Letterboxd 3k1s3a Xander de Vries https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/ Letterboxd - Xander de Vries Birth of the Pearl 9491s 1901 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/birth-of-the-pearl/ letterboxd-watch-911927789 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:12:01 +1200 2025-06-09 No Birth of the Pearl 1901 231766 <![CDATA[

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Watched on Monday June 9, 2025.

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Psicotaxi i2x4 2002 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/psicotaxi/ letterboxd-review-911922573 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:06:49 +1200 2025-06-09 No Psicotaxi 2002 347221 <![CDATA[

La belleza no basta, tiene que ser honesta.

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Lo que le pasó a Santiago 8245h 1989 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/lo-que-le-paso-a-santiago/ letterboxd-watch-911423091 Mon, 9 Jun 2025 14:32:32 +1200 2025-06-08 No Lo que le pasó a Santiago 1989 202792 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday June 8, 2025.

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Psycho Killer 3qu2y 2025 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/psycho-killer-2025/ letterboxd-watch-911335902 Mon, 9 Jun 2025 12:56:46 +1200 2025-06-08 No Psycho Killer 2025 1493231 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday June 8, 2025.

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La Cage aux Folles 521i2n 1978 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/la-cage-aux-folles/ letterboxd-watch-910537310 Sun, 8 Jun 2025 20:21:57 +1200 2025-06-07 No La Cage aux Folles 1978 4484 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday June 7, 2025.

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The Birdcage 441l3l 1996 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-birdcage/2/ letterboxd-watch-909444242 Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:11:41 +1200 2025-06-06 Yes The Birdcage 1996 11000 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday June 6, 2025.

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Audition q4g51 1999 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/audition/ letterboxd-watch-909443698 Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:10:38 +1200 2025-06-05 No Audition 1999 11075 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday June 5, 2025.

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Mission 1o81a Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning/ letterboxd-watch-908425340 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:11:35 +1200 2025-06-05 No Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 575265 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday June 5, 2025.

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Hale County This Morning 4t3n6u This Evening, 2018 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/hale-county-this-morning-this-evening/ letterboxd-watch-907810290 Thu, 5 Jun 2025 17:52:23 +1200 2025-06-04 No Hale County This Morning, This Evening 2018 490785 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday June 4, 2025.

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The Protagonists 3a3g6m 1999 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-protagonists/ letterboxd-watch-907719990 Thu, 5 Jun 2025 15:13:50 +1200 2025-06-04 No The Protagonists 1999 146140 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday June 4, 2025.

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Labyrinth of ion d3u6r 1982 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/labyrinth-of-ion/ letterboxd-watch-907014826 Wed, 4 Jun 2025 17:40:52 +1200 2025-06-03 No Labyrinth of ion 1982 8219 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday June 3, 2025.

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The Phoenician Scheme 6j4717 2025 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-phoenician-scheme/ letterboxd-watch-906897543 Wed, 4 Jun 2025 14:39:10 +1200 2025-06-03 No The Phoenician Scheme 2025 1137350 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday June 3, 2025.

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The Place Without Limits 5q5p5k 1978 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-place-without-limits/ letterboxd-watch-906163618 Tue, 3 Jun 2025 17:20:28 +1200 2025-06-02 No The Place Without Limits 1978 77360 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday June 2, 2025.

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Multiple Maniacs m574g 1970 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/multiple-maniacs/ letterboxd-watch-906055019 Tue, 3 Jun 2025 14:45:18 +1200 2025-06-02 No Multiple Maniacs 1970 25625 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday June 2, 2025.

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Ghost Trail 5az2m 2024 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/ghost-trail/ letterboxd-watch-905929651 Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:49:18 +1200 2025-06-02 No Ghost Trail 2024 1001292 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday June 2, 2025.

