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Sundance Review: Oh, Hi! is a Good Time Gone Wrong
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
You ever tie someone up and then leave them there? Me either. But it sure makes an interesting inciting incident for a movie. Something much more relatable is the romantic getaway––an important milestone in any new relationship. All that unadulterated time...
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Rotterdam 2025 Review: TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS sees Toshiaki Toyoda play the hits
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
In the Q&A after Transcending Dimensions, Toyoda mentioned that this might be his last feature film, as he felt like he transcended himself with this film. What does a transcendent Toyoda-film look like? As usually loud, violent and surreal, with...
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Rotterdam 2025 Reviews: THE TREE OF AUTHENTICITY And THE GREAT HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, From Congo And Mexico
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
The IFFR Tiger Competition has a long tradition of narrative and also more experimental films. The following two films belong to the latter category. The Congolese film The Tree of Authenticity (L'Arbre de l'authenticité) from 2025 and the Mexican The...
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‘Notes on Displacement’ Review: Khaled Jarrar’s Harrowing Portrait of an Uncommon Reality
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
It presents all the complex and seemingly contradictory emotions of a forced life on the road. The post ‘Notes on Displacement’ Review: Khaled Jarrar’s Harrowing Portrait of an Uncommon Reality appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Dea Kulumbegashvili – April
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
After making its debut at the Venice Film Festival and touring other prestigious autumn festivals like Toronto, San Sebastian, London BFI, and NYFF, it was at Sundance where I finally had the opportunity to speak with Dea Kulumbegashvili about what...
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Interview: Alexandra Qin – Thirstygirl / 2025 Sundance Screenwriters Lab Fellow
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
She wowed us (and Sundance programmers) with the short film (check out our Top 10 Short Films From Sundance 2024 article) on which this narrative is based on, and prior to being selected as a Sundance Screenwriters Lab Fellow, Thirstygirl,...
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Short (Live Action)
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
It will probably come down here to the contenders that grapple with familiar foes. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Short (Live Action) appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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IFFR 2025: ‘Spermageddon,’ ‘Don’t Leave the Kids Alone,’ ‘Guo Ran,’ & ‘Wind, Talk to Me’
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
The festival’s curatorial boldness has never felt so necessary. The post IFFR 2025: ‘Spermageddon,’ ‘Don’t Leave the Kids Alone,’ ‘Guo Ran,’ & ‘Wind, Talk to Me’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Chloe Sarbib – Trou Normand / 2025 Sundance Screenwriters Lab Fellow
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
We had the chance to speak to a small sampling of this year’s Sundance Screenwriters Lab Fellows and among them we found Chloe Sarbib, an American-French-Algerian filmmaker current professor at Montclair State University (previously taught at Columbia) and who comes...
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Supporting Actor
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
Culkin has practically run the table this Oscar season, and with good reason. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Supporting Actor appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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