France

Horrific Inquiry: LES DIABOLIQUES (1955)
Horrific Inquiry: LES DIABOLIQUES (1955)

Les Diaboliques’ intriguing and twisting story will keep you guessing, entertained and horrified, while showcasing the craftsmanship behind the classic.

ANNETTE: Sympathy For The Abyss
ANNETTE: Sympathy For The Abyss

Not everyone will be won over by the weirdness of Annette, but for those who are, they will absolutely love it.

WHITE AS SNOW: A Particularly Fractured Fairy Tale
WHITE AS SNOW: A Particularly Fractured Fairy Tale

The latest film from writer-director Anne Fontaine is a new take on an old legend: that of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

MAMA WEED: A Crime Caper With Some Questionable Choices
MAMA WEED: A Crime Caper With Some Questionable Choices

Based on Hannelore Cayre’s novel, Jean-Paul Salomé’s La Daronne – Mama Weed in the U.S. – is a dark comedy about a translator-turned-queenpin.

Queerly Ever After #56: YOU'LL GET OVER IT (2002)
Queerly Ever After #56: YOU’LL GET OVER IT (2002)

For this week’s entry of Queerly Ever After, we take a look at 2002 French TV-movie You’ll Get Over It.

ABOUT A BOY Community for a Post-Pandemic World
ABOUT A BOY: Community for a Post-Pandemic World

Looking back on Chris and Paul Weitz’s 2002 comedy About a Boy, one can’t help but find a perfect pandemic watch.

NEW FRENCH SHORTS: Bienvenue au cinéma
NEW FRENCH SHORTS: Bienvenue au cinéma

The 2021 collection of New French shorts has a wide range of genres, from science-fiction to slice-of-life realism, and some wildly experimental animation.

THE COUNTY A Fight By The Farmers, For The Farmers
THE COUNTY: A Fight By The Farmers, For The Farmers

Grímur Hákonarson’s The County follows an Icelandic widowed farmer as she fights beauracratic corruption and injustice.

SPRING BLOSSOM First Feature Shows Promise But Doesn't Fully Succeed
SPRING BLOSSOM: First Feature Shows Promise But Doesn’t Fully Succeed

While Spring Blossom shows potential, especially in Lindon’s acting and directing, the script here falls flat.

CPH: DOX 2021: THE GIG IS UP: the lives behind the apps
CPH: DOX 2021: THE GIG IS UP: the lives behind the apps

Shannon Walsh’s documentary: The Gig is Up, paints a simmering, sobering picture of the global gig economy.

ABOUT ENDLESSNESS: Roy Andersson's Latest Is A Splendid Existential Work
ABOUT ENDLESSNESS: Roy Andersson’s Latest Is A Splendid Existential Work

With About Endlessness, Roy Andersson once again weaves together short vignettes that uncover the intricacy and vulnerability of the human condition.

IRMA VEP Criterion Review Olivier Assayas' International Breakthrough, Remastered
IRMA VEP Criterion Review: Olivier Assayas’ International Breakthrough, Remastered

A detailed review of Olivier Assayas 1996 film Irma Vep the Criterion edition that includes audio, video, and special features.

Queerly Ever After #50 LOVE SONGS (2007)
Queerly Ever After #50: LOVE SONGS (2007)

The Queerly Ever After column celebrates its 50th entry with Christophe Honoré’s 2007 film Love Songs (Les Chansons D’Amour).

KEEP AN EYE OUT: Surrealist Murder Mystery Mayhem
KEEP AN EYE OUT: Surrealist Murder Mystery Mayhem

While Keep an Eye Out feels more like an extended comedy sketch than a feature film, it is definitely entertaining.

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.