‘Crossing’ follows the literal and psychoanalytic journey of Lia (Mzia Arabuli), a retired teacher from Georgia, in search of Tekla, her long-lost trans niece. She embarks on this journey along with Achi (Lucas Kankava) leading to a deeply symbolic exploration of identity, reconciliation and introspection that unfolds in the cosmopolitan streets of Istanbul. Georgian descent […]
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In The Apprentice, Sebastian Stan delivers a remarkable transformation into a young Donald Trump, capturing not just the surface-level traits of the former president but also digging into the insecurities that shaped him on the world stage. Directed by Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi, the film explores Trump’s rise in the 1970s and 1980s, as he […]
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In The Apprentice zien we Sebastian Stan op meesterlijke wijze transformeren in een jonge Donald Trump, een rol waarin hij niet slechts de oppervlakkige trekjes van de voormalig president uitbeeldt, maar dieper graaft naar de onzekerheden die Trump tot op het wereldtoneel hebben gebracht. De film van de Iraans-Deense regisseur Ali Abbasi biedt een kijk […]
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War films require maturity. Not from a viewer, but from their creator. Explosions, shootings – these are only additional elements that bring closer the full visualization of the presented scenes. The whole essence, however, should be contained in the skillful depiction of the characters’ emotions concerning their survival. War itself is not worthy of great […]
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Judo is a martial art based on self-defense, which, along with the system of conducting a physical duel, has also developed a separate philosophy that all competitors of this discipline should adhere to. The general direction of this thought is to spread goodness with the forces available to us, so as to make the greatest […]
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Kinds of Kindness is a film that forces you to close your eyes, and occasionaly, your ears. Brutally explicit, the new film of Greek film director Yorgos Lanthimos follows quickly after the release of his succesful film Poor Things. Whereas Poor Things was brought to life in collaboration with screen writer Tony McNamara, Lanthimos returns to Efthimis Filippou for […]
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Des Teufel Bad (The Devil’s Bath) by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala: a small farming community in 18th-century Austria, a suffering young married woman – Agnes – obsessed with the idea of having a child, and Wolf – her husband, flanked by his brittle mother – unable to grasp the malaise eating away at his […]
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Gábor Reisz’s third feature film, *Explanation for Everything*, ambitiously tackles significant and complex themes such as patriotism, political polarization, the role of media in politics, and historical reverberations. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Hungary, where ultra-nationalism has gained substantial traction, Reisz delves into the origins and consequences of this socio-political climate. With a substantial […]
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Photo: Carole Bethuel In “The Beast,” directed by Bertrand Bonello, we are immediately thrust into a surreal world. An actress, portrayed by Léa Seydoux, stands in a green screen setting, receiving instructions from a director. This opens what seems to be a fantastical film, but this horizon proves deceptive. “The Beast” is a melancholic and […]
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