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At Witt's End 255z22 The Hunt for a Killer, 2024 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/at-witts-end-the-hunt-for-a-killer/ letterboxd-watch-905762858 Tue, 3 Jun 2025 08:31:11 +1200 2025-06-02 No At Witt's End: The Hunt for a Killer 2024 260994 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday June 2, 2025.

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Purple Noon 513x1f 1960 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/purple-noon/ letterboxd-watch-905278847 Mon, 2 Jun 2025 17:32:03 +1200 2025-06-01 No Purple Noon 1960 10363 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday June 1, 2025.

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Tongues Untied 4p4u3y 1989 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/tongues-untied/ letterboxd-review-905196196 Mon, 2 Jun 2025 15:40:19 +1200 2025-06-01 No Tongues Untied 1989 97049 <![CDATA[

Black men loving Black men is the revolutionary act.

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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life 3g4e5u 2024 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/jane-austen-wrecked-my-life/ letterboxd-watch-902163485 Fri, 30 May 2025 14:21:30 +1200 2025-05-29 No Jane Austen Wrecked My Life 2024 1082424 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 29, 2025.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 132pt 1998 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas/ letterboxd-watch-900447953 Wed, 28 May 2025 14:22:55 +1200 2025-05-27 No Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 1878 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 27, 2025.

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Trenque Lauquen 6f5k4b 2022 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/trenque-lauquen/ letterboxd-watch-899671274 Tue, 27 May 2025 17:10:40 +1200 2025-05-26 No Trenque Lauquen 2022 715742 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 26, 2025.

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Sense and Sensibility 2x5b6b 1995 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/sense-and-sensibility/ letterboxd-watch-899490179 Tue, 27 May 2025 13:19:22 +1200 2025-05-26 No Sense and Sensibility 1995 4584 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 26, 2025.

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The Game 4z4o2u 1997 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-game/ letterboxd-watch-899329579 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:11:13 +1200 2025-05-24 No The Game 1997 2649 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 24, 2025.

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Unmade Beds 2k1m1j 1976 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/unmade-beds-1976/ letterboxd-review-897967083 Mon, 26 May 2025 05:54:15 +1200 2025-05-25 No Unmade Beds 1976 192806 <![CDATA[

Whatever you do, don't grow up.

I don't give a shit what you think!

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Cult Massacre 19u4e One Day in Jonestown, 2024 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/cult-massacre-one-day-in-jonestown-2024/ letterboxd-watch-896450154 Sat, 24 May 2025 17:48:28 +1200 2025-05-23 No Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown 2024 255293 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 23, 2025.

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Ed Wood uy35 1994 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/ed-wood/ letterboxd-review-895532445 Fri, 23 May 2025 17:25:39 +1200 2025-05-22 No Ed Wood 1994 522 <![CDATA[

Ed, visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else's dreams?

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Inside the Labyrinth 6b4y5p 1986 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/inside-the-labyrinth/ letterboxd-watch-895414822 Fri, 23 May 2025 14:18:51 +1200 2025-05-22 No Inside the Labyrinth 1986 239059 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 22, 2025.

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Labyrinth s4o4c 1986 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/labyrinth/ letterboxd-watch-895391826 Fri, 23 May 2025 13:46:09 +1200 2025-05-22 No Labyrinth 1986 13597 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 22, 2025.

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575 Castro St. 225d43 2009 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/575-castro-st/ letterboxd-review-895154337 Fri, 23 May 2025 08:17:16 +1200 2025-05-22 No 575 Castro St. 2009 404047 <![CDATA[

So the people know what the future's going to bring if they're not careful.

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The Times of Harvey Milk 1x63s 1984 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-times-of-harvey-milk/ letterboxd-review-895120195 Fri, 23 May 2025 07:39:53 +1200 2025-05-22 No The Times of Harvey Milk 1984 33138 <![CDATA[

People were going about their business in an ordinary way!

How dare they go about their business in an ordinary way?!

Did they not realize that history had been changed?!

