Jordan M. Smith

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Stray Dog | Review

Still Learning New Tricks: Hall Heals Via Empathy & Remembrance Much less cinematically invigorating than Akira Kurosawa's noir of the same name and miles away from Tsai...

The Happiness of the Katakuris | Blu-ray Review

Takashi Miike's The Happiness of the Katakuris begins with a woman probing a freshly delivered bowl of soup only to fish out a miniature angel/gargoyle/teletubby? whose...

Video Interview: Mia Hansen-Løve – Eden

The morning after the world premiere of Eden at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, I arrived at a bar not yet open, located just...

Eden | Review

In The Garden Of Garage: Hansen-Løve Recounts Brother's Coming of Age During the Rise of House Music Thanks to her brother Sven’s involvement in the popularization...

The Wanted 18 | Review

Got Milk? Cowan & Shomali See The Glass Half Full, Celebrating Community Action In Beit Sahour With Stop-Motion Paul Cowan and Amer Shomali’s partially animated docu-drama,...

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A Bit of Light | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Under the Cherry Moon: Asgari Lets the Sun Shine...

One Minute to Midnight (Un peu avant minuit) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Man Who Snubbed Women: Pariser Performs a Patriarchal...

NAZA | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Destroy Everything You Touch: Abraham & Szor Explore the...

The Fire Within You (Il fuoco che ti porti dentro) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Shrill Seekers: De Angelis Turns to Comedic Caricature For...
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