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André Crous
"Whiplash (2016)" - Review

In the exquisite Whiplash, Damien Chazelle’s second feature, we catch a glimpse of a young drummer’s blood, sweat and tears on the way to greatness.

"Whiplash (2016)" - Review
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André Crous
"Shirley Adams (2009)" - Review

Despite this unrelentingly close experience of events, a number of self-conscious shots in which we only see the back of main actress Denise Newman’s head, and a story that is very simple, first-time director Hermanus succeeds in gripping his audience thanks to his self-assured direction that steers the film away from any fake sentimentality.

"Shirley Adams (2009)" - Review
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André Crous
"Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)" - Review

It is truly remarkable that this film, whose subject is always implied but never mentioned by name, can have such a strong impact on a viewer who has grown up in a much less restricted era of movie-going.

"Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)" - Review
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André Crous
"Sherlock Jr. (1924)" - Review

This medium-length film is interesting on many levels, and while the action transcends mere slapstick, Keaton’s conception of the film’s biggest stunts makes for remarkable commentary on the perspective of the viewer.

"Sherlock Jr. (1924)" - Review
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André Crous
"Napoléon (1927)" - Review

Napoléon, by French filmmaker Abel Gance, is an experimental epic that has achieved the status of legend, with good reason. 

"Napoléon (1927)" - Review

5 stars

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"No Man’s Land (2001)" - Review

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"No Man’s Land (2001)" - Review

No Man’s Land is a small yet devastating film about two soldiers from opposing sides stuck in a trench on the battlefield (no man’s land), somewhere near Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.

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"A Trip to the Moon (1902)" - Review

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"A Trip to the Moon (1902)" - Review

With this film, Méliès, the first master of cinematic magic, showed how to dazzle an audience, and he deserves all the recognition of being the first dreamer of the cinema and for engaging our fantasies in a way that demonstrated the far-reaching possibilities of filmmaking.

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"Gravity (2013)" - Review

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"Gravity (2013)" - Review

Films like Gravity are one in a million. Besides reminding everyone of the incredible visual talents he has that never overwhelm the story he tells, Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón, who has honed his skills at directing long but dynamic scenes with a single take, ambitiously faced the challenge of a minimal cast and has delivered a film for the ages.

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"8½ (1963)" - Review

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"8½ (1963)" - Review

The splendour of Fellini’s eighth and a halfth film lies in its ability to entertain us so effortlessly while being simultaneously incessantly creative, weaving together dream, fantasy, recollection and present reality, and commenting on the struggles of an artist while doing all of the above completely coherently.

 

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