Cinema Jazireh ★
“A story of oppression that forces individuals into roles – be it borrowed masculinity or forced femininity – that theyContinue Reading
Author: Lida Bach
My Father’s Shadow ★★★★
A whispered memory, a flickering image, a dreamlike aura of tenderness and threat: these essential elements are enough for AkinolaContinue Reading
In the Belly of AI (documentary) ★★★
Directed by Henri Poulain and co-written with Antonio Casilli and Julien Goetz, the 75-minute documentary In the Belly of AIContinue Reading
Merman ★
There is one episode of triumphant revelation in Ana Lungu’s cinematic catalogue, comprised of a vast collection of self-shot 8mmContinue Reading
Internal Zero ★½
On its slick surface, Eugene Jebeleanu‘s feature adaptation of Lavinia Braniște‘s eponymous novel is about a woman who desperately wantsContinue Reading
A Rebel Edge (documentary) ★
Bogdan Puslenghea‘s A Rebel Edge wants very much to be a melancholic candle flickering in the wind of a vanishingContinue Reading
Three Days of Fish ★★★
In a coincidental chat at TIFF Romania, where Peter Hoogendoorn‘s semi-biographical sketch Three Days of Fish runs almost a yearContinue Reading
The Kingdom ★★
A closeup on a dead boar on the return drive from a hunting trip. News footage from crime scenes onContinue Reading
Vulture’s Wake ★★
One could write a whole catalogue of thesis projects about the social-psychological and sociopolitical themes in Szabolcs Hajdu’s condensed chamberContinue Reading
La Réparation ★★
Just like a gourmet meal, a good film can take time to be ready. Take too much time, however, andContinue Reading
