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Rotterdam

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De Idylle (2025)
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
In My Parents’ House (Im Haus meiner Eltern, 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
Blind Love (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

Sundance

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Twinless
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
Bubble & Squeak (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
Omaha (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

IFFI

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Better Man (2025) ‘IFFI’ Movie Review: A Fairly Conventional Biopic That Is Electrifying and Familiar in Equal Measures
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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
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
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
Rhythm of Dammam (2024)
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

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Meteors (2025)
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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
The Mastermind (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
The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 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

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Oddity (2024) ‘Fantasia’ Movie Review
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Oddity (2024) ‘Fantasia’ Movie Review: Subpar Scares in a Horror Film Delighted By Its Own Dopiness

Julian Malandruccolo August 5, 2024March 2, 2025
Infinite Summer (2024) ‘Fantasia’ Movie Review
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
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (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 2023

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Anora (2024) 'BFI London Film Festival' Movie Review
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
Harvest (2024) ‘LFF’ Movie Review: A Haunting Tale of Nature and Humanity
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
Lubo (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Movie Review
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

Locarno

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Olivia and the Clouds (Olivia y Las Nubes, 2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review
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
Toxic (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review
Film Festivals · Locarno · Review

Toxic (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review: Blistering Debut Foregrounds the Act of Flight

Debanjan Dhar August 16, 2024August 18, 2024
Eight Postcards from Utopia, Sleep #2 (2024) ‘Locarno’ Movie Review
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

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Blue Moon (2025) Movie
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
Mickey 17 (2025)
Berlinale · Film Festivals · Review

Mickey 17 (2025) ‘Berlinale’ Movie Review: The Disposable Burden of Morality

Shubham Sharma February 27, 2025March 2, 2025
The Moelln Letters
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

NYAFF

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FINDING BLISS_ FIRE AND ICE - THE DIRECTOR'S CUT MOVIE REVIEW (1)
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
GROWN-UPS-2022-MOVIE-REVIEW (1)
Film Festivals · NYAFF · Review

Grown-Ups (2022): ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Insidious Blow to the Core of Clichés

Sourima Chakraborty July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
#LookAtMe (2022) 'NYAFF'
NYAFF · Review

#LookAtMe (2022) ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Empathetic Drama discussing the issue of Human Rights

Akash Deshpande July 23, 2022July 24, 2022

NYFF

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Ferrari (2023) ‘NYFF’ Movie Review
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
Burning (2018) ‘NYFF’ Review: About Rage, Love & Class Conflict
Film Festivals · NYFF

Burning (2018) ‘NYFF’ Review: About Rage, Love & Class Conflict

Nafees Ahmed October 6, 2018January 2, 2023
A Family Tour [2018]- ‘NYFF’ Review
Film Festivals · NYFF

A Family Tour [2018]- ‘NYFF’ Review

Nafees Ahmed October 3, 2018October 4, 2018

MAMI

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Tinctoria (2025)
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
Diciannove (Nineteen, 2024) ‘MAMI’ Movie Review
Film Festivals · MAMI · Review

Diciannove (Nineteen, 2024) ‘MAMI’ Movie Review: A Brash, Exhilarating Snapshot of Youthful Imprudence 

Akash Deshpande October 27, 2024March 2, 2025
The Fable (2024) 'MAMI' Movie Review
Film Festivals · MAMI · Review

The Fable (2024) ‘MAMI’ Movie Review: Magical Realism in the Himalayas

Souvik Saha October 25, 2024March 2, 2025

TIFF

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Crocodile Tears (2024) “TIFF” Movie Review
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
Shook, The Swedish Torpedo (2024) ‘TIFF’ Movie Review
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
The Party’s Over (Fin de fiesta, 2024) ‘TIFF’ Movie Review
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

Tribeca

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Honeyjoon (2025)
Featured · Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca

Honeyjoon (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: An Intricate Mother-Daughter Dramedy about Bridging the Gap Between the Past and the Future

Akash Deshpande June 8, 2025June 8, 2025
Inside (2025)
Featured · Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca

Inside (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: An Unflinching, Hard-Boiled Account of the Making and Unmaking of a Man

Akash Deshpande June 8, 2025June 8, 2025
Esta Isla (This Island, 2025)
Featured · Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca

Esta Isla (This Island, 2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: A Sublime and Quietly Wise Journey through Escape and Discovery

Debanjan Dhar June 8, 2025June 8, 2025

Venice

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Songs of Slow Burning Earth (2024)
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
The Ties That Bind Us (2024) ‘Venice’ Movie Review
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
Familiar Touch (2024) Movie
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

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Honeyjoon (2025)
Featured · Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca

Honeyjoon (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: An Intricate Mother-Daughter Dramedy about Bridging the Gap Between the Past and the Future

June 8, 2025
Akash Deshpande
Inside (2025)
Featured · Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca

Inside (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: An Unflinching, Hard-Boiled Account of the Making and Unmaking of a Man

June 8, 2025
Akash Deshpande
Esta Isla (This Island, 2025)
Featured · Film Festivals · Review · Tribeca

Esta Isla (This Island, 2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: A Sublime and Quietly Wise Journey through Escape and Discovery

June 8, 2025
Debanjan Dhar
A Bright Future (2025)
Featured · Film Festivals · Review

A Bright Future (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: A Drab and Dreary Study of Free Will in a Dystopian Reality

June 4, 2025
Akash Deshpande
Gonzo Girl (2025) 'Tribeca' Movie Review: A diluted account of a writer trying to find her own voice
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Gonzo Girl (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: A Diluted Account of a Writer Trying to Find Her Own Voice

June 5, 2025
Akash Deshpande
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End of Summer [2018]: ‘NYAFF’ Review
Film Festivals · NYAFF · Review

End of Summer [2018]: ‘NYAFF’ Review

Smita Ganguli July 7, 2018

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Old Beast [2018]: ‘NYAFF’ Review
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Zahraa Mubarak July 9, 2019

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We Will Not Die Tonight [2018]: ‘NYAFF’ Review
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We Will Not Die Tonight [2018]: ‘NYAFF’ Review

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