Dreams Review: Michel Franco Spins the Treacherous Dance of Love Across Borders

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on February 27. Some images have become me...

Ghost Elephants Review: Werner Herzog’s Yearning, Materialized

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on February 27. What opens Werner Herzog’s Gho...

Berlinale Review: Mouse Offers a Tender Companion After Loss

It’s the last day of junior high for Minnie (Katherine Mallen Kupferer) and her best friend Callie (Chloe Coleman); the veil of adulthood has never felt as thi...

Islands Review: Sam Riley-Led Neo Noir Plays It Too Safe

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. Islands opens in theaters on January 30. Sam Riley stars as Tom, a washed...

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Chronology of Water opens on January 9. Book adaptations yield two k...

Holding Liat Review: The Story of One Family Through a Mosaic of Political Views

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Tribeca coverage. Holding Liat opens in theaters on January 9. The first words we hear in Bra...

Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Cover-Up opens in theaters on December 19 and arrives on Netflix on December 26...

BFI London Review: Kevin B. Lee’s Debut Feature Afterlives Interrogates Terrorist Propaganda

So much of filmmaking and film-watching boils down to either lending your eyes to another or accepting that loan as a viewer––a process so quick, so immediate ...

Frankenstein Review: Guillermo del Toro Crafts an Intricate World and Rhythmically Off-Kilter Adaptation

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Frankenstein opens in theaters on October 17 and arrives on Netflix on November...

The Hyperboreans Review: Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña’s Warning Against Political Amnesia

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. The Hyperboreans is now streaming on Film Movement+. “We humans are capable ...