

Beatrice Loayza
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‘The End of Sex’ Review: When Domesticity Kills the Mood
This comedy follows the misadventures of a bored 40-something married couple who are attempting to spice up their sex life.

‘Dry Ground Burning’ Review: Feminist Gangsters, Brazilian Style
Featuring a cast of local actors playing semi-fictionalized versions of themselves, this movie flies in the face of the country’s political establishment.

‘Sick of Myself’ Review: When Main Character Syndrome Runs Amok
From Norway, this smug satire tracks the rise and fall of an attention-seeking young woman who intentionally disfigures herself by taking a sketchy Russian drug.

‘What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace’ Review: An Israeli Leader’s History
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak discusses his career in power in this lifeless, often confusing documentary.

‘The Line’ Review: Family Boundaries
This emotionally probing, if occasionally unfocused, drama explores the dynamics among an egocentric mother and her three daughters.

‘The Five Devils’ Review: The Scent of the Past
Part queer love story, part supernatural psychodrama, the uncanny second feature by Léa Mysius follows a young girl with a magical sense of smell.

‘Rimini’ Review: Just an Austrian Gigolo
The director Ulrich Seidl’s unsettling drama tracks the exploitative behaviors of an aging lounge singer, his fans and family members.

‘Rodeo’ Review: The Good, the Bad and the Kids on Motorbikes
This naturalistic drama from France follows a young woman as she immerses herself in the underground world of urban motorbiking — it’s a seductive thrill-ride...

‘Unicorn Wars’ Review: Teddy Bears in Battle
The contrast between this animated film’s grim subject matter and its bubbly animation style is a big part of what makes it so creepy, our...

Twenty Years Later, ‘Irreversible’ Still Shocks
A look back at Gaspar Noé’s brutal told-in-reverse drama, which has been rereleased in a “Straight Cut” version.