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Ballad of a Small Player | Review

Out Of Luck: Colin Farrell Can’t Save This Tale Of A Gambler Gone Bust Is Edward Berger hard of hearing? That might be the first...

The Wonder | Review

Power Surge: Lelio Ponders power and the profound in his latest which attempts to grapple with the nature of storytelling itself “This is the beginning...

The Other Lamb | Review

Lamb Tied to (Mis)Take: Szumowska Gets Culty with English Language Debut Cults seem to be making something of a comeback in popular film culture, which...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.