Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Caught by the Tides opens in theaters on May 9.
Jia Zhangke's is often a cin...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. The Surfer opens in theaters on May 2.
In The Surfer, an exploitation film s...
One thing I like to do at a film festival is go for a run. Maintaining the sense of a bubble at these things can be crucial: once entered, it’s best to remain ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Shrouds opens in theaters on April 18.
David Cronenberg's films have oft...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Invention opens in theaters on April 18.
Grieving comes in many guise...
In a back room of a Luxembourg Hotel, Tim Roth sips a coffee, leans back, and asks me what else I've got. We’ve only been talking for ten minutes, but somethin...
The drive from Thessaloniki's airport into the city begins like any other: car dealerships and furniture stores that give way to bustling street life. Home to ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Grand Tour opens in theaters on March 28 from MUBI.
If Chris Marker and ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 IFFR coverage. The Heirloom is now in theaters from Factory 25.
In The Heirloom, a couple fac...
It’s mid-July and I’m sitting in my living room, wondering what Ben Burtt, the sound designer behind some of the most beloved cultural artefacts of the 20th ce...
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.
