“It’s a very opportune gift.” A true statement for both members of the #BongHive and the Kim family at the heart of the 2019 Palme d’Or winner (a first for Korean cinema!). The Kims — patriarch Ki-taek (Bong’s regular Song…
Long Day’s Journey Into Night Movie Review: An opulent reflection of the past
Despite Long Day’s Journey Into Night’s pensive, poetic pacing, Bi creates a world full of opulence but only for those willing to take the trip.
Netflix Takes Action and Pulls Out of Cannes
Netflix announced that they have pulled out of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival due to the rule changes, reports Variety. The move comes as Cannes recently announced that the only films without a theatrical release in France would be prohibited…
Claire’s Camera Movie Review: Hong Sang-soo is a master of humanism
Hong Sang-soo is one of South Korea’s most prolific filmmakers, but his body of work is comprised of titles not as widely known to international film audiences. His films exist on the fringes of an industry in South Korea which…
VIFF Review: Happy End
To read previous VIFF coverage, click here. The opening few moments of Michael Haneke’s newest button-pusher Happy End leaves a few open-ended questions—the one I’m most eager to talk about involves a possible animal rights violation. Of course, animal torture…
VIFF Review: Faces Places
To read previous VIFF coverage, click here. Faces Places (or in French: Visages Villages) comes equipped with so much detailed history and deeply embedded feeling between its characters that the winsomeness and tragedy almost writes itself. Equally the result of…