To The West, In Zapata Review (Visions du Réel Festival 2025)
There are few cinematic works that convincingly argue for the enduring relevance of tales. When one such film emerges, it...
There are few cinematic works that convincingly argue for the enduring relevance of tales. When one such film emerges, it...
Seldom do we encounter a film (let alone documentary) coming from Ukraine that does not directly and urgently address the...
‘Zlatan’s Nose’ started as a crime-investigating documentary, then turned into fiction, then a portrait, then observational film. What an insightful...
Slovak-Austrian director Alexandra Makarova’s sophomore film sets its characters between the booming vibrancy of Vienna and the gloom of Slovakia...
‘Wind, Talk to Me’ is a title that doesn’t exactly do justice to the picture it represents—a soft, reflective docu-fiction...
Thinking of incest as a non-violent and non-violating act, and contemplating somatic love at large, I am instinctively drawn to...
The most severe internal conflict in confronting global threats begins with the (in)visibility of the enemy. How do you trust...
“A computer will not make a film as good as mine in 4,500 years.” This provocative claim from Werner Herzog,...
Perhaps, many have filmed their families and the particular vulnerabilities and struggles they endure. Yet, only few have a...
Influencing is hardly a contemporary phenomenon; think of public figures and archetypes who’ve long shaped trends. While it wasn’t always...
Souls of a River is an artistic documentary, lingering in the depths of the Evros river, the natural border between...
In ‘Tummy Monster,’ a heady mix of dark humor, mind-bending paranoia, and clouds of vape smoke fuel a psychological game...
Rick, 42, is a man in turmoil. He believes himself to be a danger to others (we often hear him...
Moin Hussain’s debut feature, Sky Peals, is a masterful dive into the quiet despair of modern existence, wrapped in a...