Cold War
An aching film on such exquisite pains of impossible love, Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War concurrently swells your heart and breaks it.
Nick Allen
Nick Allen is an Assistant Editor at RogerEbert.com. He has been writing about film online since 2007, contributing to various publications including TheFilmStage.com, MovieMezzanine.com, HollywoodChicago.com, TheScorecardReview.com, and RogerEbert.com. His film reviews can also be found in your local library’s recent copy of Magill’s Cinema Annual. He has been a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association since 2010, and is a programmer for the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival. You can follow him on Twitter @nickallen_redux
Recent Reviews
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Mobile Homes
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Infinite Football
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Prospect
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Silencio
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Viking Destiny
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Hell Fest
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White Rabbit
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Armed
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Slice
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Boarding School
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Makala
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Extinction
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Alex Strangelove
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