On a tune of blues: Diamond lovers (review)

On a tune of blues: Diamond lovers (review)

The tragic life of a couple specializing in Neil Diamond covers, told in an endearing film, a sort of B-side to standardized musical biopics. From…

Gran Turismo on France 2: clever can (review)

Gran Turismo on France 2: clever can (review)

The adaptation of one of the flagship PlayStation franchises by the director of District 9 does not go beyond its status as a promotional item….

The Maid: a little guilty pleasure? (critical)

The Maid: a little guilty pleasure? (critical)

The film adaptation of the novel-phenomenon navigates between soft eroticism, algorithmic efficiency and degenerate Hitchockism. The HousekeeperFreida McFadden’s bestseller, seemed made for the cinema. Not…

The Secret Agent: a dizzying sum film (review)

The Secret Agent: a dizzying sum film (review)

After the intimate resistance of Aquarius and the pulp fable of Bacurau, Kleber Mendonça Filho changes era but not combat. The Secret Agent plunges into…