Joseph Owen

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  Leto

  ★★★★★

  Stylish, unfocused and only playing the hits, Kirill Serebrennikov’s biopic Leto...

  Joseph Owen 10th May 2018
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  Judgement Day (Yomeddine)

  ★★★★★

  A road trip, a paternal bond, a trajectory of redemption:...

  Joseph Owen 9th May 2018
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  Donbass

  ★★★★★

  We live in a political moment, one apparently dominated by post-truth and fake news....

  Joseph Owen 9th May 2018
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  Dead Souls

  ★★★★★

  Wang Bing likes his films long: there is something crucial in the weight of...

  Joseph Owen 9th May 2018
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  Cannes 2018 jury press conference: Cate Blanchett explains lack of female directors in competition

  Questions about the lack of...

  Joseph Owen 8th May 2018
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  Ta Peau Si Lisse (A Skin So Soft)

  ★★★★★

  A remarkable Montreal-based ensemble parade themselves in...

  Joseph Owen 12th October 2017
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  Un Beau Soleil Intérieur (Let the Sunshine In)

  ★★★★★

  Opening the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar,...

  Joseph Owen 12th October 2017
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  Vinterbrødre (Winter Brothers)

  ★★★★★

  This is a brutish, elemental feature debut from Icelandic...

  Joseph Owen 9th October 2017
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  As Boas Maneiras (Good Manners)

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  Childbirth must be painful, and Good Manners contains a...

  Joseph Owen 9th October 2017
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  Jeune Femme (Montparnasse Bienvenue)

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  Enjoyment of this film rests on how much you warm to...

  Joseph Owen 7th October 2017