Composition Class [1938] - The Strengths and Inconveniences of Honesty
It’s fascinating to witness the number of Japanese studio films from 1930s that focuses on the social and economic situation of the unde......
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The Paper [1994] - A Facile yet Delightfully Energetic Newspaper Movie
Ron Howard’s The Paper (1994) centers on 24 hours in the life of the Sun, i.e., The New York Sun, a fictitious New York tabloid which ......
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The Interview [1998] - A Taut, Solidly Crafted Police Procedural
At dawn one morning in Melbourne, police force led by Detective Sergeant John Steele ( Tony Martin ) bust into an apartment of a middle-......
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Birdboy: The Forgotten Children [2015] - The Quest for Freedom in a Strangely Horrifying World
Pedro Rivera and Alberto Vazquez’s Spanish animated feature Birdboy: The Forgotten Children ( ‘Pscionautas, los ninos olvidados’ , 20......
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Glory [2016] - A Universal and Timeless Tale of Bureaucratic Nightmare
East European cinema possesses the knack for offering subtle and powerful tales about people getting thrown under the wheels of apatheti......
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Manic [2001] - Troubled Youths and Unforgiving Environment
Jordan Melamed’s indie-feature Manic (2001) is a well-intentioned drama on young damaged souls who have no hope whatsover to win over ......
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