Contributor Manuela Lazic

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Review

Presence review – an enjoyably swift chiller

by Manuela Lazic

Steven Soderbergh plays with the cinematic form to craft a compelling story about family dynamics and grief.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?

by Manuela Lazic

Roberto Minervini’s vital documentary follows in the wake of a series of brutal killings of black men in the US.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Support the Girls

by Manuela Lazic

Andrew Bujalski’s workplace comedy, set in a Hooters-style sports bar, offers a sly critique of the patriarchy.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Madeline’s Madeline

by Manuela Lazic

Newcomer Helena Howard is astonishing in Josephine Decker’s bold exploration of art and authorship.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Alice Rohrwacher: ‘We imagine that a good man does good, but it’s an illusion’

by Manuela Lazic

Happy as Lazzaro is an ethereal take on modern slavery and what it means to be happy. We meet its maker.
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Interviews

Maggie Gyllenhaal: ‘It’s a cautionary tale about the consequences of starving women’

by Manuela Lazic

The star of The Kindergarten Teacher talks about living in the long shadow of dashed dreams.
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Review

The Wife

by Manuela Lazic

Glenn Close gives a wonderfully enigmatic performance in Björn Runge’s adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s novel.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

American Animals

by Manuela Lazic

Documentarian Bart Layton blurs the line between fact and fiction in his compelling heist drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

How The Stairs provides an honest insight into drug addiction

by Manuela Lazic

Hugh Gibson’s 2016 documentary is a sensitive and important portrait of addicts in Toronto.
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Review

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

by Manuela Lazic

This triumphant sequel to 2008’s ABBA musical is the most purely enjoyable big screen experience of the summer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

McQueen

by Manuela Lazic

The late fashion designer’s life and work makes for a compelling if complicated subject.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

L’Amant Double

by Manuela Lazic

This twisty psycho-thriller from François Ozon sees a perplexed young woman dating identical shrinks.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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