Berlinale
The Old Woman with the Knife
Assassination may seem like a young man’s game, but Hornclaw (Hyeyoung Lee) is a legendary veteran in her…
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“This is a film about people looking at other people and wanting what they have”: Sam Riley and Jack Farthing on Islands at Berlinale 2025
Films running out of competition, so-called Special Galas at the Berlinale, are all too often Trojan horses to…
By Selina SondermannCinema & Tv
“I couldn’t have hoped for a better cast for this film”: Jan-Ole Gerster on Islands at Berlinale 2025
One of the most thrilling highlights at this year’s Berlinale was the surprising genre blend from home-game player…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Islands
German director Jan-Ole Gerster’s (A Coffee in Berlin) English-language debut is set on Fuerteventura. Like any Spanish island,…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Magic Farm
In hopes of filming a special on a viral music clip, a US television crew arrive in San…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Mickey 17
Anticipation was already high as to what Korean director extraordinaire Bong Joon-ho had in store as a follow-up…
By Selina Sondermann
Berlinale
Paternal Leave
There’s a certain poetic quality to Paternal Leave, a film that leans heavily on symbolism – most notably…
By Christina Yang
Berlinale
Dreams
Michel Franco’s Dreams follows the fraught romance between Jennifer McCarthy (Jessica Chastain), an heiress entrenched in her father’s…
By Christina Yang
Berlinale
No Beast. So Fierce.
Beginning with all the force of a courtroom gavel, Burhan Qurbani’s fifth feature follows Rashida York (Kenda Hmeidan)…
By Christina Yang
Berlinale
Living the Land
Set in the rural village of Bawangtai in the early 90s, Huo Meng’s second feature presents a remarkably…
By Christina Yang