The Brutalist (2024)
93%
5/5
“The Brutalist displays the scope and vastness of a Le Corbusier highrise. The ambitious approach allows Corbet to dig deep into the psychological strangeness of the immigrant experience, and the exploitative dynamics of capitalism.” –
The Skinny
Jan 20, 2025
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No Other Land (2024)
100%
4/5
“No Other Land is an eye-opening and oft infuriating film about the emotional and mental impact of oppression.” –
The Skinny
Nov 5, 2024
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Three Colors: Red (1994)
100%
5/5
“Three Colours: Red is the trilogy’s anti-romance, depicting an unconventional love story blossoming against the insurmountable obstacle of age -- perhaps the most adventurous and personal of the trilogy.” –
CineVue
Mar 30, 2023
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Three Colors: White (1993)
89%
5/5
“Often overlooked due to its more jovial and subtle approach, Three Colours: White is a surprisingly affecting story that whilst not delivering as strong an emotional hammer blow as Three Colours: Blue is just as an important study of French society.” –
CineVue
Mar 30, 2023
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Three Colors: Blue (1993)
97%
5/5
“Like delving into a cold cave of human emotion, Three Colours: Blue is the jewel in the crown of Kieślowski’s trilogy – a fascinating examination of freedom, sorrow and identity, and perhaps one of the most necessary films of contemporary French cinema.” –
CineVue
Mar 30, 2023
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The Shadowless Tower (2023)
88%
“A supremely confident piece of film-making, The Shadowless Tower is a wistful drama that suggests unlearning yourself is just as important as knowing yourself.” –
Little White Lies
Feb 20, 2023
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Futura (2021)
80%
4/5
“Asking a cross-section of young people about their hopes and fears...[The directors] encountered a generation worried about inequality, climate change and the rise of nationalism.” –
The Skinny
Jul 21, 2022
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Moon, 66 Questions (2021)
97%
4/5
“A wildly energetic coming-of-age tale with a distinctly intimate style, Moon 66, Questions confirms Jacqueline Lentzou's position as a visionary director.” –
The Skinny
Jul 21, 2022
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Il buco (2021)
86%
5/5
“Il Buco is an immersive, often claustrophobic experience, like plunging the audience into the depths of the abyss and leaving them to blindly search for a spark of revelatory light.” –
The Skinny
Jul 21, 2022
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Flee (2021)
98%
4/5
“The film is punctuated with moments of tenderness and gentle humour [which] wouldn’t be possible if it wasn't for the trust shared between subject and filmmaker.” –
The Skinny
Mar 17, 2022
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The United States of America (2022)
“In his quietly subversive Covid-era documentary, Benning offers a wry, yet searching look at an America united not by its principles of opportunity and equality but by its limitations and failures.” –
Little White Lies
Feb 15, 2022
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The French Dispatch (2021)
75%
4/5
“For those who share Anderson's fondness for long-form essays and continental culture, The French Dispatch is a rich and absorbing delight.” –
The Skinny
Oct 13, 2021
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Ballad of a White Cow (2021)
89%
“A well-plotted and tightly structured drama about guilt and responsibility, Ballad of A White Cow exposes how Iran's 'eye for an eye' approach to justice has left society blinkered to the suffering of women.” –
Little White Lies
Mar 5, 2021
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Cinema Paradiso (1988)
91%
4/5
“A celebration of cinema's communal experience, this lovingly crafted ode to the joys projected upon the silver screen is a touching celebration of moviegoing.” –
CineVue
Oct 23, 2020
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Eden (2012)
85%
2/5
“Eden may function as an inauspicious window into the distressing real world of sex works, but its underlying story not only deserves but positively demands a far more considerate and attentive approach than is shown here.” –
CineVue
Jul 17, 2020
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The Painted Bird (2019)
81%
3/5
“The Painted Bird might be difficult to endure, but it is even harder to ignore.” –
The Skinny
Mar 3, 2020
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Rojo (2018)
96%
4/5
“Rojo's elaborately constructed script is crammed with political symbolism and subplots designed to deceive.” –
The Skinny
Sep 4, 2019
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Gloria Bell (2018)
90%
4/5
“Julianne Moore's effervescent performance adds a sensuality that's arguably missing from the original, but otherwise little has changed in this shot-for-shot remake.” –
The Skinny
May 30, 2019
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Kill List (2011)
78%
5/5
“An emotional rollercoaster of a film which devastates and amuses in equal measure.” –
CineVue
May 24, 2019
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Panic Button (2011)
3/5
“If you're prepared to suspend your disbelief, you'll certainly find some enjoyment in Panic Button's generic attempt to express these genuinely concerning issues -- even if you take little away from its cautionary tale.” –
CineVue
May 24, 2019
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Rabies (2010)
78%
4/5
“This nihilistic, gutsy film's combination of rich ideas and a cultivated ability to deliver all the scares you desire from a good piece of suspenseful gore is an unconventionally infectious product of a thriving Israeli film industry.” –
CineVue
May 24, 2019
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Damsel (2018)
67%
2/5
“An off-kilter western about misplaced love that whilst not without its pleasures, ultimately struggles to overcome its abundance of creaky contrivances and absurdities.” –
CineVue
May 24, 2019
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The Heiresses (2018)
97%
4/5
“A story about losing and finding romance but choosing independence instead, this deeply felt Paraguayan drama shines a light on the nation's fractured identity by crossing numerous generational and class divides.” –
CineVue
May 24, 2019
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Dovlatov (2018)
80%
3/5
“Thankfully, German never idolises his subject, instead allowing the audience to walk alongside him, with intricate tracking shots and immersive sound design alluding to a sense of progression, whilst actually reflecting a life spiralling in circles.” –
CineVue
May 24, 2019
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Transit (2018)
94%
2/5
“By simply transposing Seghers' tale to the modern day, these characters get lost in the muddle of narratives, caught somewhere between the memories of the past and the fears of the future.” –
CineVue
May 24, 2019
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