Midsommar (2019)

You may not enjoy ‘Midsommar’ that much, but you’ll never forget it

True horror films are often virtual endurance tests. The payoff is the great equalizer — usually. We, as audience members, put our trust in the filmmaker that, OK, if we sit through 90 minutes of Freddy Krueger killing teenagers, the bad guy will get his in the end. But what’s to be done when the payoff is elusive? Is a horror movie still worth seeing if all it wants to do is horrify? Well, yes, a zillion times, yes.

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Sundance Film Festival 2020 award winners announced

Sundance Film Festival 2020 award winners announced

The 2020 Sundance Film Festival awards found their owners last night. The Jury Grand Prize was won by Minari in American cinema and Yalda in world cinema. The awards were held at the Sundance Film Festival, which was held between January 23 and February 2 this year, and once again brought together remarkable independent productions with film lovers.

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Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Review for Oscar Nominee Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi, who has developed a unique style with What We Do in the Shadows (2014) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), is integrating his sense of humor into the Nazi world this time with six nominated Oscar nominations, Jojo Rabbit. Adapted from the novel of Christine Leunens and gives a satirical look to Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, Jews, Antisemitism and the “little monsters” created by German nationalism in the process, the film manages to write its name among the best of the year.

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Smart People (2008)

Smart People: A sincere film with a well-written screenplay

“Smart People,” is an American independent drama with a staff of actors who have managed to unleash their potential in independent productions rather than mainstream Hollywood films such as Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page and Ashton Holmes. His subject matter and problematic characters, which focus on the theme of the dysfunctional family, reinforce the film’s typical American independence.

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