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
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Berlinale 2026: Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Nightborn, Rosebush Pruning
If you read my pre-festival preview of the Competition titles for this year’s Berlinale, you know I had some highContinue Reading
Sentient (documentary) ★½
The question at the core of Tony Jones‘ dichotomous documentary Sentient, debuting at Sundance in the World Documentary Competition, runsContinue 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
Nova 78′ (documentary) ★★★
For a 78 brisk minutes, Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias’ defining documentary about the Nova Convention which almost 50 yearsContinue 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
Blitz ★★½
The impact of World War II on Europe’s great cities is at the forefront of Steve McQueen’s latest two directorialContinue Reading
Bird ★★★
Following her documentary Cow shot in her native Kent, Andrea Arnold filmed Bird, her return to fictional storytelling with aContinue Reading
Stephen King Adaptations
It’s the month of Halloween and it’s no better time to feature a number of our favorite Stephen King adaptations.Continue Reading
Speak No Evil ★★★½
Paddy (James McAvoy), a charismatic and disarmingly welcoming British man, is on vacation with his wife Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) andContinue Reading
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