San Sebastián ‘25 Competition: “Her Heart Beats in a Cage”
Paradoxerweise schmälert gerade der unmittelbar an Xiaoyu Qins dokumentarische Filmarbeit anknüpfende Drang nach Realismus die Glaubhaftigkeit…
Locarno ‘25 Fuori Concorso: “Deathstalker”
If someone asked if Steven Kostanski’s retro-romancing reboot of Roger Corman’s eponymous sword-and-sorcery film series is…
KVIFF ‘25 Afterhours: “Fucktoys”
Unruly, absurdist, and full of Salacious irony, Annapurna Sriram’s debut feature makes a very clear point…
Locarno ‘25 Fuori Concorso: “Nova ‘78”
For a 78 brisk minutes, Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias’ defining documentary about the Nova Convention…
KVIFF ‘25 Out of the Past: “Chain Reactions”
Just stopping short before falling into hommage, Alexandre O. Philippe’s essayistic documentary delivers a forensic examination…
KVIFF ‘25 Special Screenings: “The Czech Film Project”
Despite its premise, Marek Novák and Mikuláš Novotný’s reductive reflection on the state of Czech cinema…
KVIFF ‘2025 Crystal Globe Competition: “Broken Voices”
An ensemble of young female talent, a privileged social setting where associates are also rivals for…
KVIFF ‘25 Special Screenings: “Promise, I’ll Be Fine”
A seemingly small but significant detail of Katarína Gramatová’s feature film debut, screening at Karlovy Vary…
KVIFF ‘25 Special Screenings: “Tehran Another View”
Ali Behrad’s entry to Karlovy Vary’s Special Screenings blends romance and energy to capture a city…
PÖFF ‘25 Best of Festivals: “Song Sung Blue”
Es braucht eine Weile und einige dramaturgische Längen, bis das Hauptfiguren-Duo Neil Diamonds titelgebenden Klassiker vortragen…