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May 30, 2018 — The Bergman 100 celebration brings us two new documentaries—and some terrific artwork, too.
May 29, 2018 — John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy is a milestone along several different paths of movie history, all of which converged at the majestically seedy crossroads of Times Square in the spring of 1968.
May 23, 2018 — About halfway through Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation (2016), Dr. Romeo Aldea (Adrian Titieni) finds himself in a patch of woods in the middle of the night, crying. It’s a surprisingly vulnerable moment for a protagonist who is usually all business. We’re...
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May 21, 2018 — Movies you may not care about are inspiring some writing you won’t want to ignore.
May 21, 2018 — Beyond the Hills (2012) tells the story of a real-life Romanian tragedy that attracted international media attention in 2005: the death of a young woman submitted to a shockingly medieval exorcism at a small monastery in Moldavia. The monastery was...
May 19, 2018 — The full list of awards and a look back at what many consider to be the strongest edition in years.
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May 19, 2018 — All agree that the drama set in the slums of Beirut is gripping, but is it too manipulative?
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May 16, 2018 — Critical reception is subdued compared to the raves for Happy Hour (2015).
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May 15, 2018 — The story of a family teetering on the edge of poverty scores a solid first round of reviews.
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May 14, 2018 — A fable, a social critique, and a frontrunner for the top prize.