Tagged: juan recommends

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Upstream Color

Shane Carruth delivers a sophomore feature that’s an emotional powerhouse with as much metaphysical prowess as any Malick or Tarkovsky film.

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Maniac (2012)

Franck Khalfoun mixes the sleekness of modern French cinema with the good old-fashioned low budget horror of the eighties.

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Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher is pure action of the best cheese of the 90s with Tom Cruise playing CrazyEyes Tom Cruise.

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Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir melds together documentary and narrative in order to present this disassociation between memory and reality for veterans long after the war.

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Dans la Maison (2012)

Ozon’s latest is a voyeuristic tale of a young man who works his way into the house of a fellow student for the sake of crafting a story to tell his teacher that breaks the barrier between reader and writer.

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Sightseers (UK Film)

Ben Wheatley exceeds the expectations with his new indecorous comedy, skillfully mixing distinctive British humor, lurid crime, and an inviting weirdness, to depict an overwhelming love story stained by blood.

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Tootsie

It’s tough to be in an all man’s world, especially if you’re a man dressed up as a woman making it in an all man’s world.

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Blancanieves (2012)

Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves is a blending of the classic films and tales we’ve all seen and heard, with a new and modern touch that makes it all the more pleasant and accessible.