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REVIEW: Carancho Delivers Sleek, Stirring Argentine Noir

For the first long stretch of Carancho , Pablo Trapero’s elegantly drawn, of-the-moment noir, the camera swerves and wends behind, around and in front of its subjects, brokering space and mapping their movements with smooth, sympathetic constancy. It follows Sosa (Ricardo Darín) and it follows Luján (Martina Gusman), two professionals who cruise the streets of Buenos Aires at night with a vaguely overlapping purpose. Luján is a paramedic and Sosa is a personal injury lawyer. In Argentina, traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for people under 35, so their nights are long.

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REVIEW: Carancho Delivers Sleek, Stirring Argentine Noir

Oscar-Nominated God of Love Director Luke Matheny Offers 4 Must-See Films for Valentine’s Day

It’s hard to remember, but there was a time when romantic comedies weren’t viewed with the same contempt as torture porn and Adam Sandler. This is a genre that saw the likes of Preston Struges, Billy Wilder and Woody Allen create some of the most iconic films Hollywood history; now it’s a genre overrun by Dennis Dugans and Robert Luketics, filmmakers seemingly content to stomp on whatever happy, “boy meets girl” memories you might have. If the Hollywood machine has got you down in this lead-up to Valentine’s Day, there is some hope: Resist buying a ticket for No Strings Attached (or, shiver, Just Go With It ) and search out Luke Matheny’s God of Love instead.

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Oscar-Nominated God of Love Director Luke Matheny Offers 4 Must-See Films for Valentine’s Day