Rafiki
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Cleveland International Film Festival Review: Rafiki

Rafiki is an absolute success. It premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival—notably as the first Kenyan film to ever be screened there—then subsequently vied…

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Cleveland International Film Festival: Slut in a Good Way

Slut in a Good Way is a sex-positive comedy with a feminine edge. Sophie Lorain, in her second directorial outing, celebrates the sexual cravings of…

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Cleveland International Film Festival: One Cut of the Dead

Shin’ichirô Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead is the funniest—and most endearing—zomcom I’ve seen in quite a while. Equal parts gory and sidesplitting, it’s a…

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