Foreign Film

Under The Tree

‘Under The Tree’ Review: Grief and Sorrow Blind Rationality

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Eventually, Under the Tree sinks your soul into unexpected hopelessness and despair, but its introspective story and stark foreignness provide a poignant escape from the mindless summer blockbusters we’re so inundated with.

Summer 1993

Twin Films: ‘The Florida Project’ and ‘Summer 1993’

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Exploring the remarkable similarities and revealing differences between these two recent additions to cinema’s treasure chest.

Barakah Meets Barakah

How the Lifting of Saudi Arabia’s Cinema Ban Affects Movie Lovers Everywhere

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By improving opportunities for Saudi filmmakers, fans, and critics to make, access, and engage with cinema, this move has the power to positively influence film culture both in and outside the region.

Rescue Dawn Christian Bale

7 Vietnam War Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen, But Should

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Including a Vietnamese movie that was filmed during the War, a Werner Herzog drama and a horror about a vampire-zombie veteran.

Blue Is The Warmest Color

The Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film Category Needs a Shakeup

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The Academy’s Best Foreign Film category has been dogged by controversy for years. We suggest one potential solution.

City Of God

The Legacy of ‘City of God’ on Brazil’s Favelas

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From 2017, Farah Cheded discusses how this hugely successful film has impacted Rio’s poorest communities for better and for worse.