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Berlinale 2026: Chronicles from the Siege

At once harrowing and hopeful, Chronicles from the Siege is an ode to humanity, with its flaws, suffering, and moments of solidarity alike.

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Berlinale 2026: Lali

Lali offers an interesting viewpoint on how tradition can coexist with modernity.

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Berlinale 2026: Prosecution

Prosecution brings a timely reflection on what happens when the global institutions and systems we collectively place our faith in seem to be failing in their mission.

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AFI Fest 2025: Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday is an incredibly crafted and emotional feature that brings a needed humanity to a conversation of privilege and societal power.

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AFI Fest 2025: Ghost Elephants

Ghost Elephants immediately takes the title of being one of Herzog's best.

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Fantasia 2025: Occupy Cannes

While Occupy Cannes has conversations that strike as meaningful and inspiring, it also continually tears itself apart.

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Fantasia 2025: Dog of God

Dog of God challenges just how disturbing and explicit animation can be.

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Cannes 2025: Love Letters

Love Letters is an emotionally moving and poignant feature that succeeds in everything it attempts.

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Cannes 2025: Death Does Not Exist

Especially as one sits with Death Does Not Exist and truly digests the feature, conflicting emotions are found.

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Venice 2024: Harvest

Harvest could almost be a fable, its dreamlike quality rendered sharply by the decision to shoot this on 16mm film

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Venice 2024: Joker: Folie à Deux

Caught between elevated expectations and concerns that it would not live up to its predecessor, Joker: Folie à Deux tries to break free from both

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Venice 2024: The Room Next Door

The impeccable performances by Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton undoubtedly carry the film

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Venice 2024: Maria

Pablo Larraín returns to Venice with a non-biopic on another iconic female public figure

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Venice 2024: Nonostante (Feeling Better)

Nonostante offers a quiet and unassuming reflection on life, death, and the space in-between

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Annecy 2024: Diplodocus

It is hard to imagine anyone watching Diplodocus and not having a great time.

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Berlinale 2024: A Different Man

A Different Man is downright ingenious

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Berlinale 2024: Cuckoo

Like the best genre films of the ‘80s, Cuckoo is a set-piece machine

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Berlinale 2024: Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding is unashamedly weird, violent, sexy, and hopeful

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Slamdance 2024: Chaperone

Chaperone is a worthy piece of cinematic exploration that sees a wonderful debut for Zoe Eisenberg!

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SDAFF 2023: Egghead & Twinkie

While the story behind Egghead & Twinkie is wonderful, the actual film itself is a more mixed result.