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
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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
Myocardium ★★★
“So we’re condemned to experiencing the same thing?”, asks the voice of an interviewer to the protagonist of José ManuelContinue Reading
Amrum ★★
There’s a treacherous tranquility to the title of Fatih Akin‘s latest foray into biographic topics after the much nastier TheContinue Reading
Berlinale 2025: Wrap-Up, Award Winners & Highlights
I’ve been attending the Berlin International Film Festival in a semi-professional capacity for six years now, and if there’s oneContinue Reading
Berlinale 2025: “Blue Moon”, “Mickey 17”
Like all of the major film festivals, Berlinale has its own peculiar vibe and reputation. It’s not as glamorous asContinue Reading
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