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Keyhole (2011)
In a house haunted with memories, gangster and father Ulysses Pick (Jason Patric) arrives home after a long absence towing the body of a teenage girl and a bound and gagged young man. His gang waits inside his house, having shot their way past police. There is friction in the ranks. Ulysses, however, is focused
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The Rover (2014)
I’ve rarely watched Australian movies, but most of those that I did, left a strong impression on me. The Rover by David Michod is one of those movies, one of the best made in 2014 as far as I’m concerned. Set in a post-apocalyptic landscape, the film is about Eric (played by Guy Pearce) who follows a band of dangerous
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Frank (2014)
When Jon, an aspiring songwriter and wannabe keyboard player, accidentally joins an experimental band for a concert at first and then for recording an album in a remote Irish cottage, little does he suspect what he got himself into. The band is led by the mysterious Frank (played by Michael Fassbender), who was never seen
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Post Tenebras Lux
A few years ago I wanted to watch “Stellet Licht” by Carlos Reygadas, but while browsing through it and seeing the still and long scenes with little to almost no dialogue, made me postponed it, being afraid I would fall asleep. It’s been collecting “dust” on my hardisk ever since. History almost repeated with Post
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3 Women (1977)
In a dusty, under-populated California resort town, Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek), a naïve and impressionable Southern waif begins her life as a nursing home attendant. There, Pinky finds her role model in fellow nurse “Thoroughly Modern” Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall), a misguided would-be sophisticate and hopeless devotee of Cosmopolitan and Woman’s Day magazines. When Millie
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Reality (2012)
Reality by Matteo Garrone is the Palme D’Or winner for 2012. You might know Garrone, one of the best contemporary Italian directors, from his award winning film Gomorrah. Reality tells the story of Luciano, a charismatic fishmonger and his sudden obsession to be on tv on the Big Brother show. Waiting for a response after
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Wrong (2012)
Wrong is an independent film written and directed by Quentin Dupieux, also known as a musician by the name of Mr.Oizo. Dolph wakes up one morning only to find that his dog Paul is missing. During his quest to find Paul, Dolph embarks on a journey where he encounters a serie of bizarre characters and
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Holy Motors
In Holy Motors, by french director Leos Carax, we follow Mr.Oscar (Denis Lavant) who journeys from one life to the next in a white limousine packed with costumes, make-up and props, driven by his friend and associate Celine through and outside of Paris. He plays one after another 9 roles – beggar, family man,the