Austrian writer-director Andreas Gruber puts us in the middle of the Berger family’s conflict immediately, a device that works because we witness most of the events through the eyes of the young daughter, Johanna (Nike
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Sorry, We’re Closed (Review)
Sorry, We’re Closed peeks inside a server’s long life. Charlotte’s been slinging the same greasy food and lukewarm coffee for what feels like decades in this anachronistic-themed restaurant, and this film is about her relationship
Continue ReadingArrival (Review)
Denis Villeneuve, one of Canada’s only current high profile filmmakers, softens here. Where Sicario was hard-edged, Arrival is tender; where Prisoners was set in a moral grey, Arrival sits in an uncomplicated blue. That said,
Continue ReadingSamuel (Review)
Samuel’s success rests upon Adele Noronha’s performance as Hannah, Samuel’s mother, and its deftly written dialogue. Although I was not very familiar with the biblical story of Samuel prior to watching this film, the story
Continue ReadingCertain Women (Review)
I mentioned in my Personal Shopper review I wanted to review Kristen Stewart’s second film this year, and so here it is. I’m afraid to admit that Certain Women is the first Kelly Reichardt film
Continue ReadingPersonal Shopper (VIFF Review)
Kristen Stewart deserves credit. First, she played Jodie Foster’s daughter in David Fincher’s tight thriller Panic Room, and then she popped up as a representation of a road less traveled in Into The Wild –
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