Tag: Jean-Michel Balthazar

Interview: Andrea Pallaoro – Hannah

Rare are the film narratives that place so much emphasis on the backstory without...divulging it. Rare in cinema do we find unflappable and muted...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 67. Andrea Pallaoro’s The Whale

The Whale Director: Andrea Pallaoro Writer: Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado One of Italy’s most notable up-and-coming auteurs is Andrea Pallaoro, whose 2008 award winning short ‘Wunderkammer,’ preceded...

The Unknown Girl | 2016 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Guilt Trip: The Dardennes’ Add a Touch of Genre to Collective Guilt For better or worse, we already know what kind of quiet poignancy...

2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 8: Dardennes Get Clean Bill of Health for “The Unknown Girl”

Padding their already impressive filmography as filmmakers, the Dardennes are becoming a force in auteur-driven films as producers. Landing a little everywhere in Cannes...

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Interview: Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch

A work-in-progress participant at the 2023 American Film Festival...

Mister ‘October’ – Cory Michael Smith Toplines Jeremy Saulnier’s A24 Horror Thriller Project

Jeremy Saulnier's Rebel Ridge had a wonky production narrative...

IndieSponge Episode: Emmanuelle (2025) Movie Review

Before our official launch, Kevin Jagernauth and I had...