Tag: top-stories
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar [Video Review]
The Florida Project: Wiig & Mumolo Wax Weird and Wacky in Bizarro Comedy
While we’ve grown accustomed to normalizing predictability in mainstream comedies, there’s still...
The World to Come | Review
Pitch Rider to Perdition: Fastvold Fans Flames of Forbidden Desire in Masterful Period Drama
Few and far between are cinematic narratives which attempt to, much...
Judas and the Black Messiah | Review
Only God Forgives: King Resurrects Fred Hampton in Significant, Unequivocal Portrait of Betrayal and Assassination
On December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton, chairman of the...
Nomadland | Review
Ballad of a Rolling Stone: Zhao Basks in the Beatitude of America’s Heartland
Director Chloé Zhao follows up her critically acclaimed 2018 sophomore feature The...
Land | Review
Sentimental Divide: Wright Weds Wilderness in Compassionate Debut on Grief
“Things do not change; we change,” is one of many eloquent statements from Thoreau’s eternal...
French Exit | Review
You’ll Like My Mother: Jacobs Finds Pfeiffer in Eccentric Dangerous Liaison
Director Azazel Jacobs presents his most lavish offering to date with fourth feature French...
R#J | 2021 Sundance Film Festival Review
A Plague on Both Your Collab Houses: Carey Williams’ No Fear Shakespeare
Carey Williams’ R#J is a sleek, inspired, refreshingly cheesy Gen-Z spin on Romeo...
Bliss [Video Review]
Come On, Get Happy: Cahill Finds Love in a Phoney Place with Simulation Sci-Fi
Director Mike Cahill has depended upon a higher degree of suspension...
The North Wind | 2021 IFFR Review
Go for Baroque: Litvinova Invokes Her Muses in a Delicious Feast of Opulent Visuals
“Nobody loves anybody and no one is happy,” remarks the matriarchal...
Malcolm & Marie | Review
Charge of the Gaslight Brigade: Levinson Gilds the Surface of Solipsism in Schizophrenic Drama
There’s really nothing black and white about the revolving histrionics between...
Prisoners of the Ghostland | 2021 Sundance Film Festival Review
Alas, Poor Yorick: Sono’s English Language Debut a Fallow, Gonzo Spectacle
What happens when a cult actor meets a cult filmmaker? Well, sometimes they just...
The Little Things | Review
Devil Detail: Hancock Probes Processes in Neo-Noir Throwback
In a city of angels, there are an awful lot of devils dwelling, which is part of...
Video Interview: Beppe Tufarulo – Baradar | Best Live Action Short Entry for the 93rd Academy Awards
Eligible for consideration in the ‘Best Live Action Short’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 is ‘Baradar (Brother)’ from director Beppe Tufarulo....
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet | 2021 Sundance Film Festival Review
If We Shadows Have Offended: Katz Gives the Dogs Their Day in Curious Metaphorical Journey
Perhaps it will be difficult for some to makes heads...
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World | 2021 Sundance Film Festival Review
Bjorn Again: Lindstrom & Petri Examine the Plight of the Beautiful and the Damned
For those unfamiliar with the name Bjorn Andresen, the documentary The...
Knocking | 2021 Sundance Film Festival Review
Only This and Nothing More: Kempff Explores Cultural Gaslighting in Parochial Thriller
As in the timeless singsong of Poe’s classic poem “The Raven,” ‘suddenly there...
Dea Kulumbegashvili – Beginning [Video Interview]
One of the brighter notes in world cinema circa year one of the pandemic, Dea Kulumbegashvili's directorial debut (an official entry for Georgia for...
Beginning | Review
Carpet Burn: Kulumbegashvili Unnerves with Exacting Debut of Violence and Veneration
For decades, the international presence of Georgian cinema was thanks (mostly) to the output...
True Mothers | Review
Mother Has Arrived: Kawase Returns with Intersecting Drama on Motherhood
Recently, Naomi Kawase, a staple amongst arthouse enthusiasts of Japanese cinema, has been drifting ever...
Video Interview: Ingir & Marja Bal Nango – The Tongues | Best Live Action Short Entry for the 93rd Academy Awards
A submission in the ‘Best Live Action Short’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 directed by Marja Bal Nango and Ingir Bal...
Video Interview: Milcho Manchevski – Willow | Intl. Feature Film Entry for the 93rd Academy Awards
North Macedonia’s official submission for the ‘Best International Feature’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 is Willow, the latest title from Milcho...
Video Interview: Julie Schroell – River Tales | Intl. Feature Film Entry for the 93rd Academy Awards
Luxembourg’s official submission for the ‘Best International Feature’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 is Julie Schroell’s directorial debut River Tales, a...
The White Tiger [Video Review]
Caste Him If You Can: Bahrani Returns with Genre-Tinged Social Issue Saga
American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani remains an unpredictable cinematic master, a signature of his...
Through the Looking Glass: Top 20 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022 – Picks 10-1
And now selections 10 down to 1....
#10. The Red Sky – Christian Petzold
Basking in the success of his latest feature, Undine, which competed at...
Through the Looking Glass: Top 20 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022 – Picks 20-11
As we continue to navigate a world still in the grip of a formidable pandemic, many have hypothesized on the fate of theatrical releases...
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time | Review
Lover Come Back: Horvat Forges Queasy Love Connection with Projections and Perceptions
For her sophomore narrative feature, the intoxicatingly titled Preparations to Be Together for...