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Madness Remixed 4r6e8 2021 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/madness-remixed/ letterboxd-watch-893970526 Wed, 21 May 2025 17:45:30 +1200 2025-05-20 No Madness Remixed 2021 837614 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 20, 2025.

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Stand by Me 1a576 1986 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/stand-by-me/ letterboxd-watch-893167285 Tue, 20 May 2025 17:50:27 +1200 2025-05-19 No Stand by Me 1986 235 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

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A Tribute to Malcolm X 4hv1t 1967 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/a-tribute-to-malcolm-x/ letterboxd-watch-893094442 Tue, 20 May 2025 15:48:49 +1200 2025-05-19 No A Tribute to Malcolm X 1967 388729 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

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A Lesson in Love v2h5e 1954 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/a-lesson-in-love/ letterboxd-watch-893065620 Tue, 20 May 2025 15:08:31 +1200 2025-05-19 No A Lesson in Love 1954 64782 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

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Charli XCX 3x32x Alone Together, 2021 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/charli-xcx-alone-together/ letterboxd-watch-891828162 Mon, 19 May 2025 08:40:15 +1200 2025-05-18 No Charli XCX: Alone Together 2021 795612 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 18, 2025.

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Final Destination 2l3u3s 2000 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/final-destination/ letterboxd-watch-891260627 Sun, 18 May 2025 17:56:40 +1200 2025-05-17 No Final Destination 2000 9532 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

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Dying for Sex s5g11 2025 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/dying-for-sex/ letterboxd-watch-891114931 Sun, 18 May 2025 14:54:49 +1200 2025-05-17 No Dying for Sex 2025 241405 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

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Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios 313n1b 2022 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/hikaru-utada-live-sessions-from-air-studios/ letterboxd-watch-890823311 Sun, 18 May 2025 09:21:47 +1200 2025-05-17 No Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios 2022 948094 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

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Goodbye Mommy 1y56j 2019 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/goodbye-mommy/ letterboxd-watch-890757188 Sun, 18 May 2025 08:11:16 +1200 2025-05-17 No Goodbye Mommy 2019 642354 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

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Prada/Rakata 6n3g5b https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/prada-rakata/ letterboxd-watch-890746120 Sun, 18 May 2025 07:58:51 +1200 2025-05-17 No Prada/Rakata 1473791 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

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The Four Troublesome Heads 5p1h4o 1898 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-four-troublesome-heads/ letterboxd-watch-889422539 Fri, 16 May 2025 16:21:56 +1200 2025-05-15 No The Four Troublesome Heads 1898 49296 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

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Piper 58292u 2016 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/piper/ letterboxd-watch-889421460 Fri, 16 May 2025 16:20:08 +1200 2025-05-15 No Piper 2016 399106 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

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The Fox Hollow Murders 1d4f65 Playground of a Serial Killer, 2025 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-fox-hollow-murders-playground-of-a-serial/ letterboxd-watch-889416216 Fri, 16 May 2025 16:11:09 +1200 2025-05-15 No The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer 2025 283272 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

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Pavements 325w6g 2024 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/pavements/ letterboxd-watch-889311243 Fri, 16 May 2025 13:21:31 +1200 2025-05-15 No Pavements 2024 1063307 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

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All the Streets Are Silent 4b591j The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997), 2021 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/all-the-streets-are-silent/ letterboxd-watch-887925214 Wed, 14 May 2025 16:00:30 +1200 2025-05-13 No All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) 2021 821406 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

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Friendship 6n51z 2024 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/friendship-2024/ letterboxd-watch-886290256 Mon, 12 May 2025 14:28:24 +1200 2025-05-11 No Friendship 2024 1239655 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 11, 2025.

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Last Take 6xz5j Rust and the Story of Halyna, 2025 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/last-take-rust-and-the-story-of-halyna/ letterboxd-watch-885982447 Mon, 12 May 2025 08:47:03 +1200 2025-05-11 No Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna 2025 1309027 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 11, 2025.

