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Mountains May Depart (Shan He Gu Ren – Mountains and Rivers, Old Acquaintance, China-Japan-France 2015)

John Hall on Stolen Face (UK 1952)December 1, 2025
i also quite enjoyed this film on Talking Pictures, perhaps a year ago now. Scott’s star was not quite in…
John Hall on Vie Privée (France 2024)November 17, 2025
Very tempted by this at LIFF, but had I realised that both the radiant Virginie Efira and Irene Jacob were…
Roy Stafford on American Fiction (US 2023)October 29, 2025
I can see that Monk might be an annoying character but I think he is presented as a grump who…
John Hall on American Fiction (US 2023)October 28, 2025
I did find this on general release probably about a year ago, but forget where. It was enjoyable but a…
Roy Stafford on One Battle After Another (US 2025)October 1, 2025
Yes, The Parallax View is hard to beat. I know that many, many people really love The Big Lebowski. I…