Posts by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood review – one to reflect on in the bath

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Anna Hint’s intimate, drowsy documentary observes a group of women cleansing their bodies and sharing secrets in a traditional smoke sauna.

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Theater Camp review – slightly cliquey thesp fest

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman direct this lighthearted mockumentary about a struggling theater camp, but its insider humour might only work for am-dram enthusiasts.

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The Innocent review – pleasantly quirky romantic caper

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A sullen aquarium worker becomes suspicious of his mother's new husband in Louis Garrel's pleasingly offbeat familial drama.

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Joy Ride review – hands-over-eyes, wretched hilarity

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A quartet of mismatched women take a road trip across China in a journey of self-discovery in Adele Lim's raunchy comedy.

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Let’s eat Barbie! A journey through one doll’s wry reinventions

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

An exploration of parodies and subversions of the infamous doll's image, before Greta Gerwig explodes into the tongue-in-cheek canon of Barbie culture.

Smoking Causes Coughing

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Eccentric French director Quentin Dupieux is totally dégagé about the ludicrous lameness of his latest comedy.

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Amanda

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Carolina Cavalli’s feature debut about a young woman's arrested development is both too real for its whimsy and too whimsical to be realistic.

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The Night Of The 12th

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Dominik Moll grapples with an unsolved murder case taking place in a small Alpine town in this dark, true crime drama.

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Fashion Reimagined

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The story of Amy Powney and her journey to create truly sustainable and ethical clothes oscillates between the fascinating and the tiresome.

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Cocaine Bear

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A rag-tag group must outwit a bear on a drug-filled rampage in an American national park in Elizabeth Banks' gory comedy-thriller.

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Nostalgia

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

After 40 years away, a man returns to his hometown of Naples and discovers vengeful spirits in Mario Martone's crime drama.

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The Inspection

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A new marine struggles with the restrictive, homophobic environment of the US military in Elegance Bratton's semi-autobiographical drama.

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Town of Strangers

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

An intrepid filmmaker travels to the Irish nowherestown of Gort to explore the expansive concept of home among its diverse residents.

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The Substitute

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A humble school teacher is forced into a stand off against a local drug lord in Diego Lerman's compelling, though overly-contrived drama.

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Last Flight Home

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Ondi Timoner films the final days of her father’s life in an informative, detailed and unpolished account of assisted death.

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The Princess

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Ed Perkins’ archive documentary offers fresh insight into the life and legacy of the People’s Princess.

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24 curious facts about the Cannes Film Festival

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Some of the best nuggets of glitz and scandal throughout the history of the most famous international film festival.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The sprawling period drama returns to the big screen for a giddy swirl of lawns and penguin suits.

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Ennio

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Great detail abounds in Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary celebrating the life and work of the late film composer Ennio Morricone.

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At this year’s Cannes directors will once again be asked: Is cinema a dying art?

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Forty years on from Wim Wenders’ documentary Room 666, this age-old existential question is set to come back around.

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