"Like the Iranian masters before him, [Matthew Rankin] emphasizes both the poetic and the peripheral, making his film feel less beholden to the “action” being depicted on screen than it is to the undercurrents of ennui and the curios of the filmspace.
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“If this makes any sense to you, think of DR1FT as baby-brained The Thin Red Line… on acid (because why not).”
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“Silvicola is less a probing and argumentative documentary than it is a visual essay or a tone poem, and it’s as committed to its task of illuminating people’s stories as it is to wandering off to take in the scenery.”
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“Observing [Hirayama], we see how a warm, personal splendour can be culled from even the most banal of instances.”
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“[L]ike the best soups, Here is a film that takes its time, lets its components simmer and comingle, develop their depth at a pace that feels natural.”
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“[I]f the placidity of the filmmaking inspires in you any sort of zen-like patience, then it will also disarm and entrance you in profoundly stirring ways.”
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“[Riceboy Sleeps] is a staggeringly inspired work, one that communicates the utmost respect for its characters, while also celebrating their flaws, and allowing the performances behind them to shine.”
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“As Paterson patiently illustrates across seven days in the life of its namesake, […] revelations come when they’re meant to, when deliberate and sensitive approaches to life, no matter how taxing, foster in one feelings of completeness, and when that completeness nourishes the mind.”
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Mind mapping the role that dreams play in the central mystery and interlinking narratives of Villeneuve’s 2017 masterpiece.
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“By emphasizing aesthetics […] Castel ignores the potent emotional currents that her actors work to channel and her script tries to suggest.”
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“[B]y stymying Ben in his narcissism, Park achieves both a less-clichéd depiction of Asian-Americans, and a fertile zone for urgent and reflexive cultural critiques.”
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