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My Winnipeg

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Faizan Rashid

My Winnipeg Guy Maddin | 2008 | Canada 80 min In Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg, the director films his autobiography into a docudrama. None of the secrets of the city or his family are spared his intense scrutiny and he … Continue reading →

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Wendy and Lucy

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Faizan Rashid

Wendy and Lucy Kelly Reichardt | USA | 2008 80 min Wendy and Lucy is a disparaging film about the continuous misfortunes that befall its main character Wendy. Lucy is of course her dog, who gets lost and must be … Continue reading →

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Frozen River

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Faizan Rashid

Frozen River Courtney Hunt | US | 2008 97 min Crime is always about money, but it becomes far more interesting when it turns into greed. Courtney Hunt’s Frozen River, her remarkable debut film, quickly and very succinctly establishes the … Continue reading →

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Metroland

Posted on January 10, 2009 by MADali

Metroland Philip Saville | UK | 1997 105 min I am a big fan of The Kinks song, Do You Remember Walter?. I have always found the song lyrics somehow moving and troubling. The movie might as well be an … Continue reading →

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