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Nightbitch

Nightbitch

★★★★

fleabag meets motherhood but make it feral

Spirit of Independence Film Festival 2024.

Absolutely lovely road movie across Laos with an abandoned child leaving his temple home in search of his mother, accompanied by a teenage runaway with ambitions of photojournalism. Shot for £80k on 16mm, this looks fantastic and shot with a respectful vibrancy than still draws on the beauty of the environment. Great lead performances and despite the familiarity of some of the road movie tropes, this still draws a heavy emotional punch with unexpected plot turns. A delight.

Flow

Flow

★★★★

that capybara is the most emotionally stable character in the history of film

The Universal Theory

The Universal Theory

★★★★★

finally an accurate portrayal of the relationship between a student writing their dissertation and their supervisor