The Berlinale lineup already includes films from Jia Zhangke, Matías Piñeiro, and more, but now the competition slate has arrived and it's an incredibly promis...
The silences last a lifetime in The Assistant, written and directed by Kitty Green. Starring Julia Garner as the titular character, the film plays out over one...
To be a Georgian male is to be masculine—especially in dance. Merab's (Levan Gelbakhiani) teacher Aleko (Kakha Gogidze) demands that he stand straighter and st...
For a good chunk of its opening, Run Sweetheart Run establishes its main protagonist with a montage. Cherie (Ella Balinska) is in the bathroom getting ready fo...
Any community or movement requires the support of curators and fans to flourish. Spike and Mike are credited with investing in a market where one didn’t exist ...
A fascinatingly restrained if somewhat flawed study in masculinity, Andrés Clariond’s Close Quarters (Territorio) is an often engrossing slow-burn thriller set...
There’s only one universal truth shared amongst all humans: one day, we will die. For some, this cold, uncomforting reality can lead to paralyzing anxiety as w...
Is it worse to be bored or to be annoyed by a lack of ambition? What’s more grating: toe-curlingly twee humor or the type of writing that assumes a child using...
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action.
Animation
Daughter (Dcera) | ...
When Bill Murray repeatedly wakes up on the same morning in Groundhog Day, the radio blares Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe.” It’s a winking reminder of what’...
