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Mike Leigh's Hard Truths is several things, but it is most obviously a family-centric drama that focuses on several related people in their middle class lives in London. At its centre is Pansy, played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste. She is a fraught, complex character that obsessed over cleanliness and acts with anger towards her quiet husband and socially… Continue reading Film Review | Hard Truths
Monster is a dense and complex drama by Hirokazu Kore-eda that serves to explore contemporary Japan through the eyes of a mother, her son, and the boy's teacher in an entwined triptych. The film opens with a burning building in the centre of town, lighting up the dead of night. Whilst people take notice and observe,… Continue reading Film Review | Monster
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