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Venice 2021 ‘Miracol’ Review: Naturalistic Genre-defying Cinema

With Miracol, Romanian filmmaker 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.

Cannes 2021 ‘La Civil’ Review: The Strength of a Mother’s Love

Menuetto Film

La Civil offers a jarring look into the life of a Mexican woman, whose world is turned upside down after her daughter is kidnapped by a cartel. Based on a real woman’s story.

Durban Film Festival 2021 ‘The Last Shelter’ Review: Melancholic Malian Migrant Documentary

In a melancholic and deeply empathetic documentary portrait, director Ousmane Samassékou focuses on a series of brief moments in the lives of several West African migrants in The House of Migrants in Gao, Mali.

Cannes 2021 ‘Europa’ Review: An Urgent Refugee Thriller Set in Europe

MPM Premium

Italian-Iraqi filmmaker Haider Rashid recreates a realistic survival experience in an urgent film that’s essential viewing for every European citizen.

Cannes 2021 Review: Semaine de la Critique Shorts

In this article I will be looking at nine short films that premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Semaine de la Critique selection. A refreshing slate of short films from all over the world, made by the hottest upcoming auteurs in cinema..

Cannes 2021 ‘In Front of Your Face’ Review: An Ode to Living in the Moment

Jeonwonsa Film Co. Production

With his latest work, director Hong Sang-soo creates a peaceful meditation on living in the moment and appreciating the mundane.