

Beatrice Loayza
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‘Widow Clicquot’ Review: Champagne Mami
This muddled film, based on a true story, chronicles the origins of the French champagne house Veuve Clicquot.

‘Touch’ Review: An Old-School Tear-Jerker, With a Twist
An Icelandic widower revisits London, the site of his first romance, in this film from Baltasar Kormakur.

‘Music’ Review: Oedipus Rocks
An ethereal, experimental new drama retells the story of the mythical Greek hero.

‘Chronicles of a Wandering Saint’ Review: Are the Meek Blessed?
It’s clear that Rita’s life in rural Argentina could use a bit of magic. But her willingness to bend the truth to achieve it heralds...

Russell Crowe’s in 2 Exorcism Films? Yes, and Here’s Why the Roles Work
In a three-decade career, he’s developed an impressive range without forgetting how to have fun.

‘The Devil’s Bath’ Review: Madwoman in the Cottage
This stark psychological horror movie tracks the mental deterioration of an 18th-century peasant woman.

‘Solo’ Review: Listen to Your Heart
Sophie Dupuis’s sensitive French Canadian drama takes a turn when a young, starry-eyed drag queen (Théodore Pellerin) opens up to questionable figures.

‘Coma’ Review: A Labyrinthine Lockdown Movie
Bertrand Bonello’s latest horror film, dedicated to his teenage daughter, pushes the boundaries of the conventional pandemic movie.

‘A Prince’ Review: Let New Passions Bloom
Sex, death and domination fuel this beautifully enigmatic pastoral drama from France, which presents the gay coming-of-age of an apprentice gardener.

‘Slow’ Review: We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off
The second feature by the Lithuanian filmmaker Marija Kavtaradze asks what a relationship looks like when you factor out the sex.