In France They Kiss on Netflix
What does the French version of Netflix look like? How much gratuitous nudity can you expect to find in the French Netflix catalogue? Isn’t “French movie” code for “mild erotica”, anyway?
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Trio Chemirani: Dawâr
Iranian-French trio makes ancient Persian music new.
In ‘Magic in the Moonlight’, Ideas Trump Characters
The fundamentalist atheism and myopic intellectualism of Woody Allen's latest depiction of an older man/younger woman dynamic makes it a pale imitation of his best work.
Another Kind of Horror: ‘When Paris Went Dark’
When Paris Went Dark is a penetrating history of the anxiety, confusion, claustrophobia, and uncertainty experienced by a city in the grip of an unpredictable menace.
The Toxic Avenger – “Romance and Cigarettes” (album stream) (Premiere)
The French electronic project helmed by Simon Delacroix, the Toxic Avenger, has a new LP out on June 10th entitled Romance and Cigarettes.
‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ Is Truly a Feast for All the Senses
What Blue is the Warmest Color demands of its viewers is to stop looking and start sensing, start engaging with cinema with all five senses.
Une Énigme Politique: ‘A Taste for Intrigue: The Many Lives of François Mitterrand’
Philip Short's book is a masterfully written, sweeping narrative of Mitterrand’s life with decisive, revealing anecdotes and a meticulous chronicling of fact that is remarkable enough to be fiction.