Articles by James Lattimer
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Fire Will Come first look: Oliver Laxe charts a path to paradise that ends in hell
Laxe paints an immersive portrait of the Galician countryside, in which the mystery and beauty of the landscape dwarfs the inner turmoil of those who occupy it, writes James Lattimer.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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The Wild Goose Lake first look: Diao Yinan spins a dazzling neon neo-noir
Flashbacks, a frenetic pace and striking set pieces combine to make this near-abstract crime movie an exhilarating if skin-deep experience, writes James Lattimer.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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Directing Directors’ Fortnight: Paolo Moretti on his first time programming Cannes’s Quinzaine
In his first year in the role, the seventh artistic director of the festival’s parallel indie programme discusses the pressures of continuity, change and gender parity with James Lattimer.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
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Ray & Liz first look: revealing a troubled family scrap by scrap
Richard Billingham’s obliquely topical debut feature offers a fragmented story of life in inner-city Birmingham during the Thatcher years, as bruising memories rise to the surface, writes James Lattimer.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
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Alice T. first look: a flawed tale of teenage pregnancy
Radu Muntean’s latest drama follows a rebellious daughter and her distraught mother through a crisis, but fails to convince us to believe in their delicate dynamic, writes James Lattimer.
Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Long Day’s Journey into Night first look: Bi Gan’s film follows its own woozy dream logic
The dream-like, noir-ish second film from the twenty-something Chinese director Bi Gan follows a solitary man as he attempts to track down a past lover.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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Donbass first look: both too much and too little about the war in Ukraine
Though Sergei Loznitsa’s episodic film has valuable moments of insight, it lacks the quiet openness found in his documentaries, as it veers wildly between drama and farce, writes James Lattimer.
Thursday, May 10, 2018
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