Sabu’s Arrested Memory is a weird blend of crime comedy, emotional journey and martial arts movie. None of it really coheres.
Arrested Memory. Frontal Underload.
Tag: Film
The Life of a Feminist Icon
Francesca Archibugi’s Carla Lonzi, a Feminist Story is a touching remembrance of one of Italy’s most trailblazing feminists.
Hats Off to Diane
Un détour par Diane by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni expertly blurs the boundaries between one woman’s lived experience and another’s emotional life.
Jupiter, Descending
Denis Ménochet lends tremendous gravitas to a Macron-esque president trying to avert nuclear war in Alexandre Smia’s Jupiter, playing in Out Of Competition.
Dreaming of a 1994 Honda Civic
A modest yet touching documentary, Emil Langballe’s Petrolheads examines addiction, mental illness and the redemptive power of friendship and cars.
No Sex Please, We’re American
One Night Only imagines a world where sex is only permissible once a year, splitting the difference between fun comedy and puritanical views on intercourse.
Coming of Age, Sicilian-Style
Coming-of-age movies in recent years are usually snoozy; Giovanni Tortorici’s whipsmart funny Ketticè is the wonderful exceptional to that rule.
The Unknown. Getting Lost in Arthur Harari’s Enigmatic Puzzle.
Controversial at Cannes, the Karlovy Premiere of The Unknown (L’Inconnue) reveals a mysterious and beguiling experience, starring Léa Seydoux.
Martha’s Folly
Small yet powerful, Five Years, Four Months takes an almost structuralist approach to grief, showing one mother’s unending journey to find her missing son.
The Kids Are Not Alright
Miroslav Terzić’s follow up to Stitches (2019) is a devastating exploration of the infinity cruelty of children that makes Adolescence look like Bluey.