Tag: Mark Friedberg

Father Mother Sister Brother | Review

Terms of Estrangement: Jarmusch’s Amusing Triptych on Familial Labors If each unhappy family is unhappy in their own way, there are still a wide variety...

Joker: Folie à Deux | Review

Joke’s On Us: Phillips Composes an Empty, Boring Spectacle Kudos to Todd Phillips for forcing US audiences to be confronted with the intriguing subtitle...

The Whale | Review

Charlie and the Tragedy Factory: Aronofsky Returns with Potent Chamber-piece on Despair and Redemption Obesity is far from the only morbid element marinating the bleak...

Joker | 2019 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

The Day the Clown Cried: Phillips Tries to Provoke the Herd in Adult Comic Book Origin Story As another cinematic iteration of the eponymous Joker...

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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

The Parent Trap: Sang-soo Takes Sideways Swipe at Social...