Merman ★
There is one episode of triumphant revelation in Ana Lungu’s cinematic catalogue, comprised of a vast collection of self-shot 8mmContinue Reading
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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
Myocardium ★★★
“So we’re condemned to experiencing the same thing?”, asks the voice of an interviewer to the protagonist of José ManuelContinue Reading
28 Years Later ★★½
A lot has happened since Danny Boyle and Alex Garland got together to revitalize the zombie movie genre with 2002’sContinue Reading
Materialists ★★★½
Why do people get married? Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is a high-priced matchmaker in New York City and her job isContinue Reading
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