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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) / Narvik (2022) - source: Netflix
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT And NARVIK: Germany And Norway Made Very Different Films About War And Trauma

“All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Narvik,” a German WWI film and Norwegian WWII film, premiered on Netflix in 2022.

SICK OF MYSELF: Perfecting The Art Of Self-Destruction
SICK OF MYSELF: Perfecting The Art Of Self-Destruction

Sick of Myself is a deranged and delightfully cynical work of art that proves attention-seeking for the sake of fame always comes at a much higher cost.

THE INNOCENTS: Children of the Damned
THE INNOCENTS: Children of the Damned

Vogt’s decision to not pull any punches is a large part of what makes The Innocents such an effective horror film.

Sundance Film Festival 2022: FRESH And THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Sundance Film Festival 2022: FRESH And THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

In our latest report from Sundance Film Festival 2022, Wilson Kwong reviews Fresh and Worst Person in the World – both films demanding attention.

NYFF 2021 THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
NYFF 2021: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

You’ll definitely laugh, and you might cry, too; whatever the case may be, you’re guaranteed to be moved by Trier’s empathetic storytelling.

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.

San Francisco International Film Festival Documentary Round-up Part 2

Presented virtually, Arlin Golden finishes his coverage of the documentaries that premiered at this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival.

GUNDA: A Pig’s Life in Black and White
GUNDA: A Pig’s Life in Black and White

Sparing us a heavy-handed lecture, Gunda shows us why we should value animals for more than just their meat, and is all the more powerful for it.

AMUNDSEN: THE GREATEST EXPEDITION: Not So Great After All
AMUNDSEN: THE GREATEST EXPEDITION: Not So Great After All

Attempting to fit a lifetime of legendary adventure into a two-hour film, Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition doesn’t manage to tell us that much at all.

MORTAL: A Grim Origin Story With Emotional Charge
MORTAL: A Grim Origin Story With Emotional Charge

André Øvredal’s Mortal is a mature and sober take on the superhero origin story, favoring emotional conflict over physical conflict.

OUT STEALING HORSES: A Poetic & Softly Distressing Exploration Of Memory
OUT STEALING HORSES: A Poetic & Softly Distressing Exploration Of Memory

Overflowing with internal and external conflict, Hans Petter Moland’s Out Stealing Horses is a gently-paced, exceptionally-written, sensory experience.

THE SUNLIT NIGHT: A Quiet Portrait Of Reinvention
THE SUNLIT NIGHT: A Quiet Portrait Of Reinvention

The Sunlit Night its tale with a strange sense of quiet tranquility blended with underlying dismay without being cloying to its subject matter.

THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN: Empathy In Real-Time
THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN: Empathy In Real-Time

As poetic as its title, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open cannot be understated for its power and must not be erased from the conversation.

TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Jorunn Myklebust Syversen Of DISCO
TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Jorunn Myklebust Syversen Of DISCO

Wilson Kwong spoke with Norwegian filmmaker Jorunn Myklebust Syversen about her new film Disco during Toronto International Film Festival.

ONCE AURORA: Evocative Close-Up Of Norwegian Sensation
ONCE AURORA: Evocative Close-Up Of Norwegian Sensation

Once Aurora is breezy, raw and evocative, an often surprising visual close-up of a young artist moulding her career against the mainstream methods of pop success.