Film Festivals

Berlinale 2021: Writer And Director Fred Baillif On THE FAM (LA MIF)
Berlinale 2021: Writer And Director Fred Baillif On THE FAM (LA MIF)

Rafaela Sales Ross spoke with writer and director Fred Baillif about his film La Mif/ The Fam, his unusual casting and more!

SXSW 2021 Review: R#J: A Horribly Misguided Experiment
SXSW 2021 Review: R#J: A Horribly Misguided Experiment

Even though I can feel everything is well-intentioned, little to none of it resonated. Thy movie is amiss.

SXSW Dispatch #1: I'M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING), LANGUAGE LESSONS, & ISLANDS
SXSW Dispatch #1: I’M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING), LANGUAGE LESSONS, & ISLANDS

In his first report from SXSW Film Festival, Soham reviews I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking), Language Lessons and Islands!

SXSW 2021: KID CANDIDATE, WEWORK & THE LOST SONS
SXSW 2021: KID CANDIDATE, WEWORK & THE LOST SONS

In his first report from the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, Musanna reviews Kid Candidate, WeWork and The Lost Sons!

BERLINALE 2021: ALBATROS (DRIFT AWAY)
BERLINALE 2021: ALBATROS (DRIFT AWAY)

Xavier Beauvois’ Albatros starts off as a low-key police procedural drama before transforming into a generic meditation on guilt and grief.

Around International Film Festival: Back to the Roots
Around International Film Festival: Back to the Roots

Around International Film Festival is an independent cinematic awards event that is quickly catching attention for its one-of-a-kind structure.

Berlinale 2021: WHAT WILL SUMMER BRING
Berlinale 2021: WHAT WILL SUMMER BRING

Using found footage, Ignacio Ceroi builds a poignant dwelling on the contemporary nomad that beautifully conveys a man’s existential quest.

Berlinale 2021: Radu Jude On BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN
Berlinale 2021: Radu Jude On BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

For his film Bad Luck Banging or Looney Porn, director Radu Jude discusses the film’s controversial themes, the politics behind the humour and more!

Berlin Critics Week 2021 (Woche der Kritik): Two Docs and a Dream
Berlin Critics Week 2021 (Woche der Kritik): Two Docs and a Dream

Soham Gadre reviews three films from the 2021 Berlin Critics Week.

London Film Festival 2021, Days 6-8: BELFAST, BANTÚ MAMA, HIT THE ROAD and more
Berlinale 2021: Natalie Morales And Mark Duplass On LANGUAGE LESSONS

At the 2021 Berlinale Film Festival, Mark Duplass and Natalie Morales sat down to discuss their latest film Language Lessons.

Berlinale 2021: PETITE MAMAN
Berlinale 2021: PETITE MAMAN

Petite Maman, all in all, shows Sciamma at her most profound and mature. Grab a tissue and prepare your heart if you’re going to see this.

BERLINALE 2021: MEMORY BOX
BERLINALE 2021: MEMORY BOX

While on the outside it seems like Memory Box tells a familiar story, it’s an introspective, affecting, and visually inventive film.

Berlinale 2021: BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN
Berlinale 2021: BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Right from the opening beat, it is clear that Radu Jude’s satirical Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is in to shock its audience.

Berlinale 2021: I'M YOUR MAN
Berlinale 2021: I’M YOUR MAN

Irresistibly charming, I’m Your Man needs no beeps and boops and tiring gimmicks to convey the abyss between man vs machine.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: DA CAPO
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: DA CAPO

A contender for feel-good film of the year, De Capo follows a musician returning home, where he’s torn between his music and the kids he inspires.