Christian Petzold

The Best Directorial Debuts of 2014

While we discuss a breadth of films each year, few things give us more pleasure than the arrival of bold, new voices in the world of filmmaking. It's why we venture to film festivals and pore over a variety of different features in order to bring to light emerging talent. This year was an especially notable time for new directors making their stamp and today we're highlighted the fifteen debuts that most impressed us....

[LFF Review] Phoenix

Following the Second World War, European auteurs probed its lingering national psychological fallout resulting in films such as Night and Fog, Hiroshima Mon Amo...

The 30 Best 2014 Films We’ve Already Seen

With 2013 wrapped up last week thanks to the unveiling of our top 50 films of the year, it's time to turn our heads to 2014. Before we let loose our rundown of most-anticipated films, we're taking a look at the noteworthy titles we've seen at festivals that will finally see a release in 2014. ...

[TIFF Review] The Strange Little Cat

Running a brief 72 minutes, The Strange Little Cat joins the hour-long Viola as 2013's second feature that will require multiple viewings, but ones which will p...