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Strikes loomed large over Hollywood in 2023, as first the writers then the actors downed tools in protest, mainly over issues raised by streaming. All is now resolved (for the moment, anyway), but meanwhile the full effects of the strikes will only be felt in the first part of next year, as stalled productions leave glaring slots in the release schedules. ?
Love Life isn’t an easy film to watch, because much of it is simply so deeply sad, but it is moving and doesn’t go for neat resolutions.
What to make of Kenny Branagh’s Poirot?
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The real drama in Koji Fukada’s humanist film is crackling behind the eyes of troubled characters
Japanese independent filmmaker Koji Fukada tells us what sign language brings to his new domestic drama Love Life, and why there’s something missing in films that feature characters communicating in only one way.