Tag: Jacob Jarek

35th European Film Awards: A Cannes Comp rematch for Ali Abbasi, Lukas Dhont & Ruben Ôstlund

Three huge winners at this year's Cannes Film Festival lead the noms for the 35th European Film Awards. Lukas Dhont’s Close, Ali Abbasi’s Holy...

Holy Spider | Review

Thrill Crazy. Kill Crazy. God Crazy: Abbasi Tackles Brutal Reality of Women and Islamofascism “Every man shall meet what he wishes to avoid,” is the...

Speak No Evil | Review

Dial M for Manners: Tafdrup Uses Cruel Intentions to Play Funny Games Oftentimes the simplest, most realistic scenarios breaking through the veneer of contentment and...

2022 Sundance Film Festival: Monia Chokri, Mimi Cave, Hanna Bergholm & Christian Tafdrup Scare Up Midnight Section

It'll be a truly international Midnight section for 2022 with the half dozen offerings. We got representation from Spain and Carlota Pereda's PIGGY, Denmark...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden

The second Japanese filmmaker to premiere in the competition...

Parallel Tales (Histoires parallèles) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Double Life of the Voyeurist: Farhadi Fails with...

Fatherland | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Every Mann for Themselves: Pawlikowski Remains Chilly with Cold...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 2 – Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’

After gaining international recognition with Berlinale entries in Silver...