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Oase (Oasis) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review
by admin|1 month ago|Ioncinema
The Child Inside: Lenz Explores the Virtues of Violence For his narrative feature debut Oasis, Jannis Lenz channels contemporary intergenerational neglect and the inherent apathy accompanying the rigid tenets of masculinity. It’s a narrative redolent of countless narratives dealing with...
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“HOLY WOOD DUST”
by admin|1 month ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Director Victor Kossakovsky and botanist Stefano Mancuso take us on a unprecedented journey into the life of trees. What happens to a stump the second after a tree is cut down? What does that tree think and...
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Venice Review: Paul Schrader’s The Basics of Philosophy Is Too Inert to Catch Fire
by admin|1 month ago|The Film Stage
A lone man sits at his desk reflecting on existence. Paul Schrader’s is an idiosyncratic and nomadic oeuvre, but whether set in the desolate, brain-grey landscapes of upstate New York, the city’s putrid underbelly, or the lush mansions dotting the...
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DEAR YOU Review: Chinese Box Office Dark Horse, Built on Sincerity
by admin|1 month ago|Screen Anarchy
For the Chinese film market, this year seems to be a great year for low-budget films. Unlike the recent low-budget box-office hit and "global sensation" Niu Lai, which has been compared to the Chinese version of The Room, Dear You...
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Possible Love | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review
by admin|1 month ago|Ioncinema
Blue is the Warmest Collar: Chang-dong Prepares a Touch of Class Boiled down to its core essence, Possible Love, the first feature from South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong since his Faulkner furnace Burning (2018), grapples with universal elements of the...
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“OASIS”
by admin|1 month ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – When a viral video of a student threatening his classmates surfaces online, the school spirals into escalating violence. Crushed by the pressure of teachers and parents, three outcasts take refuge in a nearby forest. There, play hardens...
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“AGATA THE WRITER”
by admin|1 month ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Agata travels from Sydney to Sarajevo to write a war novel, but as she gathers material, she is challenged by locals who question her motives. Her creative uncertainty growing, she sees a startling mystery unfold: some provocative...
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“POSSIBLE LOVE”
by admin|1 month ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Four strangers’ paths cross by chance, leading to complex emotional entanglements that challenge their existing relationships and force them to confront uncomfortable truths about love and commitment. THE CAST – Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung & Cho...
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“THE DIFFICULT BRIDE”
by admin|1 month ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – In Dhaka, Zaineen prepares for her wedding following beauty rituals and family expectations. However, her body reacts in many unexpected ways. Amongst home remedies, social pressures, and haunting visions, the path to marriage becomes a physical and...
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“FROM INSIDE OUT – THE ARCHITECTURE OF PETER ZUMTHOR”
by admin|1 month ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Wim Wenders explores the work and philosophy of Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect Peter Zumthor in an immersive documentary about the powerful relationship between people and the places they visit, work in or inhabit. Filmed over more than...
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