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I Understand Your Displeasure | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
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In the Realm of Defenses: Friedrich Examines Turmoils of the Working Class Even in the democratic and social federal state of contemporary Germany, all is not sublime in the low-wage sector, relayed with an agonizing spasm in director Kilian Armando...
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Friday One Sheet: ROSE OF NEVADA
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Featuring neither flowers nor the desert state of America, Rose of Nevada is a deeply authentic, and thoroughly strange time-travel fishing movie that is mainly drama, but, as the red typesetting suggests, with elements of dread and horror. The credits...
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Legendary Director Haile Gerima Returns in Exclusive Trailer for Black Lions – Roman Wolves, Premiering at Berlinale
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Ethiopian director Haile Gerima, a guiding figure in the L.A. Rebellion movement with such films as Bush Mama and Ashes and Embers, is returning with his first work in nearly two decades, one itself three decades in the making. Black...
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Iván & Hadoum | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
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Love Audit: de la Rosa Defies the Odds with Star-Crossed Lovers Much like the shifting ideals and hard won identities defining the protagonists of Ian de la Rosa’s directorial debut Iván & Hadoum, the nexus of clashing intersections symbolically defines...
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Love and Monsters: Three Films to Enjoy on Valentine’s Day
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On three haunting films to watch this holiday.
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Available Light 2026 Review: CARIBOU COUNTRY (Wədzįh Nəne’), Exemplary Arthouse Activism
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There are oh so many, singular, memorable images in Luke Gleeson’s Wədzįh Nəne’ (aka Caribou Country). The film is so beautiful, and meditative in its execution, that it is almost possible to forget that it is a call to action...
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You BETcha!: ‘Yellow Letters’, ‘Rose’ & ‘Queen at Sea’ are the Golden Bear Frontrunners
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YouBETcha! is back, this time for our Berlinale edition, where we guess the odds of the films most likely to pick up the converted top prize: The Golden Bear. We accurately predicted the film that had the best chances of...
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Willing Participants: Harry Lighton and Harry Melling on “Pillion”
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The writer-director and star talk about the psychological intricacies of A24's unconventional queer romance.
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Rotterdam Review: First Light is a Calm, Confident Debut
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It’s rare for a film as good as First Light to slip through the cracks of the major festivals. This debut feature from Filipino-Australian director James J. Robinson premiered at the Melbourne Film Festival last August before traveling to Marrakech...
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New to Streaming: Marty Supreme, Is This Thing On?, The Librarians, Happyend & More
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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Eternity (David Freyne) How do you want to spend eternity? That’s the primary question...
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