Elena Lazic
Tomatometer-approved critic
Last Summer (2023)
86%
A
“Catherine Breillat’s film is devastating because it exposes at the heart of a seemingly normal family a black hole where empathy should be.” –
The Playlist
Jun 27, 2024
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What a Feeling (2024)
“From a familiar set of tropes, Rohrer crafts an intelligent if rather predictable portrait of women in middle age who still have a lot to learn -- but also a lot to feel, enjoy and experience, about themselves and the world.” –
Cineuropa
Mar 28, 2024
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She Looks Like Me (2024)
50%
“Director Torquil Jones has a light touch over material that could have been framed in a much more explosive and sensationalistic manner.” –
Cineuropa
Mar 21, 2024
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Edge of Summer (2024)
80%
“While we can salute the ambition behind the film’s bold concept, it is a shame to see an intriguing idea so muddled in the telling.” –
Cineuropa
Mar 14, 2024
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The Home Game (2023)
“Although the project is led by an infectious can-do spirit, it isn’t without some awkwardness, which the filmmakers thankfully choose not to conceal: seeing this [group] overcome whatever shame or shyness they might feel is genuinely inspiring.” –
Cineuropa
Mar 14, 2024
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The Empty Grave (2024)
“The image of families waiting generations for their slain elders to return home remains seared in the memory.” –
Cineuropa
Mar 1, 2024
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My Summer with Irene (2024)
“My Summer with Irène [is] an ultimately rather conventional coming-of-age film relying more on character tropes than it initially appears to.” –
Cineuropa
Feb 22, 2024
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Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (2022)
70%
“The most striking moments of the film, however, remain the testimonies of the band members themselves: it is hard not to be moved seeing them interviewed now about their work, and celebrated by legions of fans of all ages.” –
Cineuropa
Feb 15, 2024
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Your Fat Friend (2023)
83%
“The film pulls on our heartstrings, as though unsure that its ideas could convince us on their own.” –
Cineuropa
Feb 9, 2024
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Sebastian (2024)
75%
“While the film expertly builds suspense around Max’s project getting increasingly out of hand, it is difficult to feel moved by his story because we can easily imagine how it will end.” –
Cineuropa
Feb 8, 2024
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Brief History of a Family (2024)
92%
“The debut feature from Chinese director Jianjie Lin... skillfully builds up suspense and a fascinating, morbid intensity by showing in minute detail how easy it can be to let societal demands for excellence threaten even the most sacred bonds.” –
Cineuropa
Jan 25, 2024
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The End We Start From (2023)
89%
“It’s a realistic vision of the social and infrastructural collapse scientists worldwide have been warning us about for a while now, and which is already underway in less privileged areas of the globe.” –
Cineuropa
Jan 19, 2024
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Together 99 (2023)
71%
“So many decisions that speak more of an apparent fear of offence and a terribly cliched vision of life in middle age, than of the hope and affection we could expect from the director of the magical original film.” –
Cineuropa
Nov 3, 2023
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Shame on Dry Land (2023)
“Petersén crafts a tight and engrossing thriller that calls back to 1970s neo-noir American films in the way it uses a crime story to look into the moral and psychological makeup of a protagonist both created by and at odds with his environment. ” –
Cineuropa
Sep 22, 2023
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Je'vida (2023)
86%
“The film is ultimately more a document of atrocities than a portrait of its titular protagonist. ” –
Cineuropa
Sep 21, 2023
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The Tundra Within Me (2023)
80%
“The Tundra Within Me opts for a more conventional, sincere perspective that fails to convince, but its exploration of difficult ideas around a person’s place in their community remains worthwhile. ” –
Cineuropa
Sep 21, 2023
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The Taste of Things (2023)
97%
A+
“The couple’s pursuit of true, deep, sincere beauty in all things — in body and mind — despite these obstacles is infinitely touching. By the end of the film’s 134 minutes, it feels like the only thing worth doing.” –
The Playlist
Sep 20, 2023
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The Summer with Carmen (2023)
88%
“This adds up to a film more dryly amusing than truly entertaining, where the idea that introspection is a bottomless pit is echoed by the film’s own metatextual structure.” –
Cineuropa
Sep 15, 2023
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Infested (2023)
95%
“Although the film’s novelty is the social commentary that comes with its setting, this is not in fact its strong suit, and Vermin is at its most enjoyable as a well-made tiny (and not so tiny) monster movie.” –
Cineuropa
Sep 15, 2023
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Daaaaaali! (2023)
95%
B+
“An endlessly creative vision of art and cinema.” –
The Playlist
Sep 11, 2023
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Hit Man (2023)
95%
A+
““Hit Man” finds both comedy and refuge in the elusive nature of identity.” –
The Playlist
Sep 7, 2023
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Day of the Fight (2023)
85%
B
“ An homage to a kind of cinema that isn’t made much anymore.” –
The Playlist
Sep 7, 2023
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About Last Year (2023)
“[The film] centres on women who represent an exciting new development in the long history of Ballroom. But the film unfortunately does not satisfyingly explore the function Ballroom actually performs today, either for these three friends or for others.” –
Cineuropa
Sep 7, 2023
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Priscilla (2023)
84%
B+
“Coppola’s film does much more than simply show us the facts.” –
The Playlist
Sep 5, 2023
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Coup de Chance (2023)
83%
C
“Narrowly avoids coming across as a parody of a Woody Allen film.” –
The Playlist
Sep 5, 2023
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