Inside Out · 2021
20 films · 10 reviews
Through her focus on what might seem like a narrow issue, Lamorre mines a rich vein of history.
(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Stephanie Lamorre)
(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2020; Director: Gitta Gsell; Writer: Gitta Gsell, based on the book by Yusuf Yesilöz; Stars: Burak Ates, Dimitri Stapfer, Ecem Aydin, Beren Tuna)
Frequent close-ups build on the chemistry between the actors to capture that feeling when one individual suddenly seems bigger and brighter and louder than everything else in the world.
(Country: Germany; Year: 2021; Director: Daniel Sanchez Lopez; Writer: Daniel Sanchez Lopez, Hannah Renton; Stars: Matthew James Morrison, Alexandros Koutsoulis)
It's an obvious metaphor for aspects of life in the 21st Century, complemented by the textured look of Wexler's photography and the archive images which support the central narrative.
(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: David Wexler; Writer: David Wexler; Stars: William Basinski)
(Country: Peru; Year: 2020; Director: Alberto Castro; Stars: Tany de la Riva, Georgia Hart)
(Country: Chile, Spain; Year: 2021; Director: Alberto Fuguet; Writer: Alberto Fuguet; Stars: Paco Moyano, Manolo Rodríguez, Francesc Mulet)
(Country: Germany; Year: 2021; Director: Monika Treut; Writer: Monika Treut; Stars: Annie Sprinkle, Stafford, Beth Stephens, Sandy Stone, Susan Stryker, Max Wolf Valerio, Annie Sprinkle, Stafford, Beth Stephens, Sandy Stone, Susan Stryker, Max Wolf Valerio)
(Country: Russia; Year: 2019; Director: Aleksandr Lungin; Writer: Aleksandr Lungin, Sergey Osipyan; Stars: Sevastian Bugaev, Aleksey Filimonov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Sevastian Bugaev, Aleksey Filimonov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov)
The rather conventional structure of Yana Ugrekhelidze's film, which follows the couple over several years, serves to highlight the ordinariness of its subjects and the Kafkaesque nature of the invisible prison woven around them.
(Country: Germany; Year: 2021; Director: Yana Ugrekhelidze; Writer: Yana Ugrekhelidze)
(Country: US, Mexico; Year: 2020; Director: Heidi Ewing; Writer: Heidi Ewing, Alan Page; Stars: Armando Espitia, Christian Vazquez, Michelle Rodríguez, Ángeles Cruz, Raúl Briones, Arcelia Ramírez, Pascacio López, Michelle González, Luis Alberti, Yael Tadeo, Nery Arredondo, Alexia Morales, Alberto Trujillo, Armando Espitia, Christian Vazquez)
Made on a very low budget, the film looks rough, but the performances are solid enough and the leads have real chemistry.
(Country: Namibia; Year: 2020; Director: Philippe Talavera; Writer: Senga Brockerhoff, Mikiros Garoes; Stars: Adriano Visagie, Simon Hanga, Felicity Celento, Elize de Wee, Dawie Engelbrecht, Mikiros Garoes, Foreversun Haiduwah)
Caudeli has a talent that goes beyond the mere provision of puzzles.
(Country: Colombia; Year: 2021; Director: Ruth Caudeli; Stars: Diana Wiswell, Silvia Varón, Ana María Cuellar, Marcella Robledo, Ana María Otálora)
(Country: Turkey; Year: 2019; Director: Ümit Ünal; Writer: Ümit Ünal; Stars: Ece Dizdar, Selen Uçer, Aysenil Samlioglu)
Brummer is the perfect choice to play Nick.
(Country: South Africa, UK; Year: 2019; Director: Oliver Hermanus; Writer: Oliver Hermanus, Jack Sidey; Stars: Matt Ashwell, Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Hilton Pelser, Shaun Chad Smit, Stefan Vermaak, Matthew Vey, Matt Ashwell, Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Hilton Pelser, Shaun Chad Smit, Stefan Vermaak, Matthew Vey)
(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Katie Found; Writer: Katie Found; Stars: Arthur Angel, Markella Kavenagh, Steve Mouzakis, Maiah Stewardson)
Merricoffer's performance will keep you rivetted.
(Country: Romania; Year: 2020; Director: Eugen Jebeleanu; Writer: Ioana Moraru; Stars: Conrad Mericoffer, Alexandru Potocean, Radouan Leflahi, Cendana Trifan, Ionut Niculae, Alex Calin, Rolando Matsangos, George Pistereanu, Florin Caracala, Ela Ionescu, Mihaela Sirbu, Valentina Zaharia, Gabriel Rauta, Stefan Huluba, Bogdan Nechifor)
The joy that Liu finds in the learning process is infectious and will itself give many viewers a new respective on the subject.
(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Alex Liu; Writer: Alex Liu, Leonardo Neri; Stars: Alex Liu, Laurie Betito, Kristen Gilbert, Donal Godfrey, Barry Komisaruk)
A storyline that sometimes feels rushed or contrived is balanced here by a solid performance from Hartley and a tender one from Barlow.
(Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Marley Morrison; Writer: Marley Morrison; Stars: Nell Barlow, Sophia Di Martino, Ella-Rae Smith, Jo Hartley, Samuel Anderson, Steffan Cennydd)
(Country: Israel; Year: 2020; Director: Astar Elkayam; Writer: Astar Elkayam; Stars: Mor Polanuer, Naama Preis, Hadas Kalderon)
(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Isabel del Rosal; Writer: Isabel del Rosal; Stars: Devin Dunne Cannon, Bridget Barkan, Catrina Ganey, Daniel Fox)
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