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Essential World Films

International cinema is such a wide field that it's impossible to do it justice with just ten films. This list, at least, provides a great place to start digging into the world of foreign film.

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The Best Movie Tumblrs

Monday February 13, 2012

400 Blows

Flavorwire rounds up the best tumblr blogs dedicated to the movies, including some of our favorites: the Criterion Collection, Awesome People Hanging Out Together, the mesmerizing If We Don't, Remember Me, and the must-follow Old Hollywood.

We'd add Silent Films, the Clara Bow archive, and Jürgen's own Tulpendiebe to that list, three blogs dedicated to, you've guessed it, the stars and films of silent cinema.

Let us know about your favorite movie tumblrs in the comments!

Review: In Darkness

Saturday February 11, 2012

In Darkness

Nominated for Best Foreign Film, Agnieszka Holland's In Darkness tells the story of a group of Jews who survived the Holocaust by spending 14 months living in sewers beneath the city of Lvov.

In his less than laudatory review, Jordan Hoffman writes: "Only hardest of hearts could ever watch a movie like In Darkness and not be moved." He vastly prefers the Academy Award nominated film The Separation out of Iran.

In Darkness opened in theaters this week. Read Jordan's review.

Review: Miss Bala

Thursday February 9, 2012

Film critic Jordan Hoffman tried and failed to muster enthusiasm for Gerardo Naranjo's earnest drama from MexicoMiss Bala (Fox International Productions). The film -- "laden with nobility" tells the story of beautiful Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman) who finds herself at the wrong place at the wrong time. She enters the Miss Bala beauty contest, but her dreams of escape are thwarted when she stumbles into a gang ambush.

Miss Bala is currently playing in theaters. Read Jordan's review.


Review: Perfect Sense

Thursday February 9, 2012

Perfect Sense (IFC Films)

David McKenzie's dystopian love story Perfect Sense demands a lot from its audience.  Accept the film's premise and suspend your disbelief: the world is coming to an end and humans will lose their senses, one sense at time. In the midst of this crisis, a pair of tormented pair of lovers find each other and experience true love for the first time.

This would almost be preposterous except for the lovers, played with smoldering intensity by Eva Green and Ewan McGregor. Perfect Sense is currently playing in both theaters and on VOD. Read Marcy's review.

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