Thursday, May 9, 2024

Alessandra Rangel

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Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘The Story of My Wife’ is a challenging but splendid epic

Director: Ildikó Enyedi. Writer: Ildikó Enyedi. Star: Gijs Naber, Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel. Synopsis: A sea captain bets an associate that he will marry the first woman who enters the café. In walks Lizzy (Léa...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’ is a striking view of a neglected generation

Director: Luàna Bajrami Writer: Luàna Bajrami Star: Flaka Latifi, Uratë Shabani, Era Balaj, Andi Bajgora, Luàna Bajrami Synopsis: In a remote Kosovar village, three young women who feel their dreams have been stifled go on...

Movie Review (TIFF 2021): ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening’ is a touching tribute to anonymous people lost during the Holocaust

Director: Bianca Stigter. Writer: Bianca Stigter. Synopsis: The documentary transforms rare color home-movie footage shot in 1938 Poland into a testament to victims of the Holocaust. Earlier this year, A Radiant Girl premiered at the...

Cannes Film Festival 2021: 5 Gems from the Sidebar Selections

After a tumultuous year in which most film festivals went digital, the Cannes Film Festival refused to “sacrifice” its experience and canceled its 2020 edition. This year, it came back with a...

Movie Review (Cannes Film Festival): ‘Babi Yar. Context’ does not want us to forget

Director: Sergei Loznits Writer: Sergei Loznits Synopsis: Nazi troops massacred 30,000 Jews over a three-day period in September 1941. The film reconstructs the historical context of this tragedy through archive footage. It is difficult to...

Movie Review: ‘Scales’ is a Saudi feminist parable that deserves attention

Director: Shahad Ameen Writers: Shahad Ameen Stars: Basima Hajjar, Ashraf Barhom, Yaqoub Alfarhan, Fatima Al Taei, Haifa Al-Agha, Ibrahim Alhasawi Synopsis: Set in a dystopian landscape, Scales is the story of a young girl who...

Movie Review: “In the Heights” is a superficial but feel-good modern fairytale

Director: John M. Chu Writers: Quiara Alegría Hudes. Based on the musical stage play music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Stars: Anthony Ramos, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Dascha...

Movie Review (Tribeca Festival): ‘Do Not Hesitate’ Exposes the Intimate Repercussions of War and Violence

Director: Shariff Korver Writers: Jolein Laarman Stars: Joes Brauers, Tobias Kersloot, Spencer Bogaert, Omar Alwan Synopsis: A truck carrying a Dutch military convoy on a peacekeeping mission breaks down somewhere in the desert. As a...

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