drama

Satyajit Ray - THE HERO at Berlinale
Satyajit Ray – THE HERO at Berlinale

Legend of the Berlindale Film Festival, Satyajit Ray’s award-winning 1966 Indian drama The Hero (Nayak) showcases the filmmaker’s talents.

WILDFIRE: Irish Eyes No Longer Smile In Affecting Sibling Drama
WILDFIRE: Irish Eyes No Longer Smile In Affecting Sibling Drama

Wildfire is a commanding calling card for Brady, showcasing kitchen-sink realism and a powerful portrayal of sibling heartbreak.

RED POST ON ESCHER STREET: The World Is Your Stage. Are You At Its Center?
RED POST ON ESCHER STREET: The World Is Your Stage. Are You At Its Center?

It embodies the theory of a movie’s intricate parts, and bit players function initially as individualistic entities that coalesce into a collective.

CHERRY: Excess Is Just Its Character
CHERRY: Excess Is Just Its Character

Cherry wants to be a movie about tragedy and weighty thematic issues but is too concerned with showing off for points on a scoreboard.

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.

BLAST OF SILENCE: Born to Die
BLAST OF SILENCE: Born to Die

For the 60-year anniversary, Film Inquiry muses on Allen Baron’s noir film Blast of Silence and its existential prison of shadow and sound.

CENTER STAGE: A Legend Lives On
CENTER STAGE: A Legend Lives On

One hopes that this new restoration reignites interest not just in the film, which is an absolute masterpiece, but in the career of Ruan Lingyu.

ABSENT NOW THE DEAD: Touring Greece With Trojan War Ghosts
ABSENT NOW THE DEAD: Touring Greece With Trojan War Ghosts

Hamilton Sterling’s Absent Now The Dead gives an avant-garde look into the world of the ancient Greeks and the Trojan War.

MONKEY BARS: A Sidling, Unsettling Step Away From Girlhood
MONKEY BARS: A Sidling, Unsettling Step Away From Girlhood

Monkey Bars is a must see short film with with its atmospheric, evocative score that adds to the anxiety of its scenes.

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.

CÉLINE & JULIE GO BOATING Criterion Review: Jacques Rivette's Masterpiece Gets A New Restoration
CÉLINE & JULIE GO BOATING Criterion Review: Jacques Rivette’s Masterpiece Gets A New Restoration

With a beautiful 2K restoration, a great audio track, and an incredible selection of supplements, this is absolutely worthy of addition to any collection.

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.

THE SINNERS: A Deadly Debut
THE SINNERS: A Deadly Debut

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: A Decent Biopic, A Technical Mess
THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLIDAY: A Decent Biopic, A Technical Mess

The United States vs. Billie Holiday is multilayered and nuanced in its messaging, brought to life on the strong performance of Andra Day.

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.