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'Seduce Me' ('Zapelji Me'): Film Review

Courtesy of Televizija Slovenija The Bottom Line Balkan Oscar contender charms but fails to seduce. Cast Janko Mandic, Nina Rakovec, Natasa Barbara...

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'The Light Shines Only There': Cairo Review

Courtesy of “The Light Shines Only There” Production Committee/Yasushi Sato The Bottom Line A wrenchingly bleak look at the human condition Venue...

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'Around the World in 50 Concerts' ('Om de wereld in 50 concerten'): IDFA Review

Courtesy of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam The Bottom Line A continent-hopping hymn to artistic and musical transcendence Venue IDFA, Amsterdam, Director...

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'Unlucky Plaza': Singapore Review

The Bottom Line Sentimentality and small-screen aesthetics turn social critique into soap opera. Venue Singapore International Film Festival (Opening film) Director Cast...

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'The Tree': Cairo Review

The Bottom Line Unconventional storytelling only heightens the dramatic effect of this elemental drama Venue Cairo International Film Festival Cast Katarina Stegnar,...

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'Top Spin': DOC NYC Review

Courtesy of Top Spin Movie The Bottom Line A missed serve Venue DOC NYC Directors Mina T. Son, Sara Newens It’s a...

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'Elizabeth Ekadasi': Goa Film Bazaar Review

Courtesy of Essel Vision The Bottom Line A smart, totally charming kidpic from India Venue Goa Film Bazaar (also in Intl. Film...

'Life Partners': Film Review

The Bottom Line The two stars display a winning chemistry in this amusingly observant study of female friendship Opens Dec. 5 (Magnolia...

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'Accused' ('Lucia de B.'): Palm Springs Review

NFF/HFM The Bottom Line A tense if dramatically lopsided drama with a fine performance at its center Venue Netherlands Film Festival (Competition;...

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'Justice' ('Hustisya'): Hanoi Review

Courtesy of Hanoi International Film Festival The Bottom Line Veteran thesp’s audacious turn undermined by a shoddy plot and simplistic world view Venue Hanoi...

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'Jack Strong': Turin Review

Courtesy of Scorpio Studio The Bottom Line Tinker, tailor, soldier, traitor. Venue Turin Film Festival Cast Marcin Dorocinski, Maja Ostaszewska, Patrick Wilson,...

'The Crossing: Part One' ('Tai Ping Lun: Shang Ji'): Film Review

With a story based on a real-life maritime disaster – the 1949 sinking of the Taiping, a vessel carrying more than 1,000...

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‘40-Love’ (‘Terre battue’): Film Review

Courtesy of Les Films Velvet The Bottom Line It’s game, set, but not quite match for this intriguing family sports drama Opens...

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'Our Family': Cairo Review

Courtesy of Phantom Film The Bottom Line This quietly devastating family drama is all the more powerful for its impressive restraint Venue...

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'Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile': DOC NYC Review

Courtesy of Flying Pieces Productions The Bottom Line This colorful doc gives a very human face to the plight of Tibetan exiles...

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'The Auction House: A Tale of Two Brothers': Cairo Review

Courtesy of Native Voice Films The Bottom Line This sharp-edged portrait of sibling rivalry features a pair of instantly memorable characters Venue...