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Through the Olive Trees (1994) 89% 7/10 EDIT “Kiarostami has said he saw his job as making half of a movie, leaving the audience to create the other half. ” – TheArtsStl Apr 18, 2026 Full Review The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) 94% 8/10 EDIT “Dreyfuss performs his character as if he’s about to burst with animal spirits, doing ten things at once and crashing through obstacles like a Weeble that may wobble but will never fall. ” – TheArtsStl Apr 15, 2026 Full Review The Dialogue Police (2025) 6/10 EDIT “The overriding message of The Dialogue Police is that if people are willing to use their intelligence and empathy to engage in dialogue with others... conflicts can be resolved without anyone getting hurt. ” – TheArtsStl Apr 14, 2026 Full Review Homework (1989) 6/10 EDIT “... asks first and second grade boys (and one long-winded father) about homework and their home situations, leading to some interesting conversations since these children are too young to have a filter. ” – Playback:stl Apr 11, 2026 Full Review First Graders (1984) 6/10 EDIT “...uses a hidden camera to document a school day for a class of first grade boys. ” – TheArtsStl Apr 11, 2026 Full Review Fellow Citizen (1983) 6/10 EDIT “{as} the government increased restrictions on private vehicles in Tehran, drivers tried to avoid them, resulting was some "interesting" encounters between drivers and the traffic officers charged to enforce the rules...” – TheArtsStl Apr 11, 2026 Full Review The Traveler (1992) 6/10 EDIT “The Traveler feels like the frst "real" feature film in this collection, rather than an exploratory work, with many distinctive characters, a variety of settings, and greater use of cinematic conventions.” – TheArtsStl Apr 11, 2026 Full Review Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) 100% 8/10 EDIT “Talankin’s humanity and gentle sense of humor comes through in his narration and shot choices, a smart move since when things are as ridiculous as they become in Karabash, there’s no need to raise your voice...” – TheArtsStl Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Downpour (1972) 8/10 EDIT “... a highly approachable and well-made film that draws heavily on European arthouse conventions.” – TheArtsStl Apr 4, 2026 Full Review The Runner (1984) 100% 7/10 EDIT “You can practically taste the salt of the sea and feel the sun on your face as Amiro races through his days, but the muted palette and run-down nature of the waterfront where he lives keep the film from becoming a live-action travel poster. ” – TheArtsStl Mar 28, 2026 Full Review The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) 97% 8/10 EDIT “Kiarostami’s style owes more to Italian Neorealism than the French New Wave and one of the greatest pleasure of watching his films is the views they offer of ordinary people leaving ordinary lives in Iran, far away from the centers of power and commerce. ” – TheArtsStl Mar 21, 2026 Full Review Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) 93% 8/10 EDIT “...Feore has you pulling for Gould even at his most self-centered. ” – TheArtsStl Mar 14, 2026 Full Review His Girl Friday (1940) 99% 9/10 EDIT “The Front Page found a way to smuggle some feminism into the story without endangering its commercial prospects. The” – TheArtsStl Mar 7, 2026 Full Review Writing Hawa (2024) 6/10 EDIT “[Noori's] filmmaking is basic but effective, conveying a sense of daily life in a country that’s often in the headlines for geopolitical reasons.” – TheArtsStl Mar 5, 2026 Full Review Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 86% 7/10 EDIT “ This comedy is all about the timing, and few do it better than Grant, who got his start in the music hall.” – TheArtsStl Feb 28, 2026 Full Review The Scarlet Empress (1934) 87% 7/10 EDIT “...the point is spectacle, not historical accuracy, and as spectacle The Scarlet Empress is a great success.” – TheArtsStl Feb 21, 2026 Full Review Monsoon Wedding (2001) 95% 7/10 EDIT “ Monsoon Wedding offers an insider’s view of an important cultural event by creating a group portrait of character types in a Robert Altman-like giant collage that results in a film that feels very busy but is never less than fascinating. ” – TheArtsStl Feb 14, 2026 Full Review An American Pastoral (2024) 100% 7/10 EDIT “I couldn’t blame anyone for wondering, on the strength of this documentary alone, if Americans have lost their entire minds. ” – TheArtsStl Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Scarface (1932) 98% 7/10 EDIT “While much discussion of early sound films focuses on the ability to include spoken dialogue...Hawks’ greatest innovation in the film is the way he uses non-verbal sounds like gunfire and breaking glass for dramatic effect. ” – TheArtsStl Feb 8, 2026 Full Review Tokyo Olympiad (1965) 100% 9/10 EDIT “Tokyo Olympiad is like a mosaic created from mostly small moments and details...” – TheArtsStl Jan 31, 2026 Full Review Downhill Racer (1969) 82% 7/10 EDIT “[Downhill Racer] features lots of abrupt cuts spanning big jumps in time and place, with a minimum of connecting material, while interactions among characters are stripped down to their shortest possible length...” – TheArtsStl Jan 24, 2026 Full Review This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 98% 8/10 EDIT “"Treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry," as one reviewer within the film puts it, pretty much sums up the band. The real joke is that they don’t get it.” – TheArtsStl Jan 17, 2026 Full Review Mississippi Masala (1991) 92% 7/10 EDIT “[Cinematographer Ed] Lachman distinguished the two worlds of Mississippi Masala—Uganda and Mississippi—through his choice of lenses and film stock...” – TheArtsStl Jan 3, 2026 Full Review The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) 94% 9/10 EDIT “Prepare to have your heart broken in Kaouther Ben Hania’s drama, a marvel of minimalist filmmaking shot with handheld cameras...” – TheArtsStl Dec 29, 2025 Full Review The River (1951) 92% 7/10 EDIT “The Technicolor cinematography by Claude Renoir (son of actor Pierre, nephew of director Jean, grandson of painter Pierre-August) is a big part of what makes this film work... ” – TheArtsStl Dec 27, 2025 Full Review
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