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By Bradley Gibson | May 2024

French Jewish comedian and filmmaker Gad Elmaleh’s comedy Stay With Us presents a heartfelt, humorous take on the importance of religious tradition…

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French Jewish comedian and filmmaker Gad Elmaleh’s comedy Stay With Us presents a heartfelt, humorous take on the importance of religious tradition in a...

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Director / co-writer Anh Hung Tran has created a literal visual feast in The Taste of Things, where French cooking in 1885 takes center stage as a powerful...

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NOW IN THEATERS! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: leave it to the French to show the rest of the cinematic world how it’s done. With no...

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It should come as no surprise the migrant crisis is a global issue. It just seems worse in our own backyard. This idea is examined in writer-director Sam...

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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Vincent Must Die (Vincent doit mourir), the debut feature of French director Stéphan Castang, follows Vincent (Karim...

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The Night Of The 12th is a police procedural set in the small French town of Grenoble. Written by director Dominik Moll and Giles Marchand, based on the...

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NOW ON VOD! My first impression of Véronique Jadin's comedic thriller, Employee of the Month (L'employée Du Mois), is I'm watching a violent and bloody...

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From start to finish, The Rose Maker is a breath of cinematic fresh air. Foreign language films are always a joy to watch and review, partly because of...

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NOW SCREENING NATIONWIDE! François Ozon has long since established himself as one of the finest living filmmakers. His casual and frequent production of...

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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! In the intricate documentary Bye Bye Tiberias, director Lina Soualem chronicles the female lineage of...

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