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Black Movie 2013 Wrap: Sex, Death And Nuclear Disaster

These are the three subjects I thought about most during the Black Movie festival, which finished last weekend in Geneva. True, many think about sex and death pretty often without provocation, but the films of the festival made me continually...

Black Movie 2013 Review: TODAY (AUJOURD'HUI) Puts a New Spin on Dying

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE From Ikiru to The Bucket List, there are already a number of movies made about people who find out they have a short time to live. However, I can safely say...

Black Movie 2013 Review: Carlos Reygadas Brings the Devil Home in POST TENEBRAS LUX

As I review more and more films out of festivals, I'm beginning to notice a pattern: I'm much more forgiving and enthusiastic about films that shoot the moon and fall somewhere short than with serviceable movies trodding well-worn territory that...

Black Movie 2013 Review: SOFIA'S LAST AMBULANCE Offers a Riveting, Humanistic Look at a Systemic Nightmare

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 It's hard to imagine a more stressful, sanity-testing job than that of an ambulance medic. Not only do they spend all of their working hours in a constant state of...