Berlinale 2019 Review: Flatland
by“Do you hope you can expiate the crimes of the past by suffering in the present?” ― J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace The opening film in the…
Festivals
Berlinale 2019 Review: Vice
by“In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” — George Orwell What is the truth? Does it even…
Berlinale 2019 Review: Der Goldene Handschuh
by“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into…
9 Must-See Films at the 69th Berlinale 2019
byIt’s that time of year again when filmmakers, distributors, programmers and press from around the world descend upon our fair city for the Berlinale…
10 Years of Unknown Pleasures - American Independent Film Festival
byA good way to kick off the new cinematic year in Berlin is by attending Unknown Pleasures - American Independent Film Festival, that was…
AW14F 2018 Review: Burning
byFrom the hands of South Korean director Lee Chang-dong comes a gripping meditation on big-city loneliness, the legacy of helpless rage and the elusiveness of mankind….
Amacourt 2018 Roundup - The Power of Shorts
byThe 11th edition of the Amacort film festival, fully dedicated to shorts and taking place in Rimini, Fellini’s birthplace, has wrapped up last week and…
AW14F 2018 Review: Rafiki
byI really wanted to embrace this story of two outcasts in Nairobi. Judging by the hype and controversy around it – banned, screened for a…
Berlinale 2018 Review: Notes on an Appearance
byRicky D’Ambrose’s riddling feature Notes on an Appearance is possibly a detective story about a young man’s disappearance in New York, or a series…