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...
What is Mektoub, My Love about? Eight years since the first movie’s release––and after more than eight hours of Abdellatif Kechiche’s magnum opus––it’s sti...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2019 Venice coverage. An Officer and a Spy opens in theaters on August 8, 2025.
What road should o...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Souleymane's Story opens in theaters on August 1.
Souleymane's Story deliv...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Riga coverage. Toxic is now streaming on MUBI.
It’s a shame Toxic wasn’t around for the r...
As someone who’s always admired the look of the Czech embassy in Berlin––an array of nicotine-hued trapezoids that sits on the corner of Wilhelm Strasse––I was...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Eddington opens in theaters on July 18.
In Eddington, Ari Aster’s latest doo...
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.
