Year: 2018

Shoplifters – A Twisted Family Tale

Winner of the Palme d?Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, Shoplifters is a part of Hirokazu Kore-eda?s examination of family?s place within society. This is a topic he has looked at from various angles in other films, notably Like Father, Like Son; Our Little Sister; Nobody Knows; and I Wish. (I recommend them all.)

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Creed II – Still in Rocky’s Shadow

The Rocky Saga continues with Creed II. It would be nice for the Creed films to have their own identity. It?s not just that they still have Rocky Balboa in a key role,; they both rely heavily on plot from the earlier Rocky films rather than looking for their own paths.

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