Against [more] inventive and formidable dramas, "Digger" doesn't exactly stand out — perhaps because its terse David and Goliath conflict doesn't yield satisfyingly punchy results.
Read full articleGeorgis Grigorakis’s film may not revolutionize the western genre by transposing it to an unlikely setting, but it doesn’t dilute it either.
Read full articleMourikis and Pandazaras give flinty, restrained performances that gradually reveal sore, tender spots; in turn, a warm, hopeful heart thumps beneath the film's gorgeously grey, sodden surfaces...
Read full articleA lyrical final scene earns this film’s fascinating tightrope of blunt, unsubtle sociopolitical commentary and character study.
Read full articlePoetic and occasionally moving, but often meandering, unfocused and repetitive.
Read full articleVangelis Mourikis crafts a quietly superb performance as a farmer clinging to his rural existence, but its not enough to overcome the slow pacing and unimpactful story choices in the third act.
Read full articleSo rare is it for a film to land on 'it's complicated,' and how lovely it is when it does.
Read full articleRarely does a dusty plain or parched expanse creep into view, but Grigorakis understands his chosen genre, balancing his film on an archetypal oater.
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