Its pantomime villains aside, this is a film about men who are doing their best to serve God.
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The film’s keen painterly eye and impressive showmanship run counter to any ethical agenda.
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The meticulous recounting of Sara Jane Moore’s actions only deepens their mystery.
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John Crowley’s film never builds to a cohesive, or emotionally satisfying, whole.
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I’m Still Here’s affection for its subjects, though tender, is largely hagiographic.
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The 49th edition of the festival was a showcase of more liberal sentiments and artistic styles.
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This is a film of great freedom, suggesting that anything can happen at any given moment.
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The drama of the film is a literal life and death struggle that’s exceedingly of this moment.
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