2020s
Overall, John Smith’s Citadel is a perfect cinematic reflection of the difficult 2020 that the British public dealt with.
It might be conventional in its storytelling, but the stunning animation, lovely characters, beautiful music, and heartfelt messages won me over.
As an action film, Chaos Walking works, it’s a fun popcorn flick, but It’s a pity most of these characters can’t stop talking.
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.
Come True is a visually stunning and beautifully directed film, but its twisty plot sometimes goes too far.
A deeply philosophical film, it loses much of its impact when the cameras stop rolling.
The Stylist has everything one can want from a horror film; a talented female lead, lots of chills and bloody enticements, and a wickedly impressive style.
Precise, clean, and clearly well-thought-out on a technical level, Blue Ruby is charming, well-constructed and rewards multiple viewings.
Boss Level might not break new ground, but it’s throughly entertaining and worth watching at least once, if not time and time again.
While on the outside it seems like Memory Box tells a familiar story, it’s an introspective, affecting, and visually inventive film.
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.
Though bloated at times, The Sinners is a deeply layered and nuanced film that finds as much strength in what is not discussed as in what is.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday is multilayered and nuanced in its messaging, brought to life on the strong performance of Andra Day.
If the clause “write what you know” is to be taken literally, then Kerry Mondragon fits the bill with his feature debut Tyger Tyger.
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!