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Michael Sicinski

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TIFF 2023 | Sira (Apolline Traoré, Burkina Faso/Senegal/France/Germany) — Centrepiece

By Michael Sicinski Apolline Traoré’s latest film is direct, and in times of political strife there is undoubtedly something to be said for...

16.09.2023 10

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TIFF 2023 | Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars (Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland/ France) — Wavelengths

By Michael Sicinski Godard’s first posthumous work could be taken as a suicide note for cinema itself. Throughout his career, Godard repeatedly...

16.09.2023 10

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TIFF 2023 | Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros (Frederick Wiseman, France/ US) — TIFF Docs

By Michael Sicinski In all likelihood, Frederick Wiseman is already prepping his next project. He is indefatigable. But if it happens that...

16.09.2023 9

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TIFF 2023 | A Normal Family (Hur Jin-ho, South Korea) — Gala Presentations

By Michael Sicinski Hur Jin-ho made his reputation on a handful of romantic dramas that were distinguished by their light touch and quiet rigour. It...

15.09.2023 6

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TIFF 2023 | The Delinquents (Rodrigo Moreno, Argentina/Brazil/Chile/Luxembourg) — Centrepiece

By Michael Sicinski El Custodio (2006), the last of Rodrigo Moreno’s films to really gain traction on the festival circuit, was a grim but...

14.09.2023 8

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TIFF 2023 | Four Daughters (Kaouther Ben Hania, France/Germany/Tunisia/Saudi Arabia) — Special Presentations)

By Michael Sicinski  Ambitious but flawed, Four Daughters exhibits the signs of a director punching above their weight class. Ben Hania’s previous...

12.09.2023 5

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TIFF 2023 | Spirit of Ecstasy (Héléna Klotz, France)—Platform

By Michael Sicinski A fairly conventional film in punk attire, Spirit of Ecstasy suggests what might have happened if Lisbeth Salander had decided to...

12.09.2023 6

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TIFF 2023 | We Don’t Talk Like We Used To (Joshua Gen Solondz, US) — Wavelengths

By Michael Sicinski Published in Cinema Scope #96 (Fall 2023) A few years ago, I interviewed the artmaking team of Dani and Sheilah ReStack, a...

09.09.2023 6

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TIFF 2023 | Nowhere Near (Miko Revereza, Philippines/US) — Wavelengths 

By Michael Sicinski The third feature film by Filipino experimentalist Miko Revereza may be his most conventional work to date. But as one settles...

07.09.2023 5

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TIFF 2023 | The Mother of All Lies (Asmae El Moudir, Morocco / Egypt / Saudi Arabia / Qatar) — TIFF Docs

By Michael Sicinski The governing formal conceit for Asmae El Moudir’s feature debut would have been more impressive had Rithy Panh not beaten her...

07.09.2023 5

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TIFF 2023 | Youth (Spring) (Wang Bing, France / Luxembourg / Netherlands) — Wavelengths

By Michael Sicinski This year, along with his somewhat more experimental featurette Man in Black, Wang released Youth (Spring), a 3 ½ hour...

07.09.2023 7

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TIFF 2023 | Hey, Viktor! (Cody Lightning, Canada) — Centrepiece

By Michael Sicinski. Cody Lightning’s mockumentary, a pseudo-sequel to Smoke Signals (1998), received some vicious reviews following its world...

07.09.2023 6

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