Power Ballad review – amiable musical comedy…
The name of the film is Power Ballad; the name of its lead character is Rick Power. Is there anything
Tuner review – woefully off-key
Cinema has the power to shape perceptions of entire groups of people. People with AIDS are Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993);
Backrooms review – sincerely disturbing and…
Western horror cinema tends to come in waves: 80s slashers, 90s meta-comedies, 2000s torture porn, 2010s found footage, and most
Andrzej Wajda’s Cinema of Complicated Defiance at…
The end of the war does not produce liberation, but merely transforms one unstable political condition into another. The final
The Dreamed Adventure – first-look review
In Valeska Grisebach’s last film, from 2017, a German laborer in Bulgaria to work on an infrastructure project explores the hillsides
The End of It – first-look review
Despite an intriguing sci-fi premise, Maria Martínez Bayona’s feature debut is a tonally mismatched and unintentionally comedic slog. As tradition
Everytime – first-look review | Little White Lies
An unthinkable tragedy binds together Ella (Birgit Minichmayr), her daughter Melli (Lotte Shirin Keiling) and Lux (Tristan Lopez). He’s the
The Birthday Party – first-look review
Though The Birthday Party marks the first time Léa Mysius has directed a film in contention for the festival’s Palme d’Or, the
Coward – first-look review | Little White Lies
When fresh conscript Pierre (Emmanuel Macchia) arrives on the Belgian frontline, his fellow soldiers quickly ascribe him the nickname ‘Quiet
The Black Ball – first-look review
In the urgent heat of a long-awaited embrace, Rafael (Miguel Bernardeau) turns to Sebastián (Guitarricadelafuente) and quietly whispers: “No one disappears