First Look: ‘Ned Rifle’
byThe new Hal Hartley film brings back everything we know and love about this indie filmmaker and concludes the third chapter of the Henry…
Festivals
‘Victoria:’ An Interview With Sebastian Schipper
byIt really feels like a long time since a truly great film has been made or is set in the greatest capital on the continent. We’ve…
First Look: Nasty Baby
byIn his sixth feature-length effort, Sebastián Silva presents us with this year’s Teddy Award winner for best feature film: Nasty Baby. The film depicts…
Ixcanul: An Interview with Director Jayro Bustamante
byGuatemalan director Jayro Bustamante is at the Berlinale this year with his debut feature, “Ixanul Volcano” – a soothingly slow, sensitive film about a…
First Look: Diary of a Teenage Girl
byAfter the film’s packed premiere at Sundance, and most recently at this year’s Berlinale, first time writer/director Marielle Heller accomplishes everything aspiring independent filmmakers…
Queen of Earth: An Interview with Director Alex Ross Perry
byAfter his loquacious vitriolic comedy, “Listen Up, Philip”, American independent filmmaker Alex Ross Perry is at the Berlinale this year with an altogether different…
First Look: Queen of Earth
byTo watch Queen of Earth is an interesting and beautiful exercise: when you can’t decide whether to sob or grin, just remember that humanity can be the…
14 Unmissable Films at the 65th Berlinale
byBetween 5th and 15th of February, Berlin will become the center for world cinema. With the 65th Berlinale a few days away – and judging…
A Winter Escape to the Madeira Micro International Film Festival
byNestled atop a cliff facing the Atlantic Ocean, the Madeira Micro International Film Festival takes place in a cinema nearly a century old in…