This is a very beautiful and personal film. If you’ve experienced loss, it’s going to hit you a lot harder than someone who hasn’t.
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Do you like noir? Then you’ll love this, it’s as simple as that.
Like those old movies from the 1970s and 1980s that your parents wouldn’t let you watch but you did anyway, this movie felt like that every step of the way. The music at the beginning doesn’t fit necessarily, but you won’t mind… it’s uneven, awkward, but so is the film. It’s a brutal story of revenge. It’s violence with a thin veneer of love.Â
In case you didn’t know, the term for the film’s title came from the area surrounding Auschwitz. The Germans labeled the 15 square miles that bordered the concentration camp the Zone of Interest. It’s the perimeter or boundary between the security monitoring setup and the external network.​
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Not knowing too much about the subject matter, wrestling, or not liking the sport, should not keep you from watching this film. It’s an absorbing, often tender film of love and loss, pain and sorrow.
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In case you didn’t know, the term for the film’s title came from the area surrounding Auschwitz. The Germans labeled the 15 square miles that bordered the concentration camp the Zone of Interest. It’s the perimeter or boundary between the security monitoring setup and the external network.
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There are moments in this film that had me laughing like mad. It is an oddball story, so, as I said, there were MOMENTS, as in a few, that gave me a chuckle. However, too many occasions made me cringe and think, “What in the h*ll am I watching??”
Written/Directed by: Kristoffer Borgli
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula and Dylan Baker
Produced by: Ari Aster, Tyler Campellone, Jacob Jaffke, Lars Knudsen, Nicolas Cage
Run Time: 1h 40m
Genres: Horror, Comedy
Distributed by: A24
Production Co: A24, Wildling Pictures, Square Peg
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Raven Jackson
Starring: Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram, Reginald Helms Jr., Zainab Jah, with Sheila Atim and Chris Chalk. Produced by Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, and Maria Altamirano.
Rated: PG
Run Time: 1h 32m
Genre: Drama
Distributed by: A24
Written & Directed by: Thomas Hardiman
Starring: Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Clare Perkins, Kayla Meikle, Lilit Lesser
Producers: Michael Elliott, Lee Groombridge, Louise Palmkvist
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 41m
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Triller
Distributor: A24
Production Co: BFI Films, BBC Film, EMU Films
