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Games can be dangerous. Director Matsumoto (Dainipponjin/Symbol) has certainly proven he can go further with Japanese absurdism, but can he stay unflaPublished on: -
The Mother and the Sea
Vila Cha is the only place on Earth where traditions of fishing formed exclusively by women still live. Despite their age, the old ladies keep…Published on: -
Bread
Bread hones in on the symbolic role of food, specifically in the way that it highlights gendered imbalances of power in the entertainment industry.Published on: -
Firas
A group of Syrian refugees witness a plane crash during the crossing to Europe and drag a survivor on board.Published on: -
The Day She Commits Suicide
Basically the title says it all. A young woman makes the final preparations while the film stays light, almost breezy.Published on: -
Of Good Report
Black-and-white crime film, vaguely reminiscent of a Western. In a far corner of South Africa where time has all but stood still, a teacher falls…Published on: -
At the Bottom of the Sea
The imposing landscape of south-western Texas hides countless tales of a world in perpetual motion.Published on: -
Story of My Death
Serra won a Golden Leopard in Locarno with this peculiar, at times amusing, always painterly and philosophical film. In his latter days, rationalist aPublished on: -
Museum Guard
Unexplored aspects of everyday-life: What do guards in a museum do when they assume no one watches? A snapshot. (sixpack)Published on: -
3 Logical Exits
A claustrophobic sociological contemplation of the escape routes open to young Palestinians from their dead-end lives in refugee camps.Published on: