Director Paul Tom crafts an emotionally affecting portrait of the journeys of child refugees in Canada.
Author Archives: Julian Janssen
Vancouver International Film Festival ‘The Scary of Sixty-First’ Review: Transgressive Campy Horror Satire
Director Dasha Nekrasova creates a queer, campy and bonkers satire about conspiracy theorists.
Venice 2021 ‘Al Garib’ Review: An Ode to the Occupied
In one of the greatest must-watches of the year, Syrian director Ameer Fakher Eldin creates a visual masterpiece that pays homage to his motherland and its inhabitants.
Venice 2021: Once Upon a Time in Calcutta’ Review: To Rebuild or Preserve?
With his third film, Indian director Aditya Vikram Sengupta creates an interesting portrait of life in post-communist Kolkata.
Venice 2021 ‘Erasing Frank’ Review: A Riot Against Censorship
Erasing Frank is a well-crafted look at totalitarian censorship behind the iron curtain.
Venice 2021 ‘Miracol’ Review: Naturalistic Genre-defying Cinema
With Miracol, Romanian director Bogdan George Apetri breathes new life into the Romanian New Wave.
Venice 2021 ‘107 Mothers’ Review: A Jarring Piece of Docufiction
Punkchart Films Slovakian director Péter Kerekes provides a humanistic glimpse into the lives of imprisoned mothers in a Ukrainian correctional facility.
Locarno 2021 ‘Zeros and Ones’ Review: Reflective Pandemic Thriller
Abel Ferrara delivers a relevant COVID-era thriller, with Ethan Hawke showing impressive versatility in a contrasting dual role.
Locarno 2021 ‘The Balcony Movie’ Review: A Tapestry of Human Experiences
Over the course of two years, Polish documentary director Paweł Łoziński studies the lives of people walking by, while he’s standing on his apartment’s balcony.
Locarno 2021 ‘Mad God’ Review: Worldbuilding to Perfection
After 30+ years of development, SFX Master Phil Tippett delivers an impeccably crafted stop-motion horror fantasy.
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