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“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dor...

“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray “Girls” was a sensation from the day it started in 2012. The reasons were manifold – the outrageous nudity, the harrowing realism of the customarily bypassed bits of life...

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“Love” is back. Having ended season 1 with a meet-cute at a gas station, there was always the fear that the long-awaited coupled-up bliss ma...

“Love” is back. Having ended season 1 with a meet-cute at a gas station, there was always the fear that the long-awaited coupled-up bliss marks the end of all tension in the series and it will be a downhill slide from there on. The list of couples whose life after the passionate long-awaited kiss which seals the deal...

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Every now and again, a film manages to capture the essence of something timely and way bigger than the mere sum of the minutes it inhabits....

Every now and again, a film manages to capture the essence of something timely and way bigger than the mere sum of the minutes it inhabits. The narrative, cinematography and music all feed into a large sense of what it means to be in that particular moment, regardless of whether you can identify with the characters or not....

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My writings are now also making guest appearances on the Filmdoo blog. Filmdoo is the place to go to for emerging world cinema. www.film...

My writings are now also making guest appearances on the Filmdoo blog. Filmdoo is the place to go to for emerging world cinema. www.filmdoo.com/blog/author/pirjo-leek/  ...

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  “Midnight Special" D: Jeff Nichols S: Jeff Nichols C: Adam Stone C: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher,...

 “Midnight Special" D: Jeff Nichols S: Jeff Nichols C: Adam Stone C: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, etc. The fanfares around the arrival of “Midnight Special” construed it as the alternative sci-fi of the year. Though enjoyably atmospheric and with a consistent pace, the story fails to deliver a thrill to write home...

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 “The Nice Guys" D: Shane Black S: Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi C: P hilippe Rousselot C: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie R...

 “The Nice Guys" D: Shane Black S: Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi C: Philippe Rousselot C: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, etc The grimy carefree 70s meet Hollywood’s sweetheart Ryan Gosling and earnest leading man Russell Crowe in an appealing concoction of physical comedy and buddy film. And what a ride it is. The plot – a...

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  “Age of Adaline" D: Lee Tolad Krieger S:  J. Mills Goodloe, Salwador Paskowitz, etc  C: David Lanzenberg C: Blake Lively, Michel Hui...

 “Age of Adaline" D: Lee Tolad Krieger S:  J. Mills Goodloe, Salwador Paskowitz, etc  C: David Lanzenberg C: Blake Lively, Michel Huisman, Harrison Ford, etc. When you look at a description of a film which concentrates on Blake Lively in a perfect 50s hairdo called Adaline never ageing, you can already feel the treacle trickling down the screen....

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