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“Francofonia” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Francofonia (2016; Alexander Sokurov) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes Another meta-documentary about a famous museum from Russian Ark director Alexander Sokurov, and seemingly starring the same faceless narrator.  However, Francofonia is less of a swooning and immersive cinematic experience than a free-range, multi-media essay about the survival of […]

“April and the Extraordinary World” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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April and the Extraordinary World (2016; Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci) GRADE: B+ By Daniel Barnes Pure enjoyment, but then I’ve always been in the bag for humanist sci-fi, lizards wearing robot armor, unusual and meticulous production design, and adventure stories where one of the heroes is a […]