Tag: Maeve Jinkings
Interview: Nara Normande & Tião – Sem Coração (Heartless)
For their feature debut collaboration, Brazilian filmmakers Nara Normande and Tião returned to the heart of Guaxuma, the beachside setting in Alagoas, for their...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #108. Carolina Markowicz’s Pedagio
Pedagio
Brazilian filmmaker Carolina Markowicz surprised us last year when she pulled out an entire other feature film rabbit from her hat. Charcoal became her...
Interview: Carolina Markowicz – Charcoal (Carvão)
Pandemic times gifted Brazilian filmmaker Carolina Markowicz with fraternal film twins. Toll would turn out to be her sophomore feature, but she broke out...
Scar Tissue: Maeve Jinkings Populates Nara Normande & Tião’s “Heartless”
A debut tandem feature that is among the Brazilian film items we are keeping our eye on for 2023, Nara Normande and Tião are...
Charcoal | 2022 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review
Business (Wo)Man: Rural Brazil Opt to Pray & Prey in Markowicz’s Debut
If God isn’t listening, maybe the devil is. It’s a compelling idea, and...
Aquarius | Blu-ray Review
The political controversy which took place following the premiere of Kleber Mendonca Filho’s superb sophomore film had a rather unfortunate hobbling effect on its...
Aquarius | Review
Sign of the Times: Filho’s Formidable Examination of Life as a House
For his sophomore effort, Brazilian director crafts an intriguing character study around a...
Neon Bull | Blu-ray Review
Premiering at the 2015 Venice Film Festival in the Horizons sidebar, Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s exceptional sophomore feature Neon Bull won the Special Jury...
2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 7: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Asks What’s Your Sign with “Aquarius”
There's a new reason to be excited about Brazilian cinema and his name is Kleber Mendonça Filho. His undeniably seminal first feature film Neighboring...
Neon Bull | Review
The Tail End: Mascaro’s Sophomore Feature a Strikingly Sensual Exhibition
For his sophomore directorial effort, Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro examines a strange universe through his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #17. Kleber Mendonca Filho’s Aquarius
Aquarius
Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho
Writer: Kleber Mendoca Filho
We've been patiently awaiting for the sophomore effort from Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho ever since his excellent...
Once Upon a Time, Veronica | Review
Sex and Candy: Gomes’ Wise, Intricate Character Study
Arriving over two years after its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, Brazilian director Marcelo...
