DIFF Archive

  • The Great Kilapy is a film full of political intrigue featuring an apolitical central character. Set during the 60’s at a time of great civil unrest in Angola, which was then under Portuguese colonial rule, director Zézé Gamboa skilfully captures and portrays the climate of the time in a film that is engaging and revelatory.

    The Great Kilapy

    The Great Kilapy is a film full of political intrigue featuring an apolitical central character. Set during the 60’s at a time of great civil unrest in Angola, which was then under Portuguese colonial rule, director Zézé Gamboa skilfully captures and portrays the climate of the time in a film that is engaging and revelatory.

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  • Lesson of Evil is a relentless, remorseless look at pure evil. It is so brutally violent, it numbs you into submission and you are unsure how you should react to it. There is little joy in watching the film but it stands as a unique testament to enfant terrible director Takashi Miike’s crazy view of the world.

    Lesson of Evil

    Lesson of Evil is a relentless, remorseless look at pure evil. It is so brutally violent, it numbs you into submission and you are unsure how you should react to it. There is little joy in watching the film but it stands as a unique testament to enfant terrible director Takashi Miike’s crazy view of the world.

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  • Here and There is episodic and distant – it serves the purpose of a documentary, but by being a work of fiction.

    Here and There (Aquí y Allá)

    Here and There is episodic and distant – it serves the purpose of a documentary, but by being a work of fiction.

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  • The movie gets confusing before things start to make sense, but the reward of experiencing it whole is cinematic wonder.

    Cloud Atlas

    The movie gets confusing before things start to make sense, but the reward of experiencing it whole is cinematic wonder.

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  • Bill Murray makes this movie barely watchable, where the King and Queen can’t stop discussing Hot Dogs!

    Hyde Park on Hudson

    Bill Murray makes this movie barely watchable, where the King and Queen can’t stop discussing Hot Dogs!

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  • Aside from the performances of the two lead actors, there is not much to admire here.

    A Few Hours of Spring (Quelques Heures De Printemps)

    Aside from the performances of the two lead actors, there is not much to admire here.

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  • Our Children (A Perdre La Raison) conveys the anxiety and pressure of raising a family with great seriousness building on the toll that many years of marriage and parenting take on a woman and dexterously communicates the sensation of entrapment of such a situation.

    Our Children

    Our Children (A Perdre La Raison) conveys the anxiety and pressure of raising a family with great seriousness building on the toll that many years of marriage and parenting take on a woman and dexterously communicates the sensation of entrapment of such a situation.

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  • Though it may be entertaining, Radioman never feels insightful and quick detours to his past break the rule of good objective documentary—to never glorify or patronize the subject.

    Radioman

    Though it may be entertaining, Radioman never feels insightful and quick detours to his past break the rule of good objective documentary—to never glorify or patronize the subject.

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  • Made primarily for children, Gattu is a sweet and an overly simplistic movie with a lesson.

    Gattu

    Made primarily for children, Gattu is a sweet and an overly simplistic movie with a lesson.

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  • There is only so much excitement another adaptation of Snow White & the Seven Dwarves can generate, but Blancanieves is a good attempt, especially to showcase the director’s talent.

    Blancanieves

    There is only so much excitement another adaptation of Snow White & the Seven Dwarves can generate, but Blancanieves is a good attempt, especially to showcase the director’s talent.

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