Pálmason discusses his approach to time, why creative conflict is crucial to him, and more.
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Raimi’s film is zeitgeisty without being ostentatious about it.
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Aidan Zamiri’s meta mockumentary about Brat Summer places vibes above storytelling.
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The documentary ultimately reveals itself as a paean to female strength and resistance.
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The film is most interesting when it’s keyed to its main character’s existential malaise.
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The longer the film continues, the more nuanced our picture of Natchez grows.
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This finely shaded character study feels more than anything else like an existential parable.
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The film could be seen as a show of Buddhist acceptance of art’s transience.
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Green’s continually, and slyly, confronts us with our mortality.
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The film spares some thought for the big questions of privacy, policing, and A.I.
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