Film Reviews

8199 film reviews available in total starting from 04/09/2002. Last updated on 01/12/2025. 708 film reviews inserted in the last 12 months.

Star Boys by Visa Koiso-Kanttila

27/06/2017

Visa Koiso-Kanttila’s fiction feature debut, currently screening at Moscow, transports its audience to the north of Finland  

Kaiken se kestää

Kaiken se kestää

K.O. by Fabrice Gobert

21/06/2017

Back in film after The Returned, Fabrice Gobert confirms his original talent with a Kafkaesque thriller carried by an outstanding Laurent Lafitte  

K.O.

K.O.

Stranger in Paradise by Guido Hendrikx

21/06/2017

Guido Hendrikx's feature debut, which recently won an award at Biografilm, is an unflinching essay film walking us through refugee asylum hell in a classroom exercise  

Stranger in Paradise

Stranger in Paradise

Júlia ist by Elena Martín

15/06/2017

Elena Martín succeeds in combining original subject matter with narrative strength in her directorial debut, in which she talks about essential steps forward… and perhaps backwards  

Júlia ist

Júlia ist

To Be and To Last by Serena Mignani

14/06/2017

Serena Mignani’s doc, in which the director accompanies her son as he dives into the universe of a spectacular and perilous discipline, but one rich in high principles, world-premiered in Bologna  

Être et durer

Être et durer

Planet Petrila by Andrei Dăscălescu

12/06/2017

Andrei Dăscălescu’s feature-length documentary, which has just screened at Transilvania, shows how art can save tradition  

Planet Petrila

Planet Petrila

Ghost Hunting by Raed Andoni

12/06/2017

Palestinian director Raed Andoni uses his own personal experiences in this documentary, a direct socio-political account of the never-ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict  

Istiyad Ashbah

Istiyad Ashbah

Prowl by Alexandra Balteanu

09/06/2017

Alexandra Bălteanu explores abuse and prejudice in her social drama, currently screening at the Transilvania IFF  

Vanatoare

Vanatoare

Chrