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J-Wire publishes reviews from Roz Tarszisz, Glen Falkenstein and James Berardinelli

The Miseducation of Cameron Post: a movie review by Elana Bowman

Being sent away for being gay? The terrible tragedy is that Cameron does not come out, she is found out at her prom no less by her prom date, and she is sent away post-haste by her very misguided guardians. [Read more]

You Were Never Really Here: a movie review by Elana Bowman

Meet Joe. He carries the darkness within him, so it’s no surprise he is characterised as a slightly overweight, full of scars, totally unkempt, and seems to be falling apart, so he comes across as a lumbering hitman who is tasked with being brutal. [Read more]

Crazy Rich Asians: a movie by Hila Tsor

Highly entertaining and colourful, Crazy Rich Asiansis an Asian-American romantic comedy which follows Rachel (Constance Wu), a smart and beautiful NYU economics professor who accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend’s wedding, and discovers that her boyfriend comes from an extremely wealthy family… [Read more]

Back to Burgundy – a move review by Roz Tarszisz

My French is not that flash but I think the French title –  Ce qui nous lie ­– could have been given a more literary translation. [Read more]

Foxtrot: a movie review by Hila Tsor

I’ve never had a movie make me feel in that same way Foxtrot had. I begun crying 10 minutes into the film, and my tears kept rolling right through till the end. [Read more]

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