Berlinale

BEAUTIFUL BEINGS: Angry and Aimless
BEAUTIFUL BEINGS: Angry and Aimless

While Beautiful Beings is well-intentioned and certainly emotionally resonant in parts, it stops short of having a lasting emotional effect.

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.

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 2020: UNDINE And THE INTRUDER (EL PRÓFUGO)
Berlinale 2020: UNDINE And THE INTRUDER (EL PRÓFUGO)

Wilson Kwong reviews two more films from Berlinale 2020: Undine and The Intruder (El Prófugo).

Berlinale 2020: SCHWESTERLEIN (MY LITTLE SISTER) And BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
Berlinale 2020: SCHWESTERLEIN (MY LITTLE SISTER) And BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ

Wilson Kwong reviews two more films from the Berlin International Film Festival: Schwesterlein and epic crime saga Berlin Alexanderplatz.

Berlinale 2020: Interview With SUK SUK Director Ray Yeung (Part 1/2)
Berlinale 2020: Interview With SUK SUK Director Ray Yeung

The director (Yeung) and cast of Suk Suk (Tai Bo, Ben Yuen, Patra Au) sat down with Film Inquiry to talk about the film when it was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Berlinale 2020: Interview With PARI Director Siamak Etemadi
Berlinale 2020: Interview With PARI Director Siamak Etemadi

We spoke with Pari director Siamak Etemadi about the tone of the film, its lead, and how he expects Western audiences will receive the film.

Berlinale 2020: ORDINARY JUSTICE (PALLAZZO DI GIUSTIZIA) & PARI
Berlinale 2020: ORDINARY JUSTICE (PALLAZZO DI GIUSTIZIA) & PARI

Wilson Kwong reviews two films from emerging filmmakers that screened at Berlinale 2020: Ordinary Justice and Pari.

Berlinale 2020: THE ROADS NOT TAKEN
Berlinale 2020: THE ROADS NOT TAKEN

The Roads Not Taken is surprisingly immersive and punctuated with many emotional beats along the way.

Berlinale 2020: RIZI (DAYS)
Berlinale 2020: RIZI (DAYS)

To say that Tsai Ming-Liang’s Rizi is a challenging film would be understating the staggering experience of actually watching the film.

Berlinale 2020: YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS
Berlinale 2020: YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS

Yalda, A Night For Forgivness is a solidly crafted a socially conscious film while making some truly bold cinematic choices.

Berlinale 2020: Interview With DEATH OF NINTENDO Writer/Producer Valerie Martinez
Berlinale 2020: Interview With DEATH OF NINTENDO Writer/Producer Valerie Martinez

We were able to speak with Valerie Martinez, the writer and producer of Death of Nintendo.

Berlinale Film Festival 2020: THE ASSISTANT
Berlinale 2020: THE ASSISTANT

For such a quietly paced film, The Assistant certainly tackles a very serious topic through an intensely contemplative lens.

Berlinale 2020: FIRST COW
Berlinale 2020: FIRST COW

While Reichardt seems to be well intentioned here, First Cow falters by being frustratingly empty in both its delivery and narrative focus.

Berlinale 2020: ANNE AT 13,000 FT
Berlinale 2020: ANNE AT 13,000 FT

Anne at 13,000 ft might not be exciting in the traditional sense, but it’s a film with hard-earned dramatic realism, and that is a type of excitement we don’t often see in cinema.