Festivals

Movie Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Dry Leaf’ Weaves a Spell of Loss and Remembrance

Director: Alexandre KoberidzeWriter: Alexandre KoberidzeStars: David Koberidze, Otar Nijaradze Synopsis: A father searches for his daughter Lisa, a sports photographer who disappeared while documenting rural soccer fields across Georgia, joined by her...

Movie Review (Locarno 2025): Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ Sinks Its Teeth Into AI and Capitalist Vampirism

Director: Radu JudeWriter: Radu JudeStars: Adonis Tanța, Gabriel Spahiu, Oana Mardare, Ilinca Manolache Synopsis: In modern-day Transylvania, vampire hunts and labor strikes collide with sci-fi twists, romance, and AI-crafted tales, as multiple storylines...

Movie Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Mare’s Nest’ Uses Words as Lifelines in a Crumbling World

Director: Ben RiversWriter: Ben RiversStars: Moon Guo Barker Synopsis: Moon journeys through a world without adults, encountering a sage and translator in a mountain hut. She meets various people who share performances, films,...

Movie Review (Locarno Film Festival 2025): The Past Refuses to Stay Buried in Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’

Director: Jafar PanahiWriter: Jafar PanahiStars: Vahid Mobassari, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi Synopsis: A small mishap triggers a chain reaction of ever-growing problems. Jafar Panahi is a punk filmmaker, not in the stylistic or aesthetic...

Movie Review (MIFF 2025): ‘Exit 8’ is Disquieting and Effective

Director: Genki KawamuraWriter: Kotake Create, Genki Kawamura, Hirase KentaroStars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asunuma Synopsis: A man gets lost in an underground passage. He follows the "guide" through the passage, but one...

Movie Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Arco’ is an Imaginative, Albeit Too Sweet, Animation Picture

Director: Ugo BienvenuWriters: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry Stars: Margot Ringard Oldra, Oscar Presanini, Nathanaël Perrot Synopsis: What if rainbows were actually time travelers flying across the sky? On his first flight through...

Movie Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Blue Heron’ Shows Images as Gateways to the Past and Family Memory

Director: Sophy RomvariWriter: Sophy RomvariStars: Eylul Goven, Amy Zimmer, Iringó Réti Synopsis: A family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the eyes...

Movie Review (Fantasia 2025): ‘Stuntman’ is a Middling, But Enjoyable, Hong Kong Drama

Directors: Albert Leung, Herbert LeungWriters: Anastasia Tsang, Oliver YipStars: Terrance Lau, Stephen Tung, Cecilia Choi Synopsis:  A washed-up stunt director is struggling to find his way in a changing industry. He risks everything...

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