Film Festivals · Review · Rotterdam De Idylle (2025) ‘IFFR’ Movie Review: Expansive, Tonally Shifting Drama Explores Life’s Crisis-Points Debanjan Dhar February 9, 2025March 5, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Rotterdam In My Parents’ House (Im Haus meiner Eltern, 2025) ‘IFFR’ Movie Review: Tim Ellrich’s Drama on Caregiving Woes is Emotionally Effective but a Tad Unsurprising Debanjan Dhar February 7, 2025March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Rotterdam Blind Love (2025) ‘IFFR’ Review: Julian Chou’s Unfussy Family Drama Uncovers Repression with Delicate Strokes Debanjan Dhar February 6, 2025March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Sundance Twinless (2025) Movie Review: Dylan O’Brien Is Excellent in a Darkly Comical Look At Co-dependency Shikhar Verma February 9, 2025March 5, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Sundance Bubble & Squeak (2025) ‘Sundance’ Movie Review: An Oddly Endearing Marriage Counseling Session about a Couple on their Honeymoon Akash Deshpande February 6, 2025March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Sundance Omaha (2025) ‘Sundance’ Movie Review: John Magaro is Quietly Devastating in This Somber Drama about a Father in an Existential Crisis Akash Deshpande February 6, 2025March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Films This Week · IFFI · Review Better Man (2025) ‘IFFI’ Movie Review: A Fairly Conventional Biopic That Is Electrifying and Familiar in Equal Measures Shikhar Verma January 9, 2025March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · IFFI · Review Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others (2024) ‘Iffi’ Movie Review: A Comforting, Inventive Tale of Silent Rebellion and the Joys of the Creative Process Shikhar Verma December 12, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · IFFI · Review Rhythm of Dammam (2024) ‘IFFI’ Movie Review: A Beautiful Attempt in Surreal Documentation of A Marginalized Community Amartya Acharya November 29, 2024March 2, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review Meteors (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: A Humanistic and Fervent Tale of Two Teenagers Waking up to the Waves of Adulthood Akash Deshpande May 28, 2025May 31, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review The Mastermind (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Kelly Reichardt’s Genre Reshaping Targets the Heist Thriller For A Serenely Gripping Commentary on America’s Downturn Julian Malandruccolo May 26, 2025May 28, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Subverting Genre Conventions to Revisit Brazil’s Military History Julian Malandruccolo May 26, 2025May 28, 2025
Fantasia · Film Festivals · Review Oddity (2024) ‘Fantasia’ Movie Review: Subpar Scares in a Horror Film Delighted By Its Own Dopiness Julian Malandruccolo August 5, 2024March 2, 2025
Fantasia · Film Festivals · Review Infinite Summer (2024) ‘Fantasia’ Movie Review: This Wild, Bizarre Transhumanist Exploration Doesn’t Hold back Debanjan Dhar August 3, 2024August 9, 2024
Fantasia · Film Festivals · Review Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) ‘Fantasia’ Movie Review: Brotherhood Expressed Through Bloody Knuckles and Broken Bones Julian Malandruccolo August 2, 2024March 2, 2025
BFI London Film Festival · Film Festivals · Review Anora (2024) ‘LFF’ Movie Review: It’s Not Your Typical Meet-Cute Freddie Kay October 14, 2024March 2, 2025
BFI London Film Festival · Film Festivals · Review Harvest (2024) ‘LFF’ Movie Review: A Haunting Tale of Nature and Humanity Jamie Carlstrand October 13, 2024October 24, 2024
BFI London Film Festival · Film Festivals · Review Lubo (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Movie Review: Giorgio Diritti’s wannabe war epic moves at a glacial pace, held together by Franz Rogowski Georgia May October 20, 2023October 21, 2023
Film Festivals · Locarno · Review Olivia and the Clouds (Olivia y Las Nubes, 2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: A Surreal, Mixed-Media Anthology of Unconventional Love Stories Amartya Acharya August 16, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Locarno · Review Toxic (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Blistering Debut Foregrounds the Act of Flight Debanjan Dhar August 16, 2024August 18, 2024
Film Festivals · Locarno · Review Eight Postcards from Utopia, Sleep #2 (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Radu Jude Proves Yet Again Why He’s One of the Most Radical Mischief-Makers in Contemporary Cinema Debanjan Dhar August 15, 2024March 2, 2025
Berlinale · Film Festivals · Review Blue Moon (2025) ‘Berlinale’ Movie Review: Between Melody and Melancholy, Blue Moon Explores the Cost of Genius and Longing Shubham Sharma March 2, 2025April 15, 2025
Berlinale · Film Festivals · Review Mickey 17 (2025) ‘Berlinale’ Movie Review: The Disposable Burden of Morality Shubham Sharma February 27, 2025March 2, 2025
Berlinale · Film Festivals · Review The Moelln Letters (2025) ‘Berlinale’ Review: Martina Priessner’s Documentary Puts an Imperative Demand for Remembrance Debanjan Dhar February 25, 2025March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · NYAFF · Review Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice [2022]: ‘ NYAFF’ Review – An Insightful Exploration of Value of Art in Our Lives Akash Deshpande July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
Film Festivals · NYAFF · Review Grown-Ups (2022): ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Insidious Blow to the Core of Clichés Sourima Chakraborty July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
NYAFF · Review #LookAtMe (2022) ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Empathetic Drama discussing the issue of Human Rights Akash Deshpande July 23, 2022July 24, 2022
