Tag Archives: Chile

Review: A Fantastic Woman (2018)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by sheila

The extraordinary new film from Chilean director Sebastian Lelio, A Fantastic Woman, starring trans actress Daniela Vega, is an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film. It opens today in the States. My review of A Fantastic Woman is now up … Continue reading →

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Best Films (Released and Undistributed) of 2017: Film Comment

Posted on December 12, 2017 by sheila

I voted in Film Comment’s critics’ poll for best of the year: released and undistributed (I love that they have that second category, for smaller films that may not have gotten distribution yet. I haven’t seen the majority of them, … Continue reading →

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Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013); Directed by Frank Pavich

Posted on August 4, 2014 by sheila

“Could be fantastic, no?” Alejandro Jodorowsky says at one point, after describing the opening sequence of the Dune he planned on directing. Could be fantastic, yes. What is even more fantastic is the documentary about Jodorowsky’s valiant and tireless attempt … Continue reading →

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