Joseph Owen

Joseph Owen is writing a doctoral thesis on Carl Schmitt and literary modernism at University of Southampton. He moonlights as a critic at European film festivals. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @josephowen30

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  Je Suis Karl

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  It’s rare that a film seems entirely reverse-engineered...

  Joseph Owen 5th March 2021
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  Tzarevna Scaling (Doch rybaka)

  ★★★★★

  Uldus Bakhtiozina’s glorious fil...

  Joseph Owen 4th March 2021
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  Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to sozo)

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  Silver Bear Gran...

  Joseph Owen 4th March 2021
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  Petite Maman

  ★★★★★

  This gracefully rendered, fabular tale provides an exquis...

  Joseph Owen 3rd March 2021
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  All Eyes Off Me (Mishehu Yohav Mishehu)

  ★★★★★

  The perils and consequ...

  Joseph Owen 3rd March 2021
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  Ancient Soul (Mbah Jhiwo)

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  Ancient Soul is a brilliant, beguiling ...

  Joseph Owen 3rd March 2021
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  Forest – I See You Everywhere (Rengeteg – mindenhol látlak)

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  Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for Lilla Kizlinger Seven successive domestic disputes, ...

  Joseph Owen 3rd March 2021
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  Introduction (Inteurodeoksyeon)

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  Silver Bear for Best Screenplay ...

  Joseph Owen 3rd March 2021
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  The Scary of Sixty-First

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  The source of much industry prattle, enfan...

  Joseph Owen 2nd March 2021
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  Social Hygiene (Hygiène sociale)

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  Antonin (Maxim Gaudette) is no...

  Joseph Owen 2nd March 2021