In Mad Bills to Pay, writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas captures the vibrant yet raw energy of the Bronx,…
By Christina YangOleksiy Radynski’s Special Operation offers a rare and powerful look at the Russian occupation of Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear…
By Christina YangIn a thoroughly undiplomatic exploration of contemporary Romanian society, Radu Jude’s Kontinental ‘25 is both unsettling and absurdist,…
By Christina YangIn his first time directing solo and in fictitious spheres, Grammy-nominated Dylan Southern (No Distance Left to Run)…
By Selina SondermannSubverting the familiar fairytale narrative, The Message (El mensaje) offers a starkly realistic take on a little girl’s…
By Christina YangJust over a decade after Richard Linklater last appeared at Berlinale and won the Silver Bear for Best…
By Selina SondermannDenis Côté’s Paul is a tender and candid portrait of an unconventional man seeking solace and self-acceptance. Struggling…
By Christina YangSet during a single intense shift in a Swiss hospital, Late Shift by Petra Volpe offers a gripping…
By Christina YangWith the global rise of the far-right and their limitation of access to reproductive health, the subject of…
By Selina SondermannThe artist as a reluctant idol, detached from the influence they wield, is fertile ground for storytelling. Add…
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