Switzerland

SXSW Film Festival 2023: SEW TORN
SXSW Film Festival 2023: SEW TORN

Admirably, Sew Torn remains winningly earnest in its treatment, aiming for Edgar Wright’s shaggy dogs over Nolan’s smooth criminals.

New York Film Festival 2023: LA CHIMERA & ABOUT DRY GRASSES

From New York Film Festival, Lee Jutton reviews La Chimera and About Dry Grasses!

Cannes 2023: ALL TO PLAY FAR & MARGUERITE’s THEOREM
Cannes 2023: ALL TO PLAY FAR & MARGUERITE’S THEOREM

Wilson Kwong dives into two films that are interesting examples of dramatic French cinema with clear commercial appeal. 

UNREST: In Search Of Lost Time
UNREST: In Search Of Lost Time

If you aren’t already disenchanted with capitalism and the way it sucks people dry, then Unrest is here to help.

WET SAND: The Rebellious Act Of Being Yourself
WET SAND: The Rebellious Act Of Being Yourself

Wet Sand centers on the death of a man named Eliko, and when his daughter Moe arrives she is looked at as an outsider in the community.

Cannes 2022: EL AGUA: A Beguiling Mystery in Rural Spain
Cannes Film Festival 2022: EL AGUA: A Beguiling Mystery In Rural Spain

Elena López Riera’s El Agua is a slow, seductive, and assured tale of young love and mysticism in an exquisitely rendered Spanish village.

AZOR: The Malice in Money
AZOR: The Malice in Money

The debut feature from Swiss filmmaker Andreas Fontana, Azor is a sophisticated and sinister thriller suffused with a lasting feeling of unease.

TATORT STREETS OF BERLIN Crime Scene Shenanigans Straight from Germany
TATORT: STREETS OF BERLIN: Crime Scene Shenanigans Straight from Germany

Tatort: Streets of Berlin is a crime show with collaborative efforts across regional television studios in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

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.

South East European Film Festival Los Angeles: MARE & CREAM
South East European Film Festival Los Angeles: MARE & CREAM

From this years South East European Film Festival Los Angeles, Kristy Strouse reviews Mare and Cream.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: MY WONDERFUL WANDA
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: MY WONDERFUL WANDA

My Wonderful Wanda is a fun film with moments of genuine humour and insight making make it worth the watch.

ECHO: An Icelandic Christmas Movie From The Aether
ECHO: An Icelandic Christmas Movie From The Aether

While it doesn’t give its audience straightforward answers, Echo offers a kind of diagonal empathy that’s refreshing and valuable.

EUFF 2020: BEYOND THE HORIZON: Observation over Dictation
EUFF 2020: BEYOND THE HORIZON: Observation over Dictation

Beyond the Horizon is almost a traditional coming-of-age story that operates in accordance with the rules of the genre, but set apart by its twist.

THE TRUTH: You Can't Trust Memory
THE TRUTH: You Can’t Trust Memory

The Truth is an impeccable and intimate view into the quietly tumultuous relationships between mothers and daughters and the shape they take into adulthood.

The Genre-Busting Power Of BIRDS OF PASSAGE
The Genre-Busting Power Of BIRDS OF PASSAGE

Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s Birds of Passage takes us to the Guajira Peninsula, a…