‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Latest Remains Disarmingly Observational Yet a Touch Out of Focus [B] – Berlinale
South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo is losing his sight as he ages into an old man. For many directors, this would cement their retirement, but... Read More
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‘Late Shift’ Review: Tense, Hospital-set Thriller Highlights a Hidden Crisis and a Powerful Performance from Leonie Benesch [B+] – Berlinale
Almost every healthcare system worldwide is in crisis, overwhelmed with record demand, underfunding and a lack of staff on shifts. Swiss writer-director Petra Volpe highlights... Read More
‘Girls On Wire’ Review: Vivian Qu’s Third Film Paints an Unforgiving Portrait of Two Cousins Trying to Outrun Their Fate [C] – Berlinale
More than ten years after the film she produced —Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice — won the top prize at the 64th Berlinale, Vivian... Read More
‘Mickey 17’ Review: Bong Joon-ho is Back with One of the Best and Goofiest Robert Pattinson(s) Performances Ever [B] – Berlinale
“What’s it like, dying?”, is a question that marks the one thing humans will always find it impossible to communicate. The limits of our own... Read More
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun Explores the Dark Sides of Nostalgia in Their Standout Sophomore Feature | Berlinale 2024
Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun shook the film world with We’re All Going to the World’s Fair three years ago. In a swift move, the film announced... Read More
‘Cuckoo’ Review: Hunter Schafer takes on Dan Stevens in Tone Shifting Horror/Thriller Set in the German Alps | Berlinale 2024
We’ve all been eager to see Hunter Schafer in her first film role as a leading lady and now that the wait is over… we... Read More
74th Berlin Film Festival Awards: Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear, Sebastian Stan and Emily Watson Take Acting Prizes
Mati Diop’s documentary Dahomey, about 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the... Read More
‘Black Tea’ Review – Abderrahmane Sissako Returns with a Masterful Exploration of Cultural Identity | Berlinale 2024
Director Abderrahmane Sissako (the Oscar-nominated Timbuktu) returns after a 10-year hiatus with Black Tea, a sublime and meaningful exploration of cultural identity, freedom and growing... Read More
‘Spaceman’ Review: Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan Are the Star-Crossed Lovers We Didn’t Know We Needed | Berlinale 2024
More than just another film about an astronaut, Spaceman is here to give a new meaning to the phrase star-crossed lovers. Swedish director Johan Renck... Read More
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Review: Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian Will Set Your World on Fire in Rose Glass’ Psychosexual Revenge Thriller | Berlinale 2024
All of you Saint Maud apologists, rejoice, for British rising star Rose Glass is back. Nothing screams comeback louder than a queer romance thriller where... Read More
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