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8.5

AAW Performance By Huller!

Anatomy Of A Fall: Compelling Courtroom Dra...

Feb 20, 2024No Comments

This French film won the “Palme d’Or” award at the Cannes Film Festival.  The most compelling reason to see it is the AAW performance by

8.5

Subtle and Well-Crafted Film!

Past Lives: Emotional Connection Buffeted B...

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

This is the first feature film from playwright Celine Song, who directed and wrote the screenplay for this film.  I thought the first half was

7

Some Fine Moments, But Way Too Long!

Decision To Leave: Complex Murder Mystery/E...

Nov 13, 2022Comments off

Park Chan-wook, the Co-Writer/ Director of this film, is well-known for prior successful films, “Oldboy” and “Handmaiden.”  This movie has received excellent reviews and is

8.5

Excellent Screenplay!

The Worst Person in the World: Excellent Fi...

Sep 03, 2022Comments off

Co-Writer/Director Joachim Trier has made a terrific movie, which will probably make my AA list for Best Foreign Film.  It has won numerous awards for

7.5

Some Terrific Scenes, But Way Too long For Me!

Drive My Car: A Very Long Ride

Mar 14, 2022Comments off

This Japanese film is one of the favorites to win the AA for Best International Feature Film as well as Best Picture, but I didn’t

7

Fine Acting By The Two Leads!

Two Of Us: An Unusual Love Story (Amazon Pr...

Feb 23, 2021Comments off

This film is a very interesting French love story between two elderly women – it received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Motion

7.5

Fine Performance By Tzi Ma

Tigertail: An Immigrant’s Journey

Apr 20, 2020Comments off

Did you miss me? My last review (“Emma”) was posted on March 10, 2020.  After that, I stopped going to the movies (as we all

8

An Intense Mind-Blower!

Parasite: Sneaks Up on You!

Oct 24, 2019Comments off

This Korean-language subtitled movie has won many festival awards and it will very probably receive AA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Foreign Film.  The

8.5

All Worth Seeing!

Dave’s Favorite Films of 2018!

Feb 14, 2019Comments off

The Academy nominated three films for “Best Picture” that didn’t make my list, “Roma,” “The Favourite,” and “Vice.”  Click on these titles for my reviews

7.5

Roma: A Mexican Slice of Life!

Dec 08, 2018Comments off

In case you think this is a film about Rome (like I did before I saw it), the movie takes place in Mexico, is spoken