Category: Reviews

Dir: Shiraishi Kazuya. Japan. 2024. 155 mins. A unapologetically old-school Samurai action rampage, 11 Rebels takes place against the backdrop o [...]

‘My Friend An Delie’: Tokyo Review | Reviews

Dir: Dong Zijian. China. 2024. 111mins The death of a father opens a door to the past in this brooding drama from actor-turned-director Dong Zij [...]

‘Israel Palestine On Swedish TV 1958-1989’: Tokyo Review | Reviews

Dir/scr: Göran Hugo Olsson. Sweden/Finland/Denmark. 2024. 206 mins Göran Hugo Olsson could hardly have anticipated how timely his latest archive [...]

‘Daughter’s Daughter’: Tokyo Review | Reviews

Dir/scr: Huang Xi. Taiwan. 2024. 126mins Sixty four-year-old Taiwanese divorcee Jin (Sylvia Chang) has a complicated relationship with motherhoo [...]

‘Dahomey’ Review – Dense But Vibrant Documentary Layered With History

Some documentaries are straightforward rehashings of a certain event or case. We usually get archival footage interjected by talking head interviews [...]

Festivals

The Brink of Dreams: A Cinematic Triumph at the Gouna Film Festival

First Egyptian Screening Marks a Landmark Moment "The Brink of Dreams", directed by Nada Riyad and Ayman El Amir, made its Egyptian debut at the 7th [...]

‘Tracing Light’: DOK Leipzig Review | Reviews

Dir: Thomas Riedelsheimer. Germany, UK. 2024. 99mins “The most beautiful thing we can experience is mystery,” asserts a quote from Albert Einste [...]

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 33 Disney Night Recap

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Dancing With the Stars Season 33 Episode 6. Disney magic filled the air on Dancing With the [...]

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’: Review | Reviews

Dir/scr: Laura Piani. France. 2024. 94mins Though no zombies are involved, the simultaneously ribbon-bowed and mud-splattered French feature Jan [...]

‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 7 Recap