The Girl with the Needle Review: Softly Devastating
The Girl with the Needle plunges you into a softly devastating nightmare that’s as authentically old-school as it is painfully relevant.
Breakup Season Review: New Exes Snowed In
With a warm narrative, familiar familial feel and more depth than an average holiday romance, Breakup Season is a comforting portrayal of a realistic relationship and the two opposing forces behind it.
Bauryna Salu review: A Titanic Kazakh Debut
Kazakhstan’s official entry for Best International Feature tackles the legacy of the bauryna salu tradition with devastating realist bite.
Wild Strawberries Review: One of Bergman’s Finest
The synopsis of Wild Strawberries might seem straightforward, but Ingmar Bergman constructs a startling, poignant, and ambiguous portrait of old age and death.
The American Question Review: Timely & Hopeful
The American Question is a very timely documentary which approaches a stressful topic with hope and honesty, documenting various experiences of American life.
Know Your Place Review: Lyrical trip through Seattle
Know Your Place, the debut feature of Zia Mohajerjasbi, is a beautiful and poetic exploration of community, following a teenage Eritrean boy on a journey through Seattle.
Winter Light Film Review: Contained & Ambitious
Despite being one of his most contained films, Winter Light shows Ingmar Bergman wrestling with life’s essential religious questions.
Arcane Season 2 Finale Review: Never the End
The Season 2 finale to Netflix’s Arcane resonates and enchants while continuing the story of its best characters while leaving the door open for more from this world.
Autumn Sonata Film Review: Unspoken Pain
Autumn Sonata is an intense, emotional portrait of a fractured mother-daughter bond that will break hearts.
Queens Film Review: Family Drama About Change
Klaudia Reynicke’s Queens (Reinas) is an affecting, thought-provoking family drama set in Lima, Peru, during a time of violence and terror.