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Don't Torture a Duckling 5ffa 1972 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/dont-torture-a-duckling/ letterboxd-watch-884494008 Sat, 10 May 2025 18:08:00 +1200 2025-05-09 No Don't Torture a Duckling 1972 49361 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 9, 2025.

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Nana 4s6o59 2007 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/nana-2007/ letterboxd-watch-884441179 Sat, 10 May 2025 16:35:18 +1200 2025-05-09 No Nana 2007 536394 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 9, 2025.

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The Challenge of Manufacturing c2w 1996 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/film/the-challenge-of-manufacturing/ letterboxd-watch-884429511 Sat, 10 May 2025 16:17:39 +1200 2025-05-09 No The Challenge of Manufacturing 1996 404098 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 9, 2025.

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Top Films of 2025 44k21 So Far https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/top-films-of-2025-so-far/ letterboxd-list-58660597 Mon, 3 Feb 2025 08:52:35 +1300 <![CDATA[

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Top Docs of 2025 6t694a So Far https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/top-docs-of-2025-so-far/ letterboxd-list-58660627 Mon, 3 Feb 2025 08:52:48 +1300 <![CDATA[

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Top TV of 2024 6q412 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/top-tv-of-2024/ letterboxd-list-54535963 Tue, 3 Dec 2024 08:38:17 +1300 <![CDATA[

All of these would be topped by Julio Torres's Fantasmas

  1. Mrs. Davis
  2. Ripley
  3. The Sympathizer
  4. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
  5. Under the Bridge
  6. Expats
  7. Baby Reindeer
  8. Disclaimer
  9. Shōgun
  10. Love & Death
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Top Films of 2024 2l1x3b https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/top-films-of-2024/ letterboxd-list-46217550 Sun, 26 May 2024 07:58:31 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
  2. Close Your Eyes
  3. The Taste of Things
  4. How to Have Sex
  5. Monster
  6. Problemista
  7. Dune: Part Two
  8. The Boy and the Heron
  9. Challengers
  10. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

...plus 64 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Tops Docs of 2024 4n6h5a https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/tops-docs-of-2024/ letterboxd-list-53550706 Sat, 9 Nov 2024 05:39:47 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. No Other Land
  2. Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros
  3. Four Daughters
  4. You Are Not Alone: Fighting the Wolf Pack
  5. Dahomey
  6. 20 Days in Mariupol
  7. Queendom
  8. Pictures of Ghosts
  9. Daughters
  10. Bye Bye Tiberias

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Showdown 455v3c The Neverending Story https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-the-neverending-story/ letterboxd-list-55073013 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:39:46 +1300 <![CDATA[ ]]> Xander de Vries Top Docies of 2024 3i3s60 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/top-docies-of-2024/ letterboxd-list-54536256 Tue, 3 Dec 2024 08:46:41 +1300 <![CDATA[ ]]> Xander de Vries Weird Nonfiction 6z5i37 https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/weird-nonfiction/ letterboxd-list-52323014 Wed, 9 Oct 2024 09:16:06 +1300 <![CDATA[

Inspired by the article Weird Nonfiction by Clayton Purdom in the LA Review of Books

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Showdown 455v3c Band of Misfits https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-band-of-misfits/ letterboxd-list-51152139 Mon, 9 Sep 2024 08:44:39 +1200 <![CDATA[ ]]> Xander de Vries Showdown 455v3c Dog Day Afternoon https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-dog-day-afternoon/ letterboxd-list-50574799 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:23:05 +1200 <![CDATA[ ]]> Xander de Vries Showdown 455v3c Good Time https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-good-time/ letterboxd-list-50053739 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:21:00 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Notorious
  2. The Third Man
  3. The French Connection
  4. Bound
  5. Live Flesh
  6. Run Lola Run
  7. Sexy Beast
  8. Eastern Promises
  9. Gravity
  10. Green Room

