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…
Festivals
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…
Festival Preview: Madeira Micro International Film Festival
byThe volcanic island of Madeira – a Portuguese archipelago located somewhere in the north Atlantic Ocean – will play host to the third edition of one…
Cannes Review: ‘Whiplash’
byCalling American writer/director Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” the sadomasochistic version of “Dead Poets Society” is certainly an oversimplification. But they do both feature a talented,…
Cannes Review: ‘Winter Sleep’
byTurkish epic drama “Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep)”, the winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, lives up to its title…
Cannes Review: ‘White God’
byA striking first frame or opening sequence, while not the solution to every problem, is definitely a big plus for any movie. After all,…