The Classics: La Strada
La Strada (1954)
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli, with collaboration of Ennio Flaiano
Rated M, 108 minutes
4.5 stars
Last Saturday (October 30, 2004) …
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The Classics: Zodiac
Zodiac
Directed by David Fincher
Written by James Vanderbilt, based on two books by Robert Graysmith
Rated MA, 157 minutes
4.5 stars
Zodiac is long and complicated and it doesn’t deliver …
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Manga classic reborn
Ghost in the Shell Directed by Rupert Sanders Written by Jamie Moss and William Wheeler, based on the manga by Masamune Shirow Rated M, 107 minutes 3 stars (in 3D …
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Death in Denmark
Land of Mine Written and directed by Martin Zandvliet Rated MA 15+, 101 minutes 4 stars
At the end of World War II, the western coastline of Denmark was riddled …
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Carry on, docteur
The Country Doctor Directed by Thomas Lilti Written by Thomas Lilti and Baya Kasmi 102 minutes, rated M 4 stars
There’s something to be said for film-makers who have come …
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Recent Reviews
Bad people doing bad things
Detour
Written and directed by Christopher Smith
97 minutes, rated MA 15+
3 stars
There’s no such thing as originality, but that doesn’t mean you stop aiming for it. Detour …
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An elegy for Emily D.
A Quiet Passion
Written and directed by Terence Davies
125 minutes, rated PG
4 stars
When one artist makes a film about another artist, you can be reasonably sure that …
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Kartoonish Korean ultra-violence
The Villainess
Directed by Jung Byung-gil
Written by Jung Byeong-sik and Jung Byung-gil
122 minutes, rated R
3.5 stars
The Villainess is a high-octane Korean thriller about a young woman …
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Fascinating half-true story
Monsieur Chocolat
Directed by Roschdy Zem
Written by Cyril Gely, Olivier Gorce, Gerard Noiriel and Roschdy Zem
114 minutes, rated M
4 stars
This is the fascinating true story of …
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Black and white and red
Get Out
Written and directed by Jordan Peele
104 minutes, rated MA 15+
4 stars
A guide to African–American horror films would be a slim volume. There are black people …
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Fine and brave
Don’t Tell
Directed by Tori Garrett
Written by Anne Brooksbank, Ursula Cleary, James Greville, based on a book by Stephen Roche
108 minutes, rated M
4 stars
Child abuse. …
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Gurinder’s personal Partition
Viceroy’s House
Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Written by Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini and Gurinder Chadha
106 minutes, rated PG
3 stars
Where to begin with this fascinating, infuriating, entertaining …
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Pablo Neruda as fantasy
Neruda
Directed by Pablo Larrain
Written by Guillermo Calderon
Rated MA 15+, 108 minutes
4 stars
A chubby man with a comb-over (Luis Gnecco) sits bare-chested in front of a …
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