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Top Films of 2023 50716i https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/top-films-of-2023/ letterboxd-list-36195311 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:52:39 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Evil Does Not Exist
  2. ages
  3. Joyland
  4. Past Lives
  5. The Beast
  6. Anatomy of a Fall
  7. The Zone of Interest
  8. Tótem
  9. Killers of the Flower Moon
  10. Rye Lane

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Showdown 455v3c Daughters of the Dust https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-daughters-of-the-dust/ letterboxd-list-44486790 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:34:16 +1300 <![CDATA[ ]]> Xander de Vries Showdown 455v3c Pulp Fiction https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-pulp-fiction/ letterboxd-list-38684365 Thu, 9 Nov 2023 12:03:49 +1300 <![CDATA[ ]]> Xander de Vries Showdown 455v3c Illuminated https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-illuminated/ letterboxd-list-37248128 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:23:00 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Showdown 455v3c It's Complicated https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-its-complicated/ letterboxd-list-36197069 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:17:25 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Oppenheimer Pre 5f322h Watch https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/oppenheimer-pre-watch/ letterboxd-list-35206776 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:05:15 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Barbie Pre 2l1355 Watch https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/barbie-pre-watch/ letterboxd-list-35205118 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:54:58 +1200 <![CDATA[ ]]> Xander de Vries Showdown 455v3c Possible Worlds https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/showdown-possible-worlds/ letterboxd-list-34418948 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:49:53 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2023 3i4n2r New York https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/human-rights-watch-film-festival-2023-new/ letterboxd-list-32683049 Wed, 10 May 2023 17:06:51 +1200 <![CDATA[

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, now in its 34th year, will present a full edition of 10 groundbreaking new films nationwide in the United States, from May 31 to June 11, 2023. The New York festival will be back with a full program of in-person screenings at Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center, with in-depth discussions with filmmakers, film participants, journalists, activists and Human Rights Watch researchers. The festival will continue to offer the opportunity to watch all 10 new films online nationwide across the United States with a full digital edition of the film festival from June 5 to June 11.

This year’s edition highlights a broad diversity of themes and topics, including the Ukraine conflict, climate gentrification and justice, women’s rights, transgender rights, freedom of the press, and access to health care in the United States.

John Biaggi, Director of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, said, “We are extraordinarily proud to present our program of 10 powerful films and conversations in person at Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center. This year’s selection covers expansive global ground, spotlighting urgent and timely human rights issues like the war in Ukraine, women’s rights and bodily autonomy, transgender rights, health and human rights, environmental gentrification, and freedom of the press.” He continues, “The festival is also committed to expanding inclusivity for audience to enjoy the events together and is working to create features that more people can access. The majority of the festival films this year will be audio-described and play with captions, with live transcription for the conversations to follow.”

The full 2023 lineup is as follows:

—Draw Me Egypt - Doaa El-Adl, A Stroke of Freedom, Nada Riyadh, Belgium, , Luxembourg, The Netherlands
—The Etilaat Roz, Abbas Rezaie, Afghanistan
—Into My Name (Nel Mio Nome), Nicolò Bassetti, Italy
—Koromousso, Big Sister, Habibata Ouarme and Jim Donovan, Canada
—Pay or Die, Closing Night Film, Rachael Dyer and Scott Alexander Ruderman, USA
—Razing Liberty Square, Katja Esson, USA
—Seven Winters in Tehran, Opening Night Film, Steffi Niederzoll, ,
—Theatre of Violence, Centerpiece Screening, Lukasz Konopa and Emil Langballe, Denmark,
—We Are Guardians, Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, Brazil, USA
—When Spring Came to Bucha, Mila Teshaieva and Marcus Lenz, , Ukraine

The Opening Night film, Seven Winters in Tehran, is a haunting documentary about Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 19-year-old Iranian woman sentenced to death for killing the man who tried to rape her. The film focuses on the misogyny entrenched in the justice system, where men are in charge and women’s voices are often silenced.

