rituals to purify her soul. However Sophia has a hidden agenda that jeopardizes their lives. Read More »

  • Matías Piñeiro – Hermia & Helena (2016)

    2011-2020ArgentinaComedyDramaMatías Piñeiro

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    Quote:
    Camila, a young Argentine theater director, travels from Buenos Aires to New York to attend an artistic residency to develop a Spanish translation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Upon her arrival, she begins to receive a series of mysterious postcards which set her down a winding path through her past and towards her future.Read More »

  • Ralitza Petrova – Bezbog AKA Godless (2016)

    2011-2020BulgariaDramaRalitza Petrova

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    A nurse traffics the ID cards of demented patients on the black market of identity theft. Driven by easy cash, and an addiction to morphine, she struggles to keep tabs on her emotional void, and a growing fear of punishment.Read More »

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