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November 3, 2021Practical magic: ‘Petite Maman’ and ‘Undine’
The new films by Céline Sciamma and Christian Petzold share a dreamlike sensibility
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September 3, 2021Mellow drama: Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’
The New Zealand pop star’s latest album is styled as self-aware but the result shows the trappings of self-indulgence
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May 13, 2021Dance dance revolution: ‘Ema’
Pablo Larrain’s beguiling, difficult film seeks to understand an impenetrable anti-heroine for whom the city is a dancefloor
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March 18, 2021Celebrities anonymous: ‘French Exit’
Michelle Pfeiffer is flawless in this riches-to-rags satire based on Patrick deWitt’s novel
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February 18, 2021Small glories: ‘Minari’
Childhood memories are suffused with an adult’s insight in Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical film
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February 27, 2020Think less, feel more: ‘Honey Boy’
Shia LaBeouf’s disarming autobiographical film-as-therapy dissolves the line between cheap image reparation and authentic mea culpa
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September 6, 2019Requiem for a stream
The promise and politics of livestreaming in ‘Present.Perfect.’ and ‘Jawline’