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Sergio, a former judoka, has found a job as a gym teacher in Remis, a remote village in the Italian Alps. The local tourist office describes it as “the valley of smiles.” And that’s not entirely unjustified, because all the inhabitants appear to be in a state of constant bliss. Surprised by so much happiness, [...]
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I have no idea whether Lucky Luke is well known in Japan, but in Kenichi Ugana they certainly have a man who shoots movies faster than his shadow. In INCOMPLETE CHAIRS, he presents the story of Shinsuke Kujo, a man who considers himself the future of the chair-making craft. At the beginning of the film, [...]
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There comes a time in life when you must pick your battles. On principle. When you can’t back down, can’t give up and have to give it your all. The remake of THE TOXIC AVENGER is, for us, a holy grail, a symbol; the “One” we absolutely had to have. The Fabergé egg of genre [...]
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Madoka writes plays, but today she goes to the movies. A movie about a certain Kazuma, who plays in a band, but decides to go to a movie about a certain Madoka, who writes plays, but decides to go to the movies. In disbelief, our two movie fans stare at each other, separated only by [...]
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Before souls pass on to their next life, they pause in the Other World, a pastel-colored stopover in the afterlife. Little spirits, called soul guardians, have the task of guiding the newly deceased to their reincarnation. Whatever resentment they harbor from their past lives must be left behind in the realm of the dead. Otherwise, [...]
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“Eat for the body you want, not for the body you have”. Medical student Hana decides to take this motivational quote to heart. She bravely chucks all her donuts in the trash and cheerfully embarks on the quest for her ideal weight. But the going proves to be so tough… Until her school friend Mel [...]
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If you like simple storylines, one-dimensional characters, and happy endings where everything falls neatly into place, then STEAL AWAY is not for you. The latest film by Canadian director Clement Virgo is set in an unspecified country and time. An African mother on the run arrives with her daughter Cécile at the opulent estate of [...]
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Geppetto can no longer bear to see how depressed his grandson James is. He decides to give him one of his latest creations: a wooden puppet named Pinocchio. And this puppet not only works without batteries, but is actually alive! Pinocchio is even better than a puppy and becomes James’s best friend. After a while, [...]
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In an alternate universe that closely resembles 17th-century England, people worship the Bird God, women are not allowed to read, and it is their duty to produce heirs. The gentle Cherry has the misfortune that her husband is not attracted to women, which means that the blame for not having a child will fall entirely [...]
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Grace is exhausted. As the sole survivor of a deadly game in which she took down her husband and in-laws, she’d love nothing more than a nice hot shower to recover from the ordeal. Unfortunately, her triumph immediately triggers a new bloody round, in which she’ll face assassination attempts from the world’s richest and most [...]