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Category Archives: film

Film review: Close (Belgium)

Oscar shortlisted tearjerker from Belgian director Lukas Dhont

Posted byimogenglad10th Mar 202310th Mar 2023Posted infilmTags: Belgium, coming of age, Europe, film, LGBT, movies, oscar nominee2 Comments on Film review: Close (Belgium)

February Wrap-up/Plans for March

What I read, watched and saw in January, and my plans for February

Posted byimogenglad2nd Mar 20232nd Mar 2023Posted inart, book, film, televisionTags: round-up5 Comments on February Wrap-up/Plans for March

Film review: Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)

Gritty Lithuanian psychological thriller

Posted byimogenglad25th Feb 202328th Feb 2023Posted infilmTags: Baltic film, Europe, film, Laurynas Bareisa, Lithuania, movie, Pilgrimai, Pilgrims3 Comments on Film review: Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)

Film review: Moonlight (USA)

Beautiful, immersive, Oscar-winning coming of age tale

Posted byimogenglad21st Feb 2023Posted infilmTags: Barry Jenkins, coming of age, film review, LGBTQ, Moonlight, movie, Oscar winner, prize_winners, romance, the americas and the caribbean, USA2 Comments on Film review: Moonlight (USA)

January Wrap-up/Plans for February

What I read, watched and saw in January, and my plans for February

Posted byimogenglad1st Feb 2023Posted inart, book, film, televisionTags: avatar, cranford, round-up, sense and sensibility2 Comments on January Wrap-up/Plans for February

Film review: District 9 (South Africa)

Critically acclaimed South African sci fi

Posted byimogenglad24th Jan 202324th Jan 2023Posted infilmTags: africa, District 9, movie, south africa2 Comments on Film review: District 9 (South Africa)

Film review: Hit the Road (Iran)

Enjoyably leftfield Iranian road movie

Posted byimogenglad9th Nov 2022Posted infilmTags: comedy-drama, film, film review, Iran, Iranian film, middle east and north africa, movies, Panah Panahi, road movie1 Comment on Film review: Hit the Road (Iran)

Film Review: Le Havre (Finland)

A Utopian slice of small-town life from 2011 by Aki Kaurismäki

Posted byimogenglad15th Oct 202215th Oct 2022Posted infilmTags: Aki Kaurismaki, comedy, drama, Europe, european cinema, film, Finland, Finnish film, France, immigrant experience, migration, refugees2 Comments on Film Review: Le Havre (Finland)

Review of Olga (Swiss film)

Prize-winning Swiss film starring talented Ukrainian gymnast explores talent, expectation and the pain of exile

Posted byimogenglad11th Sep 202211th Sep 2022Posted infilmTags: Europe, female directors, films, movies, Switzerland, ukraine1 Comment on Review of Olga (Swiss film)

Film review: The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Rich and immersive Oscar-nominated Norwegian romantic comedy

Posted byimogenglad21st May 202221st May 2022Posted infilmTags: coming of age, Europe, film, movie, Norway, oscar nominee, romanceLeave a comment on Film review: The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

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