Berlinale 2020 Review: Siberia
byOne of the most fascinating - and without a doubt the strangest - competition entries starts on a conventional note. A spoken word prologue…
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Berlinale 2020 Review: The Assistant
byDo you hate your job? After a documentary reckoning with the case of child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey, Kitty Green returns to the Berlinale…
Berlinale 2020 Review: Los Conductos
byCamilo Restrepo’s film is immersive and intense. It is also subtle, sublime, at times soporific. It’s a challenging watch and so dense that its…
Berlinale 2020 Review: El Prófugo
byA woman is under the influence. First time we see her she is watching a series of close-ups on a movie screen, possibly of…
Berlinale 2020 Review: My Salinger Year
byDear Mr Salinger! We demand answers. How could a person as firmly established in the literary canon as you inspire such a lukewarm movie?…
A Hidden Life: When Trouble Reaches Our Valley Above The Sky
byIn A Hidden Life, director Terence Malick’s ninth feature film once again presents a couple closely tied to nature and torn by the darkness brought…
Uncut Gems: Glitter, Greed, and Nothingness
byBetween Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, pullulating with hawkers and dealers and prospective patrons, the Diamond District is a prominent interchange of…
Marriage Story: A Relatable Tale of Love and Loss
byMarriage Story begins like many other romances: with two people infatuated with one another. The film opens with Charlie (Adam Driver) reciting a list of…
AW14F 2019 Review: Fire Will Come
byOliver Laxe’s third feature film Fire Will Come premiered earlier this year in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and went home with the Jury Prize….