‘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, with Xhosa initiation traditions swapped... Read More
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‘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 NSA contractor and ex-Air Force... Read More
Berlinale 2022 review: Charlotte Gainsbourg shines in ‘The Passengers of the Night’ from Mikhaël Hers [Grade B-]
The Passengers of the Night opens with a title card announcing the date: May 10th, 1981. In recent French history, that day marks the election... Read More
Berlinale 2022: Carla Simón’s ‘Alcarràs’ wins Golden Bear for Best Film, Claire Denis named Best Director
The 2022 Berlin Film Festival jury has awarded Alcarràs, Carla Simón’s film about a Catalan farming family facing eviction from their land, the Golden Bear... Read More
Berlinale 2022 review: Vincent Lindon and Juliette Binoche are bursting with love-drenched lust in Claire Denis’ love triangle drama ‘Fire’ (aka ‘Both Sides of the Blade’) [Grade A]
A chance encounter, a glance in the right direction while flicking your hair, and it cannot be unseen: it is your former lover who you... Read More
Berlinale 2022 review: In ‘Taurus’, Machine Gun Kelly exorcizes his stardom [Grade B+]
Almost a decade after Memphis (2013) depicted the spiritual journey of musician Willis Earl Beal, filmmaker Tim Sutton returns to the sombre world of music... Read More
Berlin Review: Céline Sciamma’s ‘Petite Maman’ starts a tender new chapter in a life cycle of girlhood
Céline Sciamma has a tradition with names. Water Lilies‘ Marie, Girlhood‘s Marieme, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire‘s Marianne all share variants of the... Read More
Berlin Review: Things left unsaid makes Hong Sangsoo’s minimal ‘Introduction’ sing
The Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo shook up last year’s Berlinale competition with the unexpected comedic notes of the otherwise pensive The Woman Who Ran, a... Read More
2021 Berlin Film Festival lineup: New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo, Maria Schrader, Daniel Brühl for hybrid events
New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo and the directorial debut of actor Daniel Brühl highlight the lineup for the 71st Berlin Film Festival, announced... Read More
We Are One: YouTube to Host Free Virtual Film Festival with Cannes, Berlin, New York and more
The 10-day digital festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises, will feature programming from 20 festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Venice... Read More
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‘Rose’ Review: Sandra Hüller Commands the Screen in Gender-Bending Period Piece with a Towering, Career-High Performance [A-] Berlinale 
On the Shelf: ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Boxcar Bertha,’ ‘The Visitor’ Arrive on 4K, Lubitsch Musicals added to Criterion in Physical Media releases for the Week of February 16