Mali Twist / Dancing the Twist in Bamako (Twist à Bamako)
by Felipe Rosa
Mali Twist: Robert Guédiguian’s film follows a young couple in newly independent Mali,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama, romance
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Adolescents (Adolescentes)
by Felipe Rosa
Adolescents: Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary follows two best friends for five years,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary
Clean Slate (Coup de Torchon)
by Felipe Rosa
Clean Slate: Bertrand Tavernier, in this adaptation of a Jim Thompson hardboiled novel,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime
Le Trou (1960)
by Felipe Rosa
Le Trou: the story of Jacques Becker’s film is as simple as they come:
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, thriller
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
by Felipe Rosa
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio: Carlo Collodi’s famous story has been adapted time and time
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
by Felipe Rosa
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse: this documentary, by
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: documentary
Monsoon Shootout
by Felipe Rosa
Monsoon Shootout: Amit Kumar’s thriller is a good use of an oft-seen narrative device,
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller
Night Train (Yè Chē)
by Felipe Rosa
Night Train: the landscape of Diao Yinan’s film informs its mood and story:
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
Inspector Lavardin (Inspecteur Lavardin)
by Felipe Rosa
Inspector Lavardin: Claude Chabrol makes this sequel to his whodunit a more
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: mystery
Fifth about The Seventh 