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Rotterdam 2025 Review: ACTS OF LOVE Attempts to Unearth the Repressed Past

by admin|5 months ago12 February 2025|Screen Anarchy

Jeppe Rønde's family drama tackles memory, trauma, and transgression in a small New Age Christian community. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Interview: Matthew Rankin on Finding Truth in the Artifice of ‘Universal Language’

by admin|5 months ago12 February 2025|Slant Magazine

Rankin discusses why he rejects the idea that fakeness in cinema is inherently bad. The post Interview: Matthew Rankin on Finding Truth in the Artifice of ‘Universal Language’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Documentary Short

by admin|5 months ago12 February 2025|Slant Magazine

If given the option, voters will break for a lighter or more unambiguously inspirational film. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Documentary Short appeared first on Slant Magazine.

HBO’s “The White Lotus” Remains Worth the Trip in Brilliant Third Season

by admin|5 months ago11 February 2025|Roger Ebert

Might be my favorite season yet.

In the Name of Friendship: Matthew Rankin on “Universal Language”

by admin|5 months ago11 February 2025|Roger Ebert

One of Canada's most idiosyncratic fantasists discusses the links between Iranian cinema, architecture, and cultural exchange.

Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Short (Animated)

by admin|5 months ago11 February 2025|Slant Magazine

Almost by default, this feels down to the most esoteric nominee of the bunch and the simplest. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Short (Animated) appeared first on Slant Magazine.

A Conversation with Flora Lau (LUZ)

by admin|5 months ago10 February 2025|Hammer to Nail

Premiering in the World Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2025, Luz is an ambitious exploration of reality, connection and redemption from director Flora Lau (Bends). Set across Chongqing, Hong Kong and Paris, the film follows Wei (Xiao Dong Guo), a reformed...

Rotterdam 2025 Interview: YASUKO, SONGS OF DAY PAST Director Negishi Kichitaro Talks Taisho Entanglements, Roman Porno, Creating Chemistry

by admin|5 months ago10 February 2025|Screen Anarchy

A legendary director of Roman Porno and period dramas discusses his IFFR-premiering return to the director's chair. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Exclusive Clip: How We Create Images Questioned in Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s “Hysteria”

by admin|5 months ago10 February 2025|Ioncinema

After premiering his debut feature Oray at the Berlinale in 2019 with Oray (winner of the best first feature award), German-based filmmaker Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay returns with his sophomore feature titled Hysteria. A suspense conspiracy thriller using the meta world...