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In one of 2025’s most searing dramatic screen performances, Jessie Buckley embodies Agnes (the wife of William Shakespeare) with such fierce passion and unguarded grief that it wouldn’t be unfathomable to think that Chloé Zhao’s filmmaking presence is right beside...

When I was actively watching Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating The Voice of Hind Rajab (read review), it reminded me Alejandro González Iñárritu’s short film contribution in 11′09″01 September 11 – both oeuvres make us spend a moment on the phone...

For over two decades, Rodrigo Teixeira has been a cornerstone of international auteur cinema, building a reputation as a producer with a discerning eye for literary adaptations and directorial vision. His filmography is a testament to his transatlantic reach, championing...

Unfolding like a psychological seesaw of balanced fear, delusion, and unexpected intimacy—Teddy Gatz has slipped so deeply into conspiracy thinking that it has isolated him, leaving old wounds to surface as either hyper-focus or total disorientation. Michelle, meanwhile, may not...

Feed My Fetish, Please: Cattet & Forzani Pay Homage to the Eurospy in Dazzling Pastiche Whether giallo gore or Western shaped, their films don’t lose their shape, as evidenced by Reflection in a Dead Diamond, the fourth feature from Belgian...

Ripe Fruits: Kanawade Taps the Bittersweet Rind of Going Home Again While there’s been an uptick in contemporary LGBTQ+ films from India over the past two decades, many have maintained a low international profile with the exception of a few...

Love Me If You Dare: Broe Explores Love in a Hopeless Place Harlan Ellison’s publication Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled might be a more fitting title for Sauna, the directorial debut of Danish filmmaker Mathias Broe, in essence a...

A filmmaker whose work is definitely idiosyncratic and agnostic choosing whatever approach works best for a specific tale, Bertrand Mandico has been setting the film world ablaze with 2017’s Les Garçons sauvages, 2021’s After Blue (read ★★★★ review) and 2023’s...

For his second feature film, Toronto-based Alireza Khatami tackles masculinity, shame, and the violence passed down through generations. A haunting, psychologically layered drama that explores guilt, memory, and the quiet violence people inflict on eachother (and themselves), The Things You...

A Bridge Too Far: Laxe Enters the Zone “The Zone wants to be respected. Otherwise it will punish.” Aleksandr Kayadonvsky’s line from Tarkovsky’s existential sci-fi classic Stalker (1979) comes to mind when viewing Sirat, the fourth and arguably most accessible...