Black Girl

Advertisements Ousmane Sembene’s Black Girl (originally titled La noire de…) depicts the tragedy that can arise from isolation and loneliness. It deals with ideas of francophone identity, particularly in a post-colonial African context. It is arguably Sembene’s most acclaimed and well-known feature…

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Advertisements Honestly, I can’t think of what would fit Wes Anderson’s aesthetic better than a stop-motion movie featuring talking anthropomorphic animals adapted from a British children’s book from the 70s. Fantastic Mr. Fox delivered the complete package of Anderson sensibilities. The titular…

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Summer with Ingmar

Celebrating Ingmar Bergman's 100th birthday by watching all of his major films throughout the summer. This is a continuous article that will be updated almost daily.…

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The Lure

Imagine if The Little Mermaid was about man-eating mermaids who were also into goth music.…

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