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Remembering mother’s frankincense on daughter’s body Saraband post viewing thoughts
Of the many films that explored family relationships in his later years,…
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Reykjavík A very cold joke from Iceland
I was super obsessed with the films of the Nordic countries last…
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Vredens dag The Birth of Tragedy
There are many literary and cinematic works about the tragic fate of…
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Hjartasteinn To be as gentle as possible
I’ve seen Icelandic director Gudmundsson’s 15-minute short film “Valley of the Whale”…
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Like Slimer shoving snacks in his ravenous maw, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” tries to cram way…
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Decades before his name became instantly associated with macabre wonder, Guillermo del…
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The Amazing Maurice
Terry Rossio, one of the writers of “Shrek,” brings some of that…
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Club Zero
Ambiguity and extreme emotional states occur simultaneously in Jessica Hausner’s films, where…
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The Magician’s Elephant
A magician’s trick goes wrong and an elephant falls from the ceiling. A…
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Unicorn Wars
Spanish animator Alberto Vázquez is setting himself up for a challenge with…
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New Gods: Yang Jian
The first half of the Chinese animated fantasy “New Gods: Yang Jian”…
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The American Society of Magical Negroes
I wish I could erase “The American Society of Magical Negros” from…
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Riddle of Fire
“Riddle of Fire” is the kind of cinematic bedtime story whose whimsical…
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
I can vividly remember playing the first Nintendo version of “Super Mario…
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Suzume
Makoto Shinkai, the director of “Your Name” and “Weathering with You,” is…
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Free Time
Colin Burgess is having a bit of a moment with the buzzy…