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S.J.
Oct 7, 2024
'Toxic' review: Coming-of-age drama picks its poison | HIFF 2024
It's as good a time as any to touch base with teenage angst, eating disorders and shitty pranks when we head over to a grimy small town, the


S.J.
Oct 23, 2023
'20,000 Species Of Bees' Review: Identity Is To Bee Found, It Is Not To Bee Lost | HIFF 2023
Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren directs and writes the coming-of-age drama 20,000 Species Of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas in Spanish) as her


S.J.
Sep 26, 2023
'Slow' Review: Exploring Bodies & Unconventional Yet Intimate Relationships | HIFF 2023
Sometimes, however, a story can be worth enduring some of it, such is the case with Slow (Tu man nieko neprimeni in Lithuanian), writer-dire


S.J.
Oct 11, 2022
'The Blue Caftan' Review: Romantic Drama Explores Unconventional Love In Morocco | HIFF 2022
Unconditional love and sincere appreciation of it are some of the things explored in director and co-writer Maryam Touzani's new romantic dr


S.J.
Oct 1, 2022
'The Quiet Girl' Review: A Little Kid Tries To Find Her Voice In This Lovely Adaptation | HIFF 2022
You might be missing some beautiful cinema and softly delivered dialogue in the coming-of-age drama The Quiet Girl (An CailÃn Ciúin in Irish


S.J.
Sep 22, 2022
HIFF 2022: 'Godland', 'Plan 75' | Religion & Colonialism, Dystopian Programs | Capsule Reviews
Director-writer Hlynur Pálmason returns with psychological drama Godland (Volaða land in Icelandic, Vanskabte land in Danish) which examines
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