Film Festivals · NYFF · Review Ferrari (2023) ‘NYFF’ Movie Review: Paint-by-Numbers Biopic About Visionary Engineer Has None of its Subject’s Attention to Detail Ron Meyer October 17, 2023October 21, 2023
Film Festivals · NYFF Burning (2018) ‘NYFF’ Review: About Rage, Love & Class Conflict Nafees Ahmed October 6, 2018January 2, 2023
Film Festivals · NYFF A Family Tour [2018]- ‘NYFF’ Review Nafees Ahmed October 3, 2018October 4, 2018
Featured · Film Festivals · MAMI · Review Tinctoria (2025) MAMI Select Short Film Review: Singling Out the Stain of Shame From the Stain of Indigo Damayanti Ghosh April 20, 2025April 27, 2025
Film Festivals · MAMI · Review Diciannove (Nineteen, 2024) ‘MAMI’ Movie Review: A Brash, Exhilarating Snapshot of Youthful Imprudence Akash Deshpande October 27, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · MAMI · Review The Fable (2024) ‘MAMI’ Movie Review: Magical Realism in the Himalayas Souvik Saha October 25, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · TIFF Crocodile Tears (2024) “TIFF” Movie Review: Tumpal Tampubolon’s Hitchcockian Thriller Delves into Possessiveness and Solitude Niikhiil Akhiil October 2, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · TIFF Shook, The Swedish Torpedo (2024) ‘TIFF’ Movie Review: Extraordinary Tales of Finding One’s Feet Debanjan Dhar September 15, 2024October 15, 2024
Film Festivals · Review · TIFF The Party’s Over (Fin de fiesta, 2024) ‘TIFF’ Movie Review: Sonia Barba Holds Together Cheeky Migrant-In-Hiding Drama Debanjan Dhar September 15, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca Satisfied (2024) ‘Tribeca’ Documentary Review: A Sentimental Tour Through Renée Elise Goldsberry’s Life During the Hamilton Days Akash Deshpande June 17, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer (2024) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: A Hysterical Comedy of Errors About A Failing Writer’s Crumbling Marriage Akash Deshpande June 13, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca Some Rain Must Fall (2024) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: A Painting of Life Crumbling Suvo Pyne June 13, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Venice Film Festival Songs of Slow Burning Earth (2024) ‘Venice’ Movie Review: A Shattering, Indelible Record of a Wrecked Ukraine Debanjan Dhar September 20, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Venice Film Festival The Ties That Bind Us (2024) ‘Venice’ Movie Review: A Warm, Frank and Wise Peek into Myriad Emotional Bonds Debanjan Dhar September 12, 2024March 2, 2025
Film Festivals · Review · Venice Film Festival Familiar Touch (2024) ‘Venice’ Movie Review: Sarah Friedland’s Powerful Debut Centers Ageing with Authority and Agency Debanjan Dhar September 10, 2024March 2, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · ReviewMeteors (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: A Humanistic and Fervent Tale of Two Teenagers Waking up to the Waves of AdulthoodMay 31, 2025 Akash Deshpande
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · ReviewThe Mastermind (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Kelly Reichardt’s Genre Reshaping Targets the Heist Thriller For A Serenely Gripping Commentary on America’s DownturnMay 28, 2025 Julian Malandruccolo
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · ReviewThe Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Subverting Genre Conventions to Revisit Brazil’s Military HistoryMay 28, 2025 Julian Malandruccolo
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · ReviewHighest 2 Lowest (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Spike Lee Respectfully Reenvisions a Kurosawa Classic With Strong New York FlavorMay 28, 2025 Julian Malandruccolo
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · ReviewSentimental Value ( 2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Joachim Trier Returns With Another Complex Examination of The Bonds We Share And Those We BreakMay 28, 2025 Julian Malandruccolo
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The Mastermind (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Kelly Reichardt’s Genre Reshaping Targets the Heist Thriller For A Serenely Gripping Commentary on America’s Downturn
The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Subverting Genre Conventions to Revisit Brazil’s Military History
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Spike Lee Respectfully Reenvisions a Kurosawa Classic With Strong New York Flavor
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Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review Sentimental Value ( 2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Joachim Trier Returns With Another Complex Examination of The Bonds We Share And Those We Break Julian Malandruccolo May 28, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review Homebound (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Neeraj Ghaywan’s Sophomore Feature Continues His Caste Examination With A Classically Dramatic Touch Julian Malandruccolo May 28, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review Death Does Not Exist (La mort n’existe pas, 2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: A surreal but rather slight portrait of a generation in a constant fight-or-flight state Akash Deshpande May 27, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review It Was Just an Accident (Yek tasadef sadeh, 2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: Jafar Panahi’s Brave Work of Cinematic Resistance Shivam Pota May 27, 2025
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review Peak Everything (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: A sensitive tale of romance about a 21st-century man living with the pre-apocalyptic blues Akash Deshpande May 23, 2025