Category: film reviews

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On the Edge of Light and Shadow

On the Edge of Light and Shadow is a documentary that spans seven years in the life of a Brazilian actress, who devotes herself to working with the prisoners in Carandiru. A couple of the prisoners, Rap duo 509-E members Dexter and Afro-X, who were there for different sentences, are encouraged to create music.

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

Characters are crammed in an ordinary car and do ordinary things like thinking and chatting. There is silence. The purpose of their journey: locate the body of a murdered man in order to perform an autopsy. Have you given up already? Please, do not.

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Only Lovers Left Alive

He is an incurable nostalgic, wrapped up in memories of a glorious past. She lives in the present, enjoying everything, nourishing her soul just by being alive. Love is what brings them together.

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Other Woman, The

Love and Other Impossible Pursuits tells the story of Emilia, Jack’s wife and stepmother to his son William, from Jack’s previous marriage to Carolyne. Yes, Emilia is “the other woman” who’s recently lost a child.

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Otra Familia, La (2011)

A boy is abandoned by his mother battling drugs, and ends up at the house of a settled gay couple who have been together for the last ten years.

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Oz, The Great and Powerful

It’s a prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book, and it’s a story of a man of dubious character that wants to be great, but learns to be good.

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Pacific Rim (2013)

Under the hand of Guillermo Del Toro, I’m glad to say that Pacific Rim is not only a hell of an spectacle, but it’s also a very solid film for the not-so-good 2013 summer film season.

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Paco and the Magical Book

Tetsuya Nakashima’s Paco and the Magical Book tells the story of grumpy old Okunuki (Yakusho) as he enters a board meeting and is sent to a hospital, in which he meets a whole bunch of picturesque characters, including a little girl named Paco who can only retain memories for a day.