Takako Tokiwa (常盤貴子): "I imagine what kind of movie Mr Obayashi would have shot using me if I met him when I was a little girl"
Actress Takako Tokiwa talks to Jak-Luke Sharp about loving American TV, the late great Nobuhiko Obayashi, the craft of performance, and her role in Labyrinth of Cinema
Visions du Réel 2020 - Love Poem (情诗/ Qingshi)
Love Poem is an emotionally dense and expertly crafted intimate drama that follows a thin line between fact and fiction with tremendous results
CPH:DOX: Long Live Love
Long Live Love is, in one of its many sides, not only a documentary about living with such a curse as cancer, but also the truth about being born with it
New trailer available for You Should Have Left
#YouShouldHaveLeftMovie is On Demand Everywhere June 19
Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art
Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art gives a generalised overview of the artists’ career, his rise and continued acclaim as one of the world’s greatest, thought-provoking street artists
IFFR 2020 - Ar condicionado (Air Conditioner)
Air Conditioner has a lot of heart and determination behind it that is visible from the onset of its production
Visions du Réel 2020 - Their Algeria
Their Algeria is itself trapped between a rock and a hard place in that it tries to succeed both as a character study about two old people up-ending their lives and an illuminating journey into the tumultuous past of her family
Cairo International Film Festival Opens Submissions For Its 42nd Edition
The festival which is scheduled to run from 19-28 November 2020, sees Mohamed Hefzy continuing as President and Ahmed Shawky appointed as Artistic Director
Alexandra Dalsbaek: "I wish I could have more of an impact with this film but unfortunately, there are very few Russian festivals which would take the risk to show this kind of film"
Director Alexandra Dalsbaek talks to Jakub Flasz about documenting political activists, problems getting the film shown in Russia, being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and her latest documentary We Are Russia
Killing Eve - Season 3
What was once shaping up to be a modern great is now at risk of becoming merely good
Apartment 1BR
Apartment 1BR is a contained thriller with disturbing implications and lofty ambitions, that succeeds in its simplicity but stumbles in its thematic development
Dating Amber
Wonderfully balanced with terrific comedy and heartfelt drama, David Freyne's feature Dating Amber is a profound look at the trials and tribulations of teenage life
Rick and Morty - Season 4: Part 2
In its fourth season, Rick and Morty turns into a bit of a mess, losing sight of what the show is really about: the characters
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO: A Rumination On the Cultural Marginalization of Minorities
Jakub Flasz in his latest essay explores the cultural marginalization of minorities in Joe Talbot’s The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Eléonore Weber: "I think it is urgent to examine the singular violence in which our democracies are engaged"
Director Eléonore Weber talks to Hung Huynh about war crimes, devastating footage, women in film and her latest documentary There Will Be No More Night
Kim Seungwoo: "Even though I’ve imagined and prepared for this film for so long time, I was both excited and frightened at the beginning of the shooting"
South Korean director Kim Seungwoo talks to Jak-Luke Sharp about working with actress Yeong-ae Lee, the success of Bong Joon-ho and Parasite, torturing his audience and his latest film Bring Me Home (Na-reul cha-ja-jwo)
Mimaroğlu: The Robinson of Manhattan Island
Mimaroğlu: The Robinson of Manhattan Island looks to dissect a niche musician through his own words
Visions Du Reel 2020 - Las Ranas
Las Ranas is undeniably a difficult film to witness but is one with reason and reflection of silent and lost souls
Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser: "We wondered all the time about why humans always for these first steps, use animals"
Directing duo Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser talk to Deigo Andaluz about the space race, ethics, their passion for animals, a perfect film score, and their directorial debut as a pair in Space Dogs
Becoming
While Becoming never goes that deep, it works on a superficial level as an enjoyable throwback to old times.

