Tag: Maria Bakalova

The Apprentice | Review

The Devil and Donald Trump: Abbasi Reconstructs the Rise of a Crony Capitalist Among the many wise observations written by nineteenth century Englishman Lord Acton,...

Bodies Bodies Bodies | Review

On Body and Storm: Reijn Uncovers a Snake Pit of Wealthy Frenemies in Social Satire It’s Agatha Christie spliced with the frivolous escapism of social...

The Bubble | Review

The Exterminating Sound Stage: Apatow Skewers Hollywood’s Pandemic Age in Moderately Amusing Satire Straddling a blurry line between satirizing Hollywood’s franchise cupidity and a queasy...

2022 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Halina Reijn’s Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Filmmaker Chloe Okuno was originally tapped to direct the project, but this would land in the lap of Halina Reijn. The actress-turned director who...

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Parthenope | Review

The Boring & Beautiful: Sorrentino’s Tone Deaf Portrait of...

Bring Them Down | Review

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Interview: Natalia León – Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado (2025 Sundance Short)

A touching, sober, political and poignant text on femicide,...