Reviews

‘Roter Himmel (Afire)’ review: Paula Beer is on fire in Christian Petzold’s tragicomic climate crisis allegory | Berlinale

Berlin Film Festival favourite Christian Petzold is back in competition with his latest film, Roter Himmel, titled Afire in English.… Read More

February 23, 2023

‘Cocaine Bear’ review: Elizabeth Banks’s film roars with laughter at itself, but audiences may just give a few snorts

Well, you certainly can’t accuse the makers of Cocaine Bear of making any false promises - the film is indeed… Read More

February 23, 2023

‘Past Lives’ review: Celine Song’s poignant debut is a nuanced little wonder | Berlinale

Three devastatingly attractive people are sitting at a bar: who are they? Or more importantly, who are they to each… Read More

February 23, 2023

‘Disco Boy’ review: Franz Rogowski enchants in Giacomo Abbruzzese’s daring, dreamlike debut feature | Berlinale

Disco Boy is both equal parts mysterious and beguiling, as director Giacomo Abbruzzese guides the audience on a harrowing, yet… Read More

February 22, 2023

‘Golda’ review: An impressive Helen Mirren can’t save one-sided legacy biopic embedded with a fear of Meir | Berlinale

Israeli director Guy Nattiv’s latest film is a biopic about the first and only female prime minister of Israel. Helen… Read More

February 21, 2023

‘Inside’ review: Art thief Willem Dafoe gets locked up by human isolation in COVID-allegorical psychological drama | Berlinale

Vasilis Katsoupis’s debut feature is a claustrophobic psychological drama that features an unbridled Willem Dafoe performance. The Berlinale is the… Read More

February 21, 2023

‘Femme’ review: George MacKay is frightening as a hyper-masculine thug in this daring London-set neo-noir | Berlinale

Femme is a neo-noir-inspired queer revenge thriller that stars British actors Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay. Writer-directors Sam H. Freeman… Read More

February 20, 2023

‘Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert’ review: Vicky Krieps disappears in Margarethe von Trotta’s elegant return to cinema | Berlinale

Margarethe von Trotta's latest film is a graceful triumph of modern European cinema. Vicky Krieps is the window into the… Read More

February 19, 2023

‘Manodrome’ review: Jesse Eisenberg is phenomenal in John Trengove’s fascinating take on toxic masculinity | Berlinale

The Wound, the acclaimed debut by the South African director John Trengove, provides a good launchpad for his sophomore feature,… Read More

February 19, 2023

‘Reality’ review: Sydney Sweeney is a tour de force in intense U.S. election whistleblower thriller | Berlinale

Playwright Tina Satter makes her screen debut with Reality, a simmering investigative drama reconstructing the arrest of Reality Winner, an… Read More

February 19, 2023

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