Film Reviews
Using found footage, Ignacio Ceroi builds a poignant dwelling on the contemporary nomad that beautifully conveys a man’s existential quest.
For the 60-year anniversary, Film Inquiry muses on Allen Baron’s noir film Blast of Silence and its existential prison of shadow and sound.
Monster Hunter is a relic of sorts, where the guts and action, unrefined and tawdry as they are, are at least based on a genuine creative impulse.
One hopes that this new restoration reignites interest not just in the film, which is an absolute masterpiece, but in the career of Ruan Lingyu.
Hamilton Sterling’s Absent Now The Dead gives an avant-garde look into the world of the ancient Greeks and the Trojan War.
Monkey Bars is a must see short film with with its atmospheric, evocative score that adds to the anxiety of its scenes.
While the details and historical recreations are impeccable, Andrei Konchalovsky’s Dear Comrades! remains emotionally unmoving.
Wearing its influences on its sleeve and a love letter to horrors of the past, Awoken is a sharp little horror movie with bite and shocks.
Overall, John Smith’s Citadel is a perfect cinematic reflection of the difficult 2020 that the British public dealt with.
Soham Gadre reviews three films from the 2021 Berlin Critics Week.
It might be conventional in its storytelling, but the stunning animation, lovely characters, beautiful music, and heartfelt messages won me over.
As an action film, Chaos Walking works, it’s a fun popcorn flick, but It’s a pity most of these characters can’t stop talking.
Petite Maman, all in all, shows Sciamma at her most profound and mature. Grab a tissue and prepare your heart if you’re going to see this.
Come True is a visually stunning and beautifully directed film, but its twisty plot sometimes goes too far.
A deeply philosophical film, it loses much of its impact when the cameras stop rolling.