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by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Next Best Picture

THE STORY – Amanda and her stepfather, Martin, struggle with a moral issue that divides them. Has Amanda’s mother, Leslie, who is suffering from advanced dementia, lost the ability to make critical decisions in her own best interests? And, if so,...

Berlinale 2026 Review: SOUMSOUM, THE NIGHT OF THE STARS, Romanticised Fable for the Tainted Dead in Chad’s Immense Desert

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Screen Anarchy

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun tells a poetic yet haunting story of life and death driven by female agency. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

A Conversation with Zack Khalil (AANIKOBIJIGAN)

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Hammer to Nail

“When I enter a museum, I’m not looking for what’s on the walls, I’m looking at what’s behind them,” says a participant in Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]. “I wonder if people know that they’ve paid $20 to enter a museum that’s holding...

The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Devil Is Busy” Filmmakers Geeta Gandbhir & Christalyn Hampton

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Next Best Picture

“The Devil Is Busy” is an American documentary short film, directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton, which follows an Atlanta abortion clinic besieged by protesters. Following its world premiere at Doc NYC, producer HBO Documentary Films released the film...

The Sundance Film Festival Announces Official Venues For Its Milestone Colorado Debut In 2027

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Next Best Picture

Today, the Sundance Film Festival announces the 2027 edition will make its Boulder, Colorado, debut on January 21st–31st, 2027. This will be the first time the Festival will welcome global audiences to its new location. Mark your calendars for the seminal gathering...

Berlinale 2026 Review: LALI, Newlyweds Confront Demons in Pakistani Drama

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Screen Anarchy

The lavish wedding ceremony keeps hitting snags, especially when future mother-in-law Sohni Ammi (Farazeh Syed) is accidentally shot in the leg during a fireworks celebration. It's just another sign of the bad luck that dogs bride Zeba (Mamya Shajaffar), an...

Echoes: Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s LALI, Eccentric Auteur Blooms in Berlin

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Screen Anarchy

The 2026 Berlin Film Festival has concluded, and the winners have been announced, notably Yellow Letters. Despite not being able to win any prize at the 76th Berlinale, an all-Pakistani production definitely made waves at its premiere. Packed with the...

Berlinale Review: Foreign Travel is a Rousing Ode to the Transformative Powers of Reading

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|The Film Stage

No one moves abroad in Ted Fendt’s Foreign Travel; people walk plenty—mostly around Kreuzberg, Berlin—but the kind of wandering this erudite film is concerned with is chiefly of the mental variety. It is triggered by books, those of Italian writer...

Watch GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE Video Interview: Director Gore Verbinski

by admin|4 months ago24 February 2026|Screen Anarchy

It was exciting enough to see the new Gore Verbinski film, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, months ahead of time at Fantastic Fest 2025. But I was shocked to hear I’d actually scored a face-to-face interview. It underscored for...