Daily Archives: December 8, 2020

Black Bear (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sharp and vicious comedy of two interconnected tales

“Black Bear” is a sharp and vicious comedy film which actively confronts you with a matter of fiction and reality. While the first half is an increasingly tense chamber drama of desire, jealousy, and manipulation amidst three believable characters, the … Continue reading

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Ammonite (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A somber Victorian lesbian romance on the beach

Francis Lee’s new film “Ammonite” is a somber fictional romance drama between two different real-life figures in the 19th Victorian era. While it is a bit too dry, slow, and detached at times, the movie subtly and sensitively depicts the … Continue reading

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