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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The Substance | Review

Woman of Substance: Fargeat Rejuvenates Body Horror with Pulpy...

Joy Division: Camille Razat, Elsa Zylberstein & Lyna Khoudri Topline Mounia Meddour’s Drama Romance

After her break-out female empowerment portraits in the Cannes...

Sexual Misorientation: Hamaguchi Prepping Paris-Shoot ‘Our Apprenticeship’

Back in May we had learned that Ryusuke Hamaguchi...