Notturno | Review
Darkest Nocturne Before the Dawn: Rosi’s Vision of War-Torn Lives
Filmed on the borders of Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Kurdistan over the past three years,...
Hunted [Video Review]
Once Upon a Time in Belgium: Paronnaud Goes into the Woods for Violent Retro-Fairytale
The notion of the wolf in sheep’s clothing busts into blurred...
The Dig [Video Review]
Sutton Hoo! Sutton Hay!: Stone Goes Deep in Recuperation of Notable Excavation
Director Simon Stone returns to a particular place during a particular period in...
Outside the Wire [Video Review]
Android Schadenfreude: Hafstrom Soldiers to the Future with Familiar Agenda
Anthony Mackie is the computer who wore combat gear in Outside the Wire, the latest...
Locked Down [Video Review]
Tell-Tale Hearts: Liman Conjures a Time Capsule in Curious Cinematic Exercise
As cinematic content continues to unspool through premiering projects completed prior to the start...
The Marksman [Video Review]
Over the Borderline: Neeson Clashes with Customs and Cartels in Latest Thriller
By now a well-grooved subgenre unto itself, the Liam Neeson led cat-and-mouse carousel...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #1. Leos Carax’s Annette
Annette
Produced by Charles Gillibert, Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu
Directed by Leos Carax
Written by Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard
Cinematographer: Caroline Champetier
Release Date/Prediction: This will...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #2. Amat Escalante’s Perdidos en la Noche
Perdidos en la Noche
Produced by Nicolás Celis, Fernanda de la Peza.
Directed by Amat Escalante
Written by Amat Escalante, Martín Escalante, Paulina Mendoza
Starring: To be announced.
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #3. Céline Sciamma’s Petite maman
Petite maman
Produced by Bénédicte Couvreur
Directed by Céline Sciamma
Written by Céline Sciamma
Starring: To be announced
Cinematographer: Claire Mathon
Release Date/Prediction: With filming occurring on this micro-budget film...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #4. Claire Denis’ Fire
Fire (fka Radioscopie)
Produced by Olivier Delbosc
Directed by Claire Denis
Written by Claire Denis
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Gregoire Colin.
Release Date/Prediction: Most likely Venice.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #5. Pablo Larraín’s Spencer
Spencer
Produced by Juan de Dios, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Paul Webster
Directed by Pablo Larraín
Written by Steven Knight
Starring: Kristen Stewart
Release Date/Prediction: Production begins in early...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #6. Lisandro Alonso’s Eureka
Eureka
Produced by Fiorella Moretti, Hedi Zardi
Directed by Lisandro Alonso
Written by Lisandro Alonso
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Chiara Mastroianni, Maria de Medeiros, Rafi Pitts, Jose Maria Yaspik
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #7. Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober
Directed by Ruben Östlund
Written by Ruben Östlund
Starring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson
Cinematographer: Fredrik Wenzel
Release Date/Prediction: A...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #8. Ulrich Seidl’s Böse Spiele
Böse Spiele
Produced by Philippe Bober, Elisabetta Pilia, Ulrich Seidl
Directed by Ulrich Seidl
Written by Veronika Franz, Ulrich Seidl
Starring: Michael Thomas, Georg Friedrich, Hans Michael...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #9. Justin Kurzel’s Nitram
Nitram
Produced by Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell
Directed by Justin Kurzel
Written by Shaun Grant
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Essie Davis, Anthony LaPaglia
Release Date/Prediction: Australia...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #10. Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta
Benedetta
Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by David Birke, Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Daphne...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #11. Andrea Pallaoro’s Monica
Monica
Produced by Christina Dow, Eleonora Granata, Marina Marzotto, Gina Resnick, Christina Sibul, Karen Tenkhoff
Directed by Andrea Pallaoro
Written by Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado
Starring: Trace Lysette,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #12. Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir: Part II
The Souvenir: Part II
Produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Luke Schiller.
Directed by Joanna Hogg
Written by Joanna Hogg
Starring: Honor Swinton-Byrne, Richard Ayoade, Ariane...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #13. Nadav Lapid’s Le Genou d’Ahed
Le Genou d’Ahed
Produced by Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin, Osnat Handelsman-Keren
Directed by Nadav Lapid
Written by Nadav Lapid
Starring: Avshalom Pollak, Nur Fibak
Cinematographer: Shai Goldman
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #14. Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District
Paris, 13th District
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Written by Jacques Audiard, Léa Mysius, Céline Sciamma
Starring: Makita Samba, Noémie Merlant
Cinematographer: Paul Guilhaume
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #15. Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Earwig
Earwig
Produced by Andy Starke, Jean des Forêts.
Directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Written by Lucile Hadzihalilovic and Geoff Cox
Starring: Romola Garai, Alex Lawther, Paul Hilton
Cinematographer: Jonathan Ricquebourg
Release...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #16. Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong
Starring: Tang Wei, Park Hye-il
Cinematographer: Kim Ji-yong
Release Date/Prediction: Currently in production, we think...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #17. Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog
Produced by Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman
Directed by Jane Campion
Written by Jane Campion
Starring: Kirsten Dunst,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #18. Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria
Memoria
Produced by Diana Bustamante, Julio Chavezmontes, Charles de Meaux, Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Michael Weber
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Written by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Jeanne...
