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“TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN MY CHEST”
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THE STORY – Viv, a Chinese wannabe artist, found herself stuck in Berlin after the pandemic and accidentally ventured into the city’s vibrant alternative culture scene. Drifting between new environments and traditional expectations, Viv is constantly adapting to shifting opinions about...
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“ISABEL”
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THE STORY – Isabel, a sommelière in São Paulo’s fine-dining scene, dreams of escaping her controlling boss and opening her own wine bar where she decides what goes in the glass. When her plans fail to ferment as expected, Isabel must...
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LEVITICUS: Neon Announces Theatrical Date for Aussie Queer Horror
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Here is NEON doing what NEON does best, nothing at all. It is only a theatrical date announcement for the Australian queer horror flick, Leviticus, but it is a start to build up anticipation for the Sundance hit.  TWO TEENAGE...
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“A CHILD OF MY OWN”
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THE STORY – The profound desire to become a mother and pressure from her surroundings drive Alejandra to fake a pregnancy. What begins as a simple lie turns into a complex charade and unleashes a media scandal that makes it impossible...
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“DUST”
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THE STORY – In the spring of 1999, Belgian entrepreneurs Luc and Geert learn that their network of shell companies is about to be exposed in the international press. An emergency board meeting is called. Evidence must be destroyed; and discretion...
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Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2026: Preview
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Mark your calendars! From March 5-15, at Film at Lincoln Center in New York, co-presented with Unifrance, the 31st edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema demonstrates that the landscape of French cinema is as fertile, inspiring, and distinct as ever....
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Berlinale 2026 Review: NINA ROZA, Child Prodigy Reopens a Migrant Father’s Unfinished Past
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Geneviève Dulude-De Celles situates a cross-border art-world story within an intimate study of diasporic return, using the investigation of a rural child prodigy to examine authorship, cultural projection, and the unresolved fault lines of migration. [Read the whole post on...
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Read This: Hollywood’s Kings, the Fast Family, Tilda on Tilda, and the Life of John Williams
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It’s time for our first column of 2026, recommending the best in new filmmaking books, and there is no better way to begin than with a new book exploring the heyday of three iconic filmmakers. The Last Kings of Hollywood:...
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THE UGLY Review: TRAIN TO BUSAN Director Gut-Wrenchingly Critiques Vanity and Violence
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Filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho ('Train to Busan') directs a thought-provoking and gut-wrenching murder mystery. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Echoes: The Reason Behind Pakistan’s Absence from the Oscars Race
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It is heartbreaking to know that Pakistan's officially selected Oscar submission, Hun Dan - An Echo of a Dirge, failed to reach the Academy Awards due to administrative hurdles and documentation issues. It was Pakistan's first Burushaski language film, directed...
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