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Adolescence – too much of a political pamphlet
The series claims to explore knife crime in England, but knife crime happens between gangs and among boys—not femicide, as suggested here. I
Boudewijn van Asteren
Mar 187 min read
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Past Lives – how lovers ought to respond
Ten years ago, my professor already predicted that in the future, all good things would come from South Korea. At the time, he was talking a
Peter van Duyvenvoorde
Mar 115 min read
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Conte d'hiver – Sacrife in winter
Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales revolve around male-female dynamics and everything that comes with them—eroticism, love, friendship, religion,
Peter van Duyvenvoorde
Mar 118 min read
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L’amour l'après midi - For the first time in history, we are free (?)
In the last of his six Moral Tales, Rohmer seamlessly weaves together all the themes he has explored, raising the stakes higher and making t
Peter van Duyvenvoorde
Mar 106 min read
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The Thin Red Line
After Dunkirk, after Saving Private Ryan, even after 1917, Apocalypse Now, or Full Metal Jacket, I dream—or something in me does—of taking p
Peter van Duyvenvoorde
Mar 66 min read
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The Brutalist – "much ado about nothing"
At first glance, The Brutalist appears to be a profound film with a lot to say. However, much like its predecessor The Zone of Interest—from
Peter van Duyvenvoorde
Feb 107 min read
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Le Fils - The Son; a film about grace (but not the one you might think)
A small film of masterful proportions. About the divorced Olivier, the woodworker, who helps teenagers learn a trade,
Peter van Duyvenvoorde
Sep 22, 20246 min read
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