Author: Juan Barquin

East, The (2013) 0

East, The (2013)

Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling yet again prove why they’re a team to be reckoned with in this political thriller.

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Before Midnight

The third installment in Richard Linklater’s trilogy reminds us that love isn’t always perfect in the most bittersweet way.

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Frances Ha (2012)

Frances Ha is an absolutely delightful comedy that captures just what it’s like to be a young woman discovering yourself.

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Squid and the Whale, The

Noah Baumbach’s film is a great look at the breakdown of a family going through divorce that is simultaneously hilarious and depressing.

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Paradise: Love

The first in Ulrich Seidl’s trilogy, Paradise: Love explores just how people sometimes try to find passion in all the wrong ways.

Kiss of the Damned 0

Kiss of the Damned

Xan Cassavetes’ feature debut is a classy little throwback to the seventies that doesn’t exactly rise from a dead story.