Contributor Elena Lazic

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Interviews

Céline Sciamma: ‘I had a desire to show the birth of longing’

by Elena Lazic

The director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire discusses her monument to female artists and their intense gaze.
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Festivals

Inside the world’s most important (and accessible) short film festival

by Elena Lazic

This year’s Clermont ISFF once again welcomed an eclectic mix of short-form filmmaking new and old.
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Review

The Call of the Wild

by Elena Lazic

Harrison Ford and a CGI dog make for a pawsome pairing in this charming retelling of Jack London’s short story.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant on Portrait of a Lady on Fire

by Elena Lazic

The co-stars of Céline Sciamma’s sumptuous period romance discuss the intimate – and political – nature of the film.
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Review

The Lighthouse

by Elena Lazic

Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe take a brutal tumble into the abyss in Robert Eggers’ monochrome nightmare.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Nightingale

by Elena Lazic

Jennifer Kent follows up The Babadook with a gruelling yet vital portrait of colonialism in 19th century Tasmania.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

by Elena Lazic

Bay Area native Jimmie Fails stars in this sentimental semi-autobiographical drama from director Joe Talbot.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

by Elena Lazic

Angelina Jolie and co are back is this muddled and misguided sequel to Disney’s inverted fairy tale.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Sienna Miller: ‘You don’t do an independent film unless you love it’

by Elena Lazic

As her new film American Woman attests, the one-time “It girl” has grown into a reliable character actor.
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Review

Ready or Not

by Elena Lazic

An eccentric board game dynasty instigate a deadly game of hide and seek in this fun, gore-splashed horror.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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