Lead Review
A 2,100-word defense of "The Taste of Mango," and why the festival circuit buried it.
By I. Okafor · 12 min read
Monroe Movie
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The Monroe Movie Weekly · Issue No. 627
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Berlin, day six: three quiet films, one standing ovation, and a director who walked.
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By the Editors · 5 min read
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Issue No. 625 · March 7
On "Conclave," the new Jia Zhangke, and the films we're still thinking about a week later.
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- Festival dispatch — Jia Zhangke's Caught in the Web from Berlin
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Issue No. 624 · Feb 28
The Oscars post-mortem, plus three foreign-language films we wish had been nominated.
Issue No. 623 · Feb 21
Sundance 2025 wrap: the eight films that will actually get released.
Issue No. 622 · Feb 14
A 3,400-word essay on the death of the mid-budget drama, and the four keeping it alive.
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