Truly a time-machine, "Tabu" does feel like something new (unlike say, last year's big winner, "The Artist"). Even, or rather, especially on repeated viewings. Gomes's movie is so ingenuous, well-executed, and filled with unexpected cinematic pleasures that it's restorative—a movie to reconfirm your faith in the motion picture medium.
J. Hoberman
December 26, 2012