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Chimney Town: Frozen in Time ★★
After the critical and commercial success of Yusuke Hirota‘s Poupelle of Chimney Town, which took the whimsical characters of AkihiroContinue Reading
Berlinale 2026: Awards and Wrap-up
There was a general impression that Wim Wenders, head of the 2026 Berlinale International Jury, had some explaining to do.Continue Reading
Wolfram ★★½
Almost a decade after his highly regarded Sweet Country, Warwick Thornton returns, not only to the genre, but to theContinue Reading
Berlinale 2026: At the Sea, Queen at Sea, Nina Roza, The Loneliest Man in Town
There were two movies in the 2026 Berlinale Competition lineup with oddly similar titles. As fate would have it, oneContinue Reading
How to Make a Killing ★★★
In his directorial debut Emily the Criminal, director John Patton Ford offered a cynical and dark noir updated for theContinue Reading
Berlinale 2026: Sad Girlz, The Moment
If there’s one major section of the Berlinale that I tend to overlook, year after year, it’s Generations. The sectionContinue Reading
La grazia ★★★
La grazia is a political drama of a bygone era (a less jaded one). It is set in the lastContinue Reading
A Private Life ★★½
Director Rebecca Zlotowski’s A Private Life is a fun and mostly light murder mystery comedy centered on psychiatrist Dr. LilianContinue Reading
Berlinale 2026: London, Everything Else is Noise, If Pigeons Turned to Gold, Ghost in the Cell, AnyMart
Over the past few years the same thing kept happening at Berlinale. I’d see an early screening of something stunningContinue Reading
Berlinale 2026: Previewing the Competition
Once again, Berlin’s cinematic high holidays are upon us, with the 76th edition of the Berlinale film festival set toContinue Reading
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