The Plague ★★★½
Teenage boys are horrifying. That much is clear from The Plague and its opening scene. A swimming pool is filmedContinue Reading
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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
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
Wuthering Heights ★½
For her third feature film, oft-discussed director Emerald Fennell tackles Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights. As has been doneContinue Reading
Crime 101 ★★★
Crime 101 is one for lovers of classic crime movies. An adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel of the same name,Continue Reading
Night Nurse ★★½
On the surface, the premise of Georgia Bernstein‘s deceptive debut feature, premiering at Sundance’s experimental Next section, sounds as seductiveContinue Reading
The Musical ★
Among the usually above-par selection of Sundance titles, films like Giselle Bonilla‘s crude debut feel as if the program coordinatorsContinue Reading
Give Me the Ball! (documentary) ★★★
Last year it was pioneering astronaut Sally Ride, the first US woman and third woman in the world to flyContinue Reading
Time and Water (documentary) ★★★
Already renowned for the elemental beauty and emotional acuity of her 2022 Sundance hit Fire of Love, Sara Dosa returnsContinue Reading
Union County ★★
he story of Adam Meeks‘ bleak feature film debut isn’t one that hits close to home: it barrels right intoContinue Reading
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