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  Peter Hujar’s Day 2025

  Watched 05 Feb 2025

  Whishaw delivers the 55 pages of monologue with the impressive illusion of spontaneity. Sight and Sound review.

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  Last Days 2025

  Watched 28 Jan 2025

  The mood is contemplative, and not exploitative like Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno. But perhaps a balance can be strived for here while still remaining respectful of indigenous people. AwardsWatch review.

Popular reviews

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  Citizen Dog 2004

  Watched 09 Oct 2005

  It’s unfortunate that the film’s Thai origin might compel Western viewers to dismiss its quirkiness as eccentricity, effectively confining the film to the festival and arthouse ghetto and barring it from reaching an Amélie-size audience. Review.

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  Wolfs 2024

  Watched 16 Sep 2024

  This film and the recent Palme d’or winner “Anora” are essentially companion pieces cut from the same cloth. Critic's Notebook review.

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