In the Centerpiece film, Theatre of Violence, viewers follow the modern history of Uganda with a charismatic Ugandan lawyer who is defending a former child soldier, Dominic Ongwen, as he faces trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. It becomes clear that this is a trial not just of one man, a victim-turned-perpetrator, but also of a European form of justice imposed on an African country.

The festival takes a close look at Ukraine with When Spring Came to Bucha by the renowned photographer Mila Teshaieva, which powerfully profiles the citizens of Bucha, Ukraine, after the Russian army has left, as they work to rebuild their lives and community while ing one another and finding moments of joy.

The Etilaat Roz, explores the importance of a free press as a courageous Afghan journalist records his team at Kabul’s largest newspaper while the Taliban takes over Afghanistan in 2021. Draw Me Egypt - Doaa El-Adl, A Stroke of Freedom highlights the daily struggles of one of the most prominent cartoonists of the Arab world, Doaa el-Adl, who faces censorship, intimidation and death threats as she takes on the patriarchy through her art.

Three films in this year’s festival delve into issues of health and human rights. The Closing Night Film, Pay or Die, follows three families struggling with the crushing financial reality of living with type 1 diabetes in the U.S. It looks at how pharmaceutical companies, bolstered by the government’s lack of regulation, push the price of insulin to exorbitant levels, with devastating impact on millions of Americans. Koromousso, Big Sister introduces viewers to three ionate activists and survivors of female genital mutilation as they discover a wealth of strength, joy and love—both for their own bodies and for one another—while they work to remove stigma and to challenge cultural taboos surrounding female sexuality, reconstructive surgery and, ultimately, ownership of their bodies. In Nicolò Bassetti’s tender documentary Into My Name, executive produced by Elliot Page, we meet four young transgender men in Italy as they seek to determine their own gender identities while dealing with society’s often rigid boundaries and navigating the labyrinthine medical system.

Two films focus on environmental justice and the effects of climate change. Razing Liberty Square profiles a historically Black neighborhood in Miami that was the first segregated public housing project in the South. As rising sea levels cause widespread damage to wealthy oceanfront neighborhoods in the city, Liberty Square draws the attention of developers, and a “revitalization” project begins that threatens to dismantle this thriving and close-knit community.

We Are Guardians expertly weaves together multiple threads to help paint a picture of the complexity of what is happening to the Amazon from the perspectives of Indigenous forest guardians, illegal loggers, cattle ranchers and a landowner struggling to preserve the rich ecosystem within his land from encroaching settlers.

As always, the festival strives to prioritize making space for a wide variety of identities, viewpoints and forms of expertise and experiences either silenced or marginalized in the film industry, news and media. The festival is also committed to expanding inclusivity for audience to enjoy the events together and is working to create features that more people can access. The majority of the festival films this year will be audio-described and play with captions, with live transcription for the conversations to follow.

Audio description is a narrated description of a film’s main visual elements, such as settings and body language. This audio track is provided on headsets for audience who request them. Captions are descriptions of all audio in the film and/or discussion—whether spoken or unspoken.

A limited number of free tickets are available both in-cinema and online for of the public for whom the cost of a ticket would be a barrier to participation. To access free tickets, audience can simply send an email to [email protected] to receive the ticket codes or instructions. (First come, first served.) See the website for accessibility specifications for each film in the lineup.

To View the Films

Tickets will be available for sale beginning May 2 for of IFC Center, Film at Lincoln Center and Human Rights Watch and May 3 to the general public. Audiences will be able to purchase in-theater tickets online or at the Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center box offices. For ticket prices and more, please visit ff.hrw.org/newyork, www.filmlinc.org, or www.ifccenter.com. Virtual tickets can be purchased online for each film for $9 for the general public and $6 for , or a digital festival that will provide access to all 10 films online can be purchased for $70. Further discount information is available on ff.hrw.org. The full festival will be available to rent on the festival streaming site from 9 a.m. EST June 5 until 11:59 p.m. EST June 11, 2023. Please visit ff.hrw.org for details and accessibility options for each digital presentation.

