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A dimly lit Parisian interior with mirrored walls reflecting an unseen figure

The Beast: Bertrand Bonello's Time-Travel Dread

Bertrand Bonello's 2023 film, released in the US in April 2024, is the strangest and most formally ambitious film I saw in either year. An argument for the specific dread of being alive in multiple decades at once.

Marcus Vell·5 Oct·4 min

A French country kitchen with copper pots on a wooden table, bowls of prepared ingredients

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The Taste of Things: Tran Anh Hung's Culinary Romance

Tran Anh Hung's 2023 film, released theatrically in February 2024, is the best film about food and cooking since Babette's Feast. It is also a deeply disciplined romance in disguise.

Lena Ashworth·22 Apr·5 min