For all the glories that Romanian cinema has enjoyed in the last quarter-century, 2026 has the potential to outshine them all. If one man will be responsible f...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Mastermind opens in theaters on October 17.
For the second time in t...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Urchin arrives in theaters on October 10.
A few scenes into Urchin, we take ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. A House of Dynamite arrives in theaters on October 10 and on Netflix on October...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Smashing Machine arrives in theaters on October 3.
The Smashing Machine ...
No festival in the world wears its history on its sleeve quite like Sarajevo. Sitting in for a screening of La Grande Bellezza (after Paolo Sorrentino had rath...
The new documentary With Hasan in Gaza––a poignant, meditative portrait of a city now fighting for its life––works as both a travelogue and time machine. In 20...
Writing about another great Locarno film a few days ago, I lamented the critical inclination to always bring up Éric Rohmer and Hong Sangsoo. Regardless, i...
Never underestimate the critical desire to cite Éric Rohmer––spend enough days at a film festival and you’ll start noticing illusions to the director’s wor...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Suspended Time opens in theaters on August 15.
The memes won't let yo...
Irish-born, Berlin-based, Rory O'Connor has been covering the European film festival circuit since 2012. A regular contributor to The Film Stage, his work has also appeared in Frieze, The Playlist, and CineVue.
