Thursday, May 9, 2024

Alessandra Rangel

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Movie Review: With “Bergman Island,” Mia Hansen-Løve creates her most intimate and fantastic work yet

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve. Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve. Stars: Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie. Synopsis: Two filmmakers retreat to Fårö island for the summer and hope to find inspiration where Ingmar Bergman shot...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘True Things’ hurts, even though it doesn’t offer anything new

Director: Harry Wootliff. Writers: Harry Wootliff, Molly Davies. Stars: Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke, Hayley Squires. Synopsis: A woman’s dreary life is forever changed after a risky sexual encounter. It would seem that it is a ritual...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘Montana Story’ captivates with its story of regret and forgiveness

Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Writers: Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Kimberly Guerrero, Gilbert Owuor, Asivak Koostachin, Eugene Brave Rock. Synopsis: Two siblings returning to the family ranch to care...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘Encounter’ merges sci-fi and family drama beautifully

Director: Michael Pearce. Writers: Joe Barton, Michael Pearce. Stars: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Aditya Geddada, Lucian-River Chauhan. Synopsis: A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an inhuman...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘Drive My Car’ is a delicate view of life and death

Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Writer: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yurim, Jin Daeyeon. Synopsis: Nishijima Hidetoshi is a stage actor and director happily married to his playwright...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘Lingui, the Sacred Bonds’ is a testament to sorority and female ties

Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Writer: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Star: Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Rihane Khalil Alio, Youssouf Djaoro. Synopsis: When Amina learns that her 15-year-old daughter Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an...

Movie Review: ‘Wife of a Spy’ is When Patriotism and Humanity Come Face to Face

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Writers: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tadashi Nohara. Stars: Yû Aoi, Issey Takahashi, Masahiro Higashide. Synopsis: A Japanese merchant travels to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘Maria Chapdelaine’ disregards a promising premise

Director: Sébastien Pilote. Writer: Sébastien Pilote. Star: Sara Montpetit, Sébastien Ricard, Hélène Florent, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Émile Schneider, Robert Naylor. Synopsis: Story of a young woman having to choose between three suitors promising each a...

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