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Serena Donadoni

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Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) 54% EDIT “Why Do Fools Fall in Love, in its own glossy, entertaining way, is a deeper examination of how an individual can use numerous masks to conceal himself, even from the ones he loves.” – Metro Times (Detroit, MI) May 23, 2019 Full Review Becoming Astrid (2018) 96% EDIT “Christensen portrays Lindgren as a born storyteller but delves into the vital time in her development when confounding expectation gave way to building her own narrative.” – L.A. Weekly Nov 21, 2018 Full Review Jinn (2018) 91% EDIT “There's nothing preachy about Jinn, even though Nijla Mu'min's elegant debut feature is about a teenager coming to terms with her mother's newly embraced religion.” – L.A. Weekly Nov 14, 2018 Full Review Weightless (2017) 55% EDIT “Still, while his first feature may be gorgeous, the characters in this rural family drama prove so amorphous that their struggles engender detachment instead of empathy.” – L.A. Weekly Nov 8, 2018 Full Review Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) 37% EDIT “Taken on its own terms, there is much to enjoy, especially Emma Thompson as an extravagantly exasperated prime minister sporting Hillary Clinton's pant suits and Madeleine Albright's brooch collection.” – Miami New Times Oct 24, 2018 Full Review Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) 98% EDIT “No one does dissolute hubris with as much charm as Grant, and his ebullience is the perfect foil to the misanthropic McCarthy.” – Denver Westword Oct 17, 2018 Full Review Stella's Last Weekend (2018) 67% EDIT “Draper captures the kind of loving openness that binds together families when the two qualities truly coexist.” – L.A. Weekly Oct 11, 2018 Full Review Living in the Future's Past (2018) 83% EDIT “The film presents arrogance as being as dangerous as greed, and it's with the soft smile of Hollywood irony that a grizzled actor reminds the audience that only you can prevent environmental disaster.” – L.A. Weekly Oct 4, 2018 Full Review Shine (2017) 50% EDIT “It's Zayas who anchors Shine. His gravitas shot through with mischief sets the film's tone, showing that serious-minded storytelling can still be fun.” – L.A. Weekly Oct 4, 2018 Full Review Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018) 90% EDIT “Loveridge celebrates the mashup aesthetic that enabled the artist to find a voice, and reveals that reconciling contradictions... is key to both Arulpragasam's music and the life she's constructed with audacity and wit.” – L.A. Weekly Oct 3, 2018 Full Review Age of Summer (2018) 40% EDIT “There's plenty of sun and fun, but it's Kiely's presentation of a teen finding his bliss that makes Age of Summer a disarmingly pleasant diversion.” – L.A. Weekly Oct 3, 2018 Full Review The Little Mermaid (2018) 20% EDIT “Devoid of social or political undercurrents and untethered from recognizable reality...” – Village Voice Aug 16, 2018 Full Review Memoir of War (2017) 67% EDIT “While clearly adoring Duras's work, Finkiel doesn't credit the strength it took for her to ruthlessly detail the experience.” – Village Voice Aug 15, 2018 Full Review The Swan (2017) 82% EDIT “Anchored by a remarkable child's performance, The Swan is a sensitive example of an overlooked element in coming-of-age films: awakening to the outside world.” – Village Voice Aug 8, 2018 Full Review Good Manners (2017) 96% EDIT “A heady blend of heightened reality and grounded fantasy...” – Village Voice Jul 25, 2018 Full Review Pin Cushion (2017) 89% EDIT “Haywood's formidable first feature is at once a ruthless dissection of cruelty, capturing the relentless torment of outcasts for the pleasure of self-styled superiors, and a warm evocation of an interdependent mother-daughter bond.” – Village Voice Jul 19, 2018 Full Review Never Steady, Never Still (2017) 79% EDIT “Hepburn doesn't demand that her characters conform to norms of sacrifice and redemption, preferring to follow Jamie and Judy's meandering, unhurried journey to cognizance and mutual appreciation.” – Village Voice Jun 22, 2018 Full Review Beach House (2017) 25% EDIT “By making Beach House so spare - four characters in one location - Saltiel heightens even the most mundane interactions.” – Village Voice Jun 20, 2018 Full Review Half the Picture (2018) 100% EDIT “It's experiential revelation as advocacy filmmaking, an incisive and inviting example of the personal as political.” – Village Voice Jun 9, 2018 Full Review The Quest of Alain Ducasse (2017) 69% EDIT “De Maistre makes the case that haute cuisine serves the same function as haute couture, creating an indelible experience while encouraging new ideas to filter through the industry.” – Village Voice Jun 6, 2018 Full Review Yadvi: The Dignified Princess (2017) EDIT “The Singhs aren't able to make Yadvi more distinctive than any other women whose fate is controlled by the hubris of men, or who've lost the wealth their titles once afforded them.” – Village Voice May 30, 2018 Full Review Anything (2017) 65% EDIT “The overall tone of Anything is that of tender magnanimity.” – Village Voice May 9, 2018 Full Review Measure of a Man (2018) 52% EDIT “By shifting events in Robert Lipsyte's One Fat Summer from the 1950s to 1976, screenwriter David Scearce adds new layers of poignancy to the young adult novel's end-of-an-era narrative.” – Village Voice May 8, 2018 Full Review Angels Wear White (2017) 94% EDIT “Qu unpacks much that matters in Angels Wear White, including the abuse of power and importance of status and wealth in Chinese society, but her most thoughtful, nuanced observations involve female sexuality.” – Village Voice May 2, 2018 Full Review Tully (2018) 87% EDIT “Tully encapsulates the psychological process of maturity with pithy humor and vertiginous insight.” – Village Voice May 1, 2018 Full Review
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