The second day of the Berlin Film Festival offered three very different global takes on personal and political identity, but we’re still waiting for a home run.
Berlinale Diary: 'Aujourd'hui,' 'Coming Home,' 'The Outraged'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 pm · February 10th, 2012
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Review: The shaking, waking nightmare of 'Snowtown'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:06 am · October 18th, 2011
A blinding Australian debut feature from Justin Kurzel, “Snowtown” negotiates the real-life criminal exploits of a suburban family Down Under — only to make last year’s “Animal Kingdom” look positively “Neighbours”-like in comparison.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Longing for indies of old
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · September 23rd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Ryan Gibey pines across the pond for the American indie cinema of 20 years past, Patrick Goldstein sees a story of outsider innovation in “Moneyball” and everyone’s talking about the Best Actor race in one way or another.
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