From the very start, Pablo Larraín's Princess Diana movie steps outside of the realm of biopic. An opening statement tells us the film is a fable, one based on a true tragedy (its words), but a fable none the less. This lets the viewer know that we are entering the realm of the symbolic, a … Continue reading Spencer (Review)
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Ema (Review)
On a purely aesthetic level, Pablo Larraín's Ema is utterly spellbinding. The entire film is full of entrancing, and often ethereal, imagery (despite its realist trappings), bathed in neon hues and marked by striking cinematography. A lot of this is due to the film's focus on dance; our eponymous protagonist is a dancer (primarily of … Continue reading Ema (Review)