Alex Saveliev

Funny Boy

By Alex Saveliev | December 2020

A coming-of-age (and out-of-the-closet) story set against ongoing political turmoil, Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy manages to side-step melodrama but doesn’t entirely avoid…

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A coming-of-age (and out-of-the-closet) story set against ongoing political turmoil, Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy manages to side-step melodrama but doesn't...

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Fans of The Great British Baking Show, rejoice! Laura Gabbert's documentary Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles resembles an extended episode of the...

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Isaac Ezban has become quite the legend in his native Mexico. He's directed several unique genre pieces – The Incident and The Similars – that have...

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When you come across a title like Darren Berry's Paintball Massacre, you kind of know what to expect. An Ingmar Bergman-like psychological treatise on...

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"Whistleblower? I blew whistles for years at Marineland!" exclaims Phil Demers, animal trainer and protagonist of Nathalie Bibeau's heartbreaking – if...

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David Fincher is one of the greatest film directors of all time. His meticulous approach – hundreds of takes, attention to every minute detail, subtle...

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Fans of Ghost Hunters, Ancient Aliens, and other such shows will have a blast with Seth Breedlove's spooky documentary The Mark of the Bell Witch. It...

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I had the privilege of interviewing filmmaker Gabe Polsky a few years ago, as well as reviewing two of his films: Red Army and In Search of Greatness....

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The poster to Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson and Gaukur Úlfarsson's Icelandic horror film Thirst announces itself as "the new & most bad-ass gay...

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As I watched Jon Delgado's dramedy King of Knives, I felt a growing sense of admiration. In the cutthroat climate of contemporary filmmaking, Delgado,...

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