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The Nightingale | Review

Bloody White People: Kent Hits Hard with Brutal Revenge Trip Jennifer Kent follows up her formidable debut The Babadook with a less inventive, but decidedly...

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #61. Jennifer Kent – The Nightingale

Sundance was a major launch pad for Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and it could be the lieu for the US premiere (nabbing one of...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #26. Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale

The Nightingale Responsible for one of the most successful debuts over the past decade with 2014’s The Babadook (read ★★★★ review), Australia’s Jennifer Kent is ready...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale

A filmmaker who needs no introduction, the award-winning The Babadook (among our top 20 for 2014) is among the upper echelon titles that premiered at...

Sweet Country | Review

Once Upon a Time in Australia: Thornton’s Western-inspired Saga of Violent Racial Discrimination Racial tensions in Australian society are given historic treatment in the outback-Western...

The Mule | Review

Mother, Jugs, and Laxatives: Sampson and Mahony’s Curious Exploration of Strange Case Based on its poster and other marketing materials for Angus Sampson and Tony...

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Interview: Scandar Copti – A Childhood (Work in Progress)

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2026 César Awards: Carine Tardieu’s ‘The Ties That Binds Us’ Lands Best Film

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What Does that Nature Say to You | Review

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2026 Berlin International Film Festival – Checklist of Our Coverage

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...