Felipe Rosa

The Handmaiden (Ah-ga-ssi)

The Handmaiden: Park Chan-wook navigates well in this intricate, pulpy story full of

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Ballad of Return: Gustavo Rosa de Moura’s film is a hard, intense, unpleasant look at a

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Everybody Wants Some!!: there is such a thing as a Richard Linklater’s touch: this film has

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Nocturnal Animals: Tom Ford is able to balance three different storylines, allowing all

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki: Juho Kuosmanen’s account of true events is a pleasurable, unassuming experience.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens: director J.J. Abrams, and his co-screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt understand that

Elle: the entertainment value of Paul Verhoeven’s film comes not from the suspense,

Cars 2: John Lasseter and Brad Lewis’ sequel is an entertaining mash-up of the original concept and a world-hopping spy film.

Parade: this Jacques Tati’s film doesn’t really have a shred of a story, just a parade of varied circus acts;

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