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Code Unknown (2000)

September 25, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A jump, a skip, and a step into the lives of others

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2000, 2000s, alexandra hamidi, cannes 2000, code unknown, drama, film review, france, human nature, immigration, infidelity, josef bierbichler, juliette binoche, Luminita Gheorghiu, michael haneke, morality, movie review, non-linear, ona lu yenke, racism, thierry neuvic

The Devil, Probably (1977)

March 14, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Okay, I'm going to head out

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1977, antoine monnier, climate crisis, cultural revolution, environmental collapse, france, henri de maublanc, laetitia carcano, movie review, nicolas deguy, robert bresson, suicide, the devil probably, tina irassari, youth, youth apathy

2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)

January 27, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A radical response to normcore

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1960s, 1967, 2 or 3 things i know about her, capitalism, consumerism, france, french new wave, jean-luc godard, marina vlady, movie review, paris, societal critique, vietnam war

Water Lilies (2007)

January 26, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The strange shapes of sex and friendship

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2000s, 2007, adele haenel, celine sciamma, coming of age, drama, france, friendships, louise blachere, love and sex, movie review, pauline acquart, queer, relationships, teenage anxiety, water lilies

L’amour Ouf (2024)

January 15, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Jon Bon Jovi yell: You give loOOoove a bad name

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2024, Adèle Exarchopoulos, alain chabat, cannes 2024, crime, François Civil, france, gilles lellouche, l'amour ouf, Malik Frikah, Mallory Wanecque, movie review, teen romance, vincent lacoste

Fantastic Planet (1973)

November 13, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A brave new world for those with eyes to see

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1973, animation, fantastic planet, france, movie review, rebellion, rene laloux, roland topor, science fantasy, science fiction

Trouble Every Day (2001)

November 10, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Kinda sucks

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2000s, 2001, addiction, alex descas, beatrice dalle, claire denis, france, gore, horror, jean-pol fargeau, monster, movie review, sexual predators, tricia vessey, trouble every day, vampire, vincent gallo

Any Number Can Win (1963)

September 24, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Some movies are best remembered in still images

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1960s, 1963, action, alain delon, albert simonin, any number can win, cannes, casino, france, heist movie, henri verneuil, henri virlojeux, jean gabin, melodie en sous-sol, michel audiard, michel magne, movie review, rita cadillac, viviane romance

Story of Women (1988)

September 19, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Not newfangled, not antiquated

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1988, abortion, claude chabrol, colo tavernier, drama, feminism, france, francois cluzet, french occupation, hypocrisy, isabelle huppert, marie trintignant, melodrama, movie review, nils tavernier, sex work, story of women, third wave feminism

Donkey Skin (1970)

August 17, 2024 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Fanciful, frivolous, fun

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970, 1970s, catherine deneuve, comedy, courtship, delphine seyrig, donkey skin, fairytale, france, incest, jacques demy, jacques perrin, jean marais, medieval, michel legrand, movie review, musical, royalty

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