Decade Audrey Brooklyn
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Filmotomy’s Best Films of the Decade – Audrey Fox’s List

Members of the Filmotomy team agonize over their top ten for the decade (2010-19). 10. Star Wars Episode XIII: The Last Jedi The sequel that…

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Persepolis
Posted in Year in Film

Rewind – 2007 in Film: Persepolis

Persepolis redefines what a war movie, a coming-of-age drama, an animated picture can look like. It seems only fitting that a film about identity, and…

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Lars and the Real Girl
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Lars and the Real Girl

The romantic comedy genre is one that almost by necessity feels as though it follows a specific template. And most of its films can be…

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Posted in Festival

Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Das weiße Band / The White Ribbon, 2009

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Das weiße Band / The White Ribbon, 2009…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Mommy, 2014

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Mommy, 2014 Prix de Jury – Xavier Dolan…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Saul fia / Son of Saul, 2015

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Saul fia / Son of Saul, 2015 Grand…

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Posted in Awards Season

Winners of the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards

With the last leg of this gruelling awards season finally upon us, Film Independent announced their Spirit Award winners. Big winner If Beale Street Could…

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The Favourite: A Battle Between Femininity and Masculinity in Court Politics

The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, brings a modern edge to the traditional costume drama, about power and influence that rests on constantly shifting sands,…

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Review: Beautiful Boy

Having a certain amount of buzz going into TIFF can be as much a curse as it is a blessing. And it’s reasonable to say…

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Review: Write When You Get Work

Write When You Get Work is that classic story of an estranged couple, where the woman has done everything in her power to move on…

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Review: Vox Lux

Vox Lux is a wild, brash examination of fame and infamy, celebrity and notorioty, and while the film struggles to maintain the high quality it…

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Review: Boy Erased

It appears that 2018 is shaping up to be a big year for memoir-based films about young white men and their complicated relationships with their…

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Posted in Review World Cinema

Review: El Angel

There’s a bizarre psychological quirk called the halo effect, where the possession of one attractive quality makes a person appear to have other positive attributes…

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Review: Ben is Back

At one point in Ben is Back, the titular Ben (Lucas Hedges) is being uncharacteristically helpful with chores, loading up a wheelbarrow full of firewood…

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