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Hannah’s Sleeping Dogs (EUFF Review)

December 6, 2016December 4, 2016ReviewAndreas Gruber, Austria, EUFF, Hannah's Sleeping Dogs, Johanna

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

Sorry, We’re Closed (Review)

November 29, 2016November 24, 2016ReviewChris Cope, Jennifer Kaleta, Julia Gao, review, Sorry We're Closed

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

Arrival (Review)

November 15, 2016November 11, 2016ReviewArrival, Denis Villeneuve, Sicario

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,

Samuel (Review)

November 9, 2016November 13, 2016ReviewAdele Noronha, Samuel

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

Certain Women (Review)

November 8, 2016November 4, 2016ReviewCertain Women, Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper

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

Personal Shopper (VIFF Review)

November 1, 2016October 27, 2016ReviewKristen Stewart, Personal Shopper

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 –