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FLOW movie review, plus December special screenings
We live in an age of ever-advancing filmmaking technology, but I'll gladly sacrifice state-of-the-art for something that feels dedicated to basic, engaging storytelling principles.
Flow We live in an age of ever-advancing filmmaking technology, but I'll gladly sacrifice state-of-the-art for something that feels dedicated to basic, engaging storytelling principles. This minimalist, wordless animated feature from Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis is set in a post-human world, where a solitary cat attempts to survive in the midst of an apocalyptic flood, eventually requiring the assistance of other animals like a capybara, a lemur and a previously-antagonistic dog.
To say that the animation is primitive would be an understatement; some of the rendering feels like it could…
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