  • Seven Winters in Tehran

    U.S. Premiere
    Wednesday, May 31, 7:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater

    Wednesday, June 7, 8:45pm
    IFC Center

    Discussion to follow May 31 screening with filmmaker, Tara Sepehri Far, Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa division, Human Rights Watch, and special guests. Discussion to follow June 7 screening with participants to be confirmed.

  • Etilaat Roz

    U.S. Premiere

    Thursday, June 1, 6:30pm
    Film at Lincoln Center, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Discussion to follow with Fatima Faizi, freelance journalist and special guests. Moderated by John Sifton, Advocacy Director, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch.

  • Razing Liberty Square

    N.Y. Premiere
    Friday, June 2, 6:30pm
    Film at Lincoln Center, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Tuesday, June 6, 6:30pm
    IFC Center

    Discussion to follow both screenings with filmmaker and Valencia Gunder, activist, organizer and film participant (June 2 only) and Juanita O. Lewis, Executive Director, Community Voices Heard (June 6 only).

  • Into My Name

    N.Y. Premiere

    Saturday, June 3, 5:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Discussion to follow with filmmaker, film guest, and Chase Strangio, Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project. Moderated by Felix Endara, filmmaker, programmer and arts .

  • Theatre of Violence

    U.S. Premiere
    Sunday, June 4, 2:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Discussion to follow with filmmaker and special guests. Moderated by Elise Keppler, Associate Director, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch.

  • We Are Guardians

    U.S. Premiere
    Sunday, June 4, 8:00pm
    Film at Lincoln Center, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Monday, June 5, 6:30pm
    IFC Center

    Discussion to follow both screenings with filmmaker Edivan Guajajara and special guests.

  • When Spring Came to Bucha

    U.S. Premiere
    Tuesday, June 6, 6:30pm
    Film at Lincoln Center, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Wednesday, June 7, 6:30pm
    IFC Center

    Discussion to follow both screenings with filmmaker Mila Teshaieva and Masha Gessen, Russian-American journalist, author, translator, activist (June 6 only) and Rachel Denber, Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division, Human Rights Watch (June 7 only)

  • Pay or Die

    N.Y. Premiere
    Thursday, June 8, 7:00pm
    IFC Center

    Discussion to follow with filmmakers, Matt McConnell, Researcher, Economic Justice and Rights Division, Human Rights Watch, and special guests.

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17th Making Waves b4u1w New Romanian Cinema Festival https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/17th-making-waves-new-romanian-cinema-festival/ letterboxd-list-31922527 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:19:33 +1300 <![CDATA[

New York, NY — Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema, the leading comprehensive U.S. festival dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the best in Romanian contemporary cinema, returns for its 17th edition with in-person screenings across a network of New York City cinemas. The festival will run from March 30 to April 2, 2023 at Metrograph, Roxy Cinema New York and DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema who will co-present a surprising selection of recent Romanian productions, with many U.S. premieres.

Making Waves President Corina Șuteu, states, “For its 17th edition the festival is reborn. With new partners like Metrograph, Roxy Cinema New York and DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema, we are building a new constellation of homes in New York for Romanian cinema, while returning the festival to its roots in downtown New York, where it started in 2006 at Tribeca Cinemas.”

Continuing the tradition of bringing Romanian classics to U.S. audiences, Making Waves has partnered with Film Forum on the U.S. theatrical release of newly restored Romanian classic, Lucian Pintilie’s iconic The Oak (1992), now in a new 4K digital restoration. The Oak will screen at Film Forum from April 28 to May 4.

