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Come and See: The Power of Psychological Violence in Elem Klimov’s Anti-War Classic

A stark contrast from triumphalist Allied narratives of World War II, Elem Klimov’s spellbinding Belarus-set masterpiece Come and See–now playing in a beautifu...

Exclusive: Big Ears Festival 2020 Unveils Eclectic Film Lineup

Founded in 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Big Ears Festival is a renowned event bringing together, music, film, literature, art installations, and more. Year af...

Berlin Review: All the Dead Ones Sustains the Current Wave of Adventurous Brazilian Filmmaking

If Brazil’s film industry faces unprecedented threats under far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, let’s hope this kind of adventurous filmmaking–which ruminates ...

Saint Frances Review: A Warm-Hearted Look at the Awkwardness of Adulthood

Saint Frances is a warm-hearted indie comedy that captures the awkwardness of adulthood with real precision. Every one of these awkward moments–and there many–...

Blood on Her Name Review: An Accidental Killing Leads to a Convoluted Thriller

A lot happens during the course of director Matthew Pope and co-writer Don M. Thompson's Blood on Her Name … too much. This can prove problematic for what star...

Berlin Review: With Undine, Christian Petzold Crafts a Pseudo-Supernatural Melodrama

Following up a successful work of lucid experimentation like Transit can be a tricky undertaking: does one lean back toward the basics or further up the ante? ...

Locarno in Los Angeles Review: Ham on Rye Brings a Surrealist Touch to the Coming-of-Age Film

It’s fair to say that one of the most common genres dominating the American independent film realm is the coming-of-age film. From present-set, relentlessly up...

Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life

Die-hard grunge fan (and drug dealer) Fred (Noah Parker) tells Catherine (Kelly Depeault) she can't play her Hole CD because Courtney Love killed Kurt Cobain. ...

Berlin Review: Cristi Puiu’s Malmkrog is Boldly Uncompromising Look at Aristocratic Life

In Malmkrog, a group of Russian aristocrats gather in a grand rural estate to wax philosophical during a long and luxurious dinner party. The film offers seemi...

Berlin Review: Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue Finds Jia Zhangke Returning to the Waves of Time

Of all the monumental parts that tend to constitute the films of Jia Zhangke–the shifting socio-economic landscapes; the departing mountains; Zhao Tao–none has...

News

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Trailers

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Reviews

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Features

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Interviews

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