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...
Sofia Topi
Sanatorium Review (CPH:DOX 2025)
Seldom do we encounter a film (let alone documentary) coming from Ukraine that does not directly and urgently address the...
Zlatan’s Nose Review (CPH:DOX 2025)
‘Zlatan’s Nose’ started as a crime-investigating documentary, then turned into fiction, then a portrait, then observational film. What an insightful...
Perla Review (2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam)
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 Review (2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025)
‘Wind, Talk to Me’ is a title that doesn’t exactly do justice to the picture it represents—a soft, reflective docu-fiction...
Acts of Love Review (2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Thinking of incest as a non-violent and non-violating act, and contemplating somatic love at large, I am instinctively drawn to...
2024 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam: Been Here Stay Here Review
The most severe internal conflict in confronting global threats begins with the (in)visibility of the enemy. How do you trust...
2024 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam: About a Hero Review
“A computer will not make a film as good as mine in 4,500 years.” This provocative claim from Werner Herzog,...
2024 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam: A Want in Her Review
Perhaps, many have filmed their families and the particular vulnerabilities and struggles they endure. Yet, only few have a...
2024 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam: Real Review
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 Review
Souls of a River is an artistic documentary, lingering in the depths of the Evros river, the natural border between...
Interview: Ciaran Lyons on Vape Clouds, Paranoia, and the Thrills of Tummy Monster
In ‘Tummy Monster,’ a heady mix of dark humor, mind-bending paranoia, and clouds of vape smoke fuel a psychological game...
White Flash Review
Rick, 42, is a man in turmoil. He believes himself to be a danger to others (we often hear him...
Film Review – Sky Peals (2023)
Moin Hussain’s debut feature, Sky Peals, is a masterful dive into the quiet despair of modern existence, wrapped in a...