All posts tagged "Russia"
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GIVE ME LIBERTY – Review
Who’s game for a wild ride (not really a joyride) in a big clunky van through the mean...
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THE DEATH OF STALIN – Review
Tragedy plus time equals comedy, the old saying goes. THE DEATH OF STALIN, oddly, is a comedy, a...
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LOVELESS – Review
The title of director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s film LOVELESS sums up the world that twelve-year old Alyosha (or Alexey...
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POLINA – Review
The French and Russian languages drama POLINA is a coming-of-age story about a promising young Russian ballerina named...
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GHOUL (2015) – The Review
The truth is that, no mater how great a concept is for a story, no matter how well...
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LEVIATHAN (2014) – The Review
Well, sometimes some confusion can be a good thing. When I was first aware of this film’s title,...
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BRANDED ( 2012 ) – The Review
BRANDED slithered ( like the flick’s CGI beasties ) last Friday with very, very little fanfare. Kind of appropriate since...
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THE WAY BACK – The Blu Review
In 1941, a group of men from various countries and personal backgrounds makes a daring escape from a...
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Sundance Review: THE SHOCK DOCTRINE
Directed by Matt Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom, THE SHOCK DOCTRINE is an attempt to shed light on similarities...
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Review: ‘Sauna’
‘Sauna’ is an eerie tale of two Swedish brothers in the 16th century who are part of a...
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Review: ‘Ballerina’
Travis: ‘Ballerina’ is a documentary by filmmaker Bertrand Normand that follows five ballerinas at the Kirov. The film...