“First-time filmmakers dominate this year’s offering of Making Waves, proving once again that the New Romanian Cinema is alive and thriving, complementing an already impressive gallery of celebrated auteurs with an exciting line-up of fresh and promising voices,” writes Mihai Chirilov, Artistic Director of Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema.

Highlights of this year’s edition include Cristian Mungiu’s latest entry in his signature brand of moral thrillers, R.M.N., as well as Paul Negoescu’s fourth feature, the Coenesque Men of Deeds, which follows his surprise hit Two Lottery Tickets.

The program also features debuts from gifted directors awaiting discovery. These include Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark with Immaculate, a harrowing of a young woman’s drug addiction, and director Mihai Mincan with his visually impressive migrant story To the North. New talent in this year’s edition also includes director and anthropologist Cătălina Tesăr with her absorbing portrait of the marriage rituals in a secluded Roma community The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters, co-directed with reputed editor and sound designer Dana Bunescu.

The line up also includes emerging filmmakers Sebastian Mihăilescu with You Are Ceaușescu to Me, his playful take on Romania’s infamous dictator, and Victor Canache with The Goat and Her Three Kids, his rendition of a famous Romanian folktale. Most of these titles stem either from true stories or from the directors’ own experience.

Guests of this year’s festival include screenwriter and director Monica Stan, (Immaculate), director Paul Negoescu and director of photography Ana Drăghici, (Men of Deeds), editor and sound designer Dana Bunescu (The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters), while The Oak‘s release will be celebrated with renowned actress Maia Morgenstern on April 28-29.

The 17th Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema festival is presented by Insula 42, formerly Film ETC, in partnership with Metrograph, Roxy Cinema New York, DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema and Film Forum. Corina Șuteu is the Making Waves President, with Mihai Chirilov as Artistic Director and Oana Radu as Festival Manager.

Lead for the 17th edition of Making Waves is provided by The Trust for Mutual Understanding, with additional funding from Dacin Sara, the Romanian Filmmakers Union, Blue Heron Foundation, Mastercard, the Romanian National Film Center, and individual donors.

  • The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters

    Thursday, March 30, 6:30 pm, Firehouse Cinema
    Q&A with co-director, editor and sound designer Dana Bunescu


    Sunday, April 2, 3:00 pm, Firehouse Cinema

  • R.M.N.

    Thursday, March 30, 9:15 pm, Roxy Cinema

  • You Are Ceaușescu to Me

    Friday, March 31, 7:00 pm, Firehouse Cinema

    Saturday, April 1, 3:00 pm, Firehouse Cinema

  • The Goat and Her Three Kids

    Friday, March 31, 7:15 pm, Metrograph

    Sunday, April 2, 5:30 pm, Metrograph

  • To the North

    Saturday, April 1, 7:30 pm, Roxy Cinema

  • Immaculate

    Saturday, April 1, 8:15 pm, Metrograph
    Q&A with director Monica Stan

    Sunday, April 2, 1:00 pm, Metrograph

  • Men of Deeds

    Sunday, April 2, 7:15 pm, Roxy Cinema
    Q&A with director Paul Negoescu and DP Ana Drăghici

  • The Oak

    Screening at Film Forum from April 28 to May 4.

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Best Fake Bands in Film sp3j https://letterboxd.voirfilms24.com/xanderfdevries/list/best-fake-bands-in-film/ letterboxd-list-4013626 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:51:54 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers

  2. This Is Spinal Tap

    Spinal Tap

  3. Almost Famous

    Stillwater

  4. Inside Llewyn Davis

    Jim and Jean

  5. Rock Star

    Steel Dragon

  6. High Fidelity

    Barry Jive and the Uptown Five

  7. The Rocker

    A.D.D.

  8. Heathers

    Big Fun

  9. Coming to America

    Randy Watson and Sexual Chocolate

  10. Deathgasm

    DEATHGASM

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