Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words is exactly that – a reconstructed memoir matching archival footage, much of it shot by Bergman herself, with recollections by the Oscar-winning actor and legend, read aloud (in Swedish) by Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl). (See full review here).
Opens January 8. See listing.
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Anomalisa, a stop-motion picture co-directed by award-winning writer and director Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, centres around Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis) is a successful middle-aged author and motivational speaker who flies to Cincinnati to deliver a talk about customer service. He’s unhappily married, and once at his hotel he looks up an old flame, but the reunion doesn’t go well. Then he meets Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and they fall for each other. (See full review here).
Opens January 8. See listing.
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Arabian Nights is a three volume series that covers Portugal’s politicians, working class and even livestock, all pitted against each other in situations that draw on facts while being pitched as fables with an allegorical payoff. (See full review here).
Opens January 8. See listing.
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The Revenant is the latest compilation of intricately choreographed long takes from the team behind the Oscar-hijacking Birdman, this time shot in the wilderness with strictly natural lighting. The heavenly visuals would look lovely mounted over a fireplace but ultimately serve filmmaking ego more than the film’s grim revenge tale. (See full review here).
Opens January 8. See listing.
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Available now on Netflix
We Need To Talk About Kevin examines a Columbine-style tragedy from a new perspective. Tilda Swinton plays the suffering mother of a teen killer. Adapting Lionel Shriver’s bestselling novel, the director vividly captures her nervous breakdown through a non-linear narrative as she struggles with memories of her son and the repercussions of his actions. (See full review here).
Where to watch: Netflix
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