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Le grand chariot (The Plough) | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 21, 2023Father Knows Best: Garrel’s Family Affair Flounders in Banality Although co-credited to the late, great Jean-Claude...
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Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 19, 2023Road to Nowhere: Von Trotta Presents the Basics on Bachmann Throughout her career, Margarethe Von Trotta,...
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The Teachers’ Lounge | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 18, 2023Dangerous Finds: Catak Mines the Impossibility of Idealism in Departmental Dilemma Sometimes maintaining the semblance of...
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The Beast in the Jungle | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 17, 2023Waiting for the Stars to Align: Chiha Finds Fruit Rotting on the Vine “Good things come...
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Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 17, 2023Goodbye, First Love: Atef Explores Pangs of Passion Amidst Detached Reunification For her sixth feature film,...
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Return to Seoul | Review
February 16, 2023Do You Know Where You’re Going To?: Chou Explores Identity & Adoption Through Complex Character Portrait...
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Pacifiction (Tourment sur les îles) | Review
February 15, 2023Tropical Malady: Control is an Illusion in Serra’s Colonialist Quagmire Literally and figuratively, Pacifiction (Tourment sur les...
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Interviews
Interview: Robert Machoian – The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
February 14, 2023Robert Machoian’s The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is a meticulous, farcical character study of the titular...
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A Radiant Girl (Une jeune fille qui va bien) | Review
February 13, 2023Games of Hate & Chance: Kiberlain Curates Characterization with Tragic Wartime Portrait In the eye of...
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Interviews
Interview: Reema Maya – Nocturnal Burger (Short)
February 11, 2023Each year, Sundance receives more than ten thousand short film submissions, making it nearly impossible to...
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Interviews
Interview: Shaunak Sen – All That Breathes
February 7, 2023Painterly and humour-filled, All That Breathes is poetic lyricism rendered on both the micro and the...
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Interviews
Interview: Lukas Dhont – Close
February 2, 2023Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (tied with Claire Denis) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
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Close | Review
February 2, 2023The Children’s Hour: Dhont Explores Unspoken Realities in Masterful Drama The essence of Close, the sophomore...
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Un beau matin (One Fine Morning) | Review
February 2, 2023All the Mornings in the World: Seydoux Burns Bright in Hansen-Love’s Moving Drama Hannah Arendt succinctly...
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Cairo Conspiracy | Review
February 2, 2023You Gotta Have Faith: Saleh Explores Corruption of Institutions in Procedural Thriller “Power is a double...
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Nostalgia | Review
February 2, 2023You Can’t Go Home Again: Martone’s Latest Asserts the Past is a Dangerous Place In yet...
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When You Finish Saving the World | Review
February 2, 2023A Tube with a View: Eisenberg Debuts Gentle Narrative on Misplaced Intentions ‘Familiarity breeds contempt,’ could...
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The Son | Review
February 2, 2023The Tragedy of Privilege: Zeller’s Familial Identity Trilogy Continues with Maudlin Chapter The highly revered and...
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Interviews
Interview: David Zonana – Heroic
February 2, 2023In his sophomore feature, David Zonana plunges into the dark underpinnings that propel military college-type institutions...
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Interviews
Interview: Sing J. Lee – The Accidental Getaway Driver
February 2, 2023Winner of the Directing Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition (see video), and renowned for his...
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World Cinema Report
World Cinema Report: Hong Kong – Most Anticipated for 2023
February 1, 2023Hong Kong cinema got a much-needed shot of exuberance and enthusiasm in 2022 after a bleak...
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World Cinema Report
World Cinema Report: The Philippines – Most Anticipated for 2023
February 1, 2023In 2022, the Philippines was on quite a roll on the international cinematic arena with local...
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Reviews
Infinity Pool | Review
January 31, 2023The Dualists: Cronenberg Doubles Down on Class Cliches “Sorrow is concealed in gilded places, and there’s...
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Annual Top Films Lists
Through the Looking Glass: Top 10 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2024
January 30, 2023As we do every year, after we’ve unveiled our massive top list for the upcoming year...
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Annual Top Films Lists
And the Most Anticipated Foreign Film of 2023 is: Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s About Dry Grasses
January 29, 2023About Dry Grasses
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #2. Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
January 28, 2023The Zone of Interest
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Reviews
When It Melts | 2023 Sundance Film Festival Review
January 27, 2023Vengeance on a Wet Afternoon: Baetens Prepares a Fatal Reckoning in Grim Debut Home is most...
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Annual Top Films Lists
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #3. Michel Franco’s Memory
January 27, 2023Memory
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #4. Amat Escalante’s Perdidos en la Noche
January 26, 2023Perdidos en la Noche
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #5. Bruno Dumont’s L’Empire
January 25, 2023L’Empire
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #6. Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera
January 24, 2023La Chimera
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #7. Bertrand Bonello’s La bête
January 23, 2023La bête (The Beast)
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #8. Jessica Hausner’s Club Zero
January 22, 2023Club Zero
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #9. Lisandro Alonso’s Eureka
January 21, 2023Eureka
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #10. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things
January 20, 2023Poor Things
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #11. Yorgos Lanthimos’ AND
January 19, 2023AND A year-end item that squeezed itself at the top of our list is Greek helmer...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #12. Christian Petzold’s Afire
January 19, 2023Afire So deserving and so close at cracking our top 10, the great German filmmaker Christian...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #13. Marco Bellocchio’s La conversione
January 19, 2023La conversione The true story has put the fear of god in the directors who consider...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #14. Kitty Green’s The Royal Hotel
January 19, 2023The Royal Hotel A favorite of ours amongst working female directors always surprising us with her...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #15. Robin Campillo’s Red Island
January 19, 2023Vazaha (Les Blancs) Forget about the numerous title changes, it appears that it took a little...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #16. Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand
January 19, 2023Firebrand After a handful of films that didn’t really stick, Karim Aïnouz made a triumphant return...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #17. Catherine Breillat’s L’été dernier
January 19, 2023L’été dernier After almost a decade away from the camera, Catherine Breillat makes her return behind the...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #18. Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life
January 19, 2023Strange Way of Life Pedro Almodóvar has been challenging himself as of late moving away from...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #19. Ramon & Silvan Zürcher’s Der Spatz im Kamin
January 19, 2023Der Spatz im Kamin This latest micro indie film from Ramon and Silvan Zürcher titled Der...
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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #20. Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina
January 19, 2023La Cocina Another project that was working under the radar, Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios quickly moved...