Those Who Watch Over (documentary) ★★½
Do the living watch over the dead in Karima Saïdi‘s observational obituary? Or is it in fact the dead whoContinue Reading
Author: Lida Bach
Porte Bagage ★★½
The titular baggage of Abdelkarim El-Fassi‘s first feature film, debuting in the Moroccan Panorama section of the Marrakech International FilmContinue Reading
Amoeba ★★★
The amorphous body of the titular organism becomes a microscopic metaphor for the undefined shape of adolescence trapped within rigidContinue Reading
Ish ★★★
The title of Imran Perretta‘s bleak debut feature Ish evokes a short form of Ismael, the Melville-inspired name of itsContinue Reading
Memory ★★½
From its opening frames, Vladlena Sandu‘s essayist drama announces itself as an intimate reckoning with a childhood disrupted by violence,Continue Reading
Homebound ★★½
A decade after his last cinematic effort, Neeraj Ghaywan returns with a prestige project, shepherded by executive producer Martin Scorsese,Continue Reading
Dead Language ★
In the first half hour, it seems obvious that Mihal Brezis‘ and Oded Binnun‘s oblivious “odyssey” Dead Language is threadingContinue Reading
The Muralist ★★★
After taking home the golden wolf statue for Best Feature Film at last year’s Black Nights Film Festival with SilentContinue Reading
Versailles ★½
Much like its main character, Andrés Clariond‘s slippery satire comes frustratingly close to striking political gold. But rather than snatchingContinue Reading
Hunger Strike Breakfast ★★½
The “hunger shack,” as the original title of Karolis Kaupinis’ bleak history lesson translates, is not only the cramped VilniusContinue Reading
