‘Lantouri’: The Perils Of Male Entitlement And The Ethics Of Retributive Justice
byLantouri continues where Dormishian’s second feature (I’m Not Angry!) left off, with the same two actors – Baran Kosari and Navid Mohammadzadeh – delivering…
Festivals
Berlinale Review: ‘Kater’ (‘Tomcat’)
byHändl Klaus’ (whose real name is in fact – Klaus Händl) second feature film about the sudden rupture of the peaceful, quaint life and…
Berlinale Jury 2016: A Closer Look
byWith the 66th Berlin Film Festival fast approaching, we take a closer look at this year’s jury members and cherry pick who we’d most…
Berlinale Roundup: Our Top 5 Unmissable Films
byAs Berlin hosts the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival, now in its 66th year, Potsdamer Platz will be welcoming its annual influx of photographers,…
Books at Berlinale: Storm Sisters
byAmidst the general craziness of the Berlinale and the frantic running around from screening to screening, it might be easy to overlook “Books at…
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…
‘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…