Tag: Pavel Burya

Billionaire Boys Club: Andrey Zvyagintsev Tackles Power & Corruption with “Jupiter”

He had a couple of projects in the works (English language project What Happens and a “psychological mood” of Russia’s society) and then had...

Petrov’s Flu | Review

Delirium Tremens: Serebrennikov Maddens with Post-Soviet Magical Realism Historically, Russian cinema (and literature) always tends to go for broke. Challenging narratives, endless characters, and opulent...

Tchaikovsky’s Wife | 2022 Cannes Film Festival Review

Lady Beard: Serebrennikov Delivers Extravagant Recuperation of a Woman Undone Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the 19th century’s most prolific composers, whose music remains an...

Sputnik | Review

This Time It’s Cold War: Abramenko Revamps a Xenomorph with Effective Potboiler Just when you think a familiar formula might have run all its potential...

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Interview: Arab Nassar – Once Upon a Time in Gaza

Over the course of their three feature films, Gaza-born...

Interview: Tawfeek Barhom – I’m Glad You’re Dead Now (Short)

From Tarik Selah's Boy from Heaven (2022) to the...

Interview: Ali Asgari – Divine Comedy

Sometimes, in a landscape where censorship and endless approvals...

Interview: Hasan Hidi – The President’s Cake

Earlier this year, first-time filmmaker Hasan Hadi arrived in...