The French auteur Quentin Dupieux is perhaps most famous among general audiences for his 2010 film, Rubber. Yet Dupieux’s productions have not slowed down in the thirteen years since its release. In that time, he has released seven more films, all of which he wrote, directed, shot, and edited. Now, his eighth film in just […]
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SKIES OF LEBANON Is Gorgeous Yet Heartbreaking
Beginning with documentary style footage of Lebanon, Chloé Mazlo’s debut feature, Skies of Lebanon, takes the form of a family home movie. Set during the Lebanese Civil War and inspired by the life stories of Mazlo’s grandmother, what follows is a film with a family at its core. It’s a family that is fractured, yet […]
ANAÏS IN LOVE Is A Beautiful Rom-Com With A Charming Lead Performance
With her debut feature-length film celebrating a world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet is ready to steal the hearts of her audience with Anaïs in Love. If one must take a journey of self-discovery, the countryside of Paris feels like the perfect locale to find oneself; Especially when surrounded by […]
PETITE MAMAN Is A Bold And Inventive Spin on Grief and Time
If Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady On Fire is about seizing on a possible missed opportunity and never looking back, Petite Maman is concerned with wondering of all the opportunities that are yet to come. Rooted in the universally familiar emotions of grief and childhood curiosity, Sciamma is able to craft a dual-sided coming […]