lovely achievement.

Like Ida (2013), Pawlikowski’s previous period drama, Cold War shares a similar setting and luminous black and white view, but the two films are vastly different in their emotional approach and expression.

Kulig, as Zula, is absolutely electrifying. As she vibrantly descants Parisian torch songs that sets the enraptured mood of the film it’s easy to see why so many have suggested she may be the new Jeanne Moreau. With a sentimental sigh and a quick wiping away of tears, Cold War is a film of burning seduction and charming, cryptic truth.

19. The Favourite (2018)

Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) does it again, adding yet another absurdist gem to a collection that shows no sign of slowing down in quality and fanfare. In The Favourite, he reimagines the reign of Queenerred in not allowing him to withdraw his guilty plea, that his trial attorney was ineffective, and that the trial court erred in imposing a fine with knowledge of his indigent status. For the reasons assigned herein, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On December 2, 1990, Essex was involved in an argument with another male during a pool game at the Sundown West Bar in Ruston, Louisiana. Essex went to a parked vehicle, retrieved a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle with pistol grips and returned to the bar. He pointed the rifle and threatened the other participant in the argument and bystanders, then Essex fled the area. When the police stopped the car, Essex exited the car and escaped on foot. The driver, who is Essex's brother-in-law, was arrested for