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The Subjects

Power and control are the components in Robert Mond’s voyeuristic sci-fi thriller, where super-powers are anything but super.…

By Vineeta Sathiamoorthy
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I’ll See You in My Dreams

When the majority of it is behind you, what does life really mean? That’s the question co-writer and…

By Alexandra Newson
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Mavis!

At the table of the great American singers, there will always be a space reserved for the inimitable…

By Thomas Unsted
Berlinale

Lantouri

As the Islamic republic of Iran opens itself opens itself up to the global market, is it also…

By Sean Gallen
Berlinale

Genius

Genius feels like an odd choice for the Berlin International Film Festival. While it’s undoubtedly well made, it…

By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale

Goat

Goat is adapted from Brad Land’s harrowing anti-hazing memoir about an Ohio teen undergoing the tradition of demeaning…

By Sean Gallen
Berlinale

Soy Nero (I Am Nero)

Many parts of Soy Nero (I Am Nero) are necessarily, though not uninterestingly, straightforward. What is remarkable is…

By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale

Chi-raq

Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Mike Brown and the city of Ferguson are a few names on…

By Sean Gallen