The Arctic Circle of Lust (documentary) ★½
Ideology and intimacy, social norms and sexual self-realization are set up as a dramatic dichotomy in Markku Heikkinen‘s thematically waveringContinue Reading
Tag: Finland
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
Sisu: Road to Revenge ★★½
In the inevitable follow-up to his 2022 survival saga Sisu, Jalmari Helander expands the folkloric brutality of the original intoContinue Reading
Tove ★★★
The Moomins are recognisable in many countries around the world. While watching the anime television series as a child inContinue Reading
The Other Side of Hope ★★★½
The Other Side of Hope is Aki Kaurismäki’s follow up to his 2011 film Le Havre. The two films tackleContinue Reading
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