The issue of belief and the attitudes to how children are brought up comes under scrutiny in Fjord, this year’s Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival. Cristian Mungiu’s complex moral dilemma deals with a tough subject while delivering strong performances, particularly from its two leads, and capturing the beauty of Norway and the…
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The Substance
I had heard much about this new sci-fi horror from French director Coraline Fargeat, who gave us the 2017 horror Revenge. This award-winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, taking best screenplay, had quite a few walkouts due to the nature of the content. The talk was a body horror that goes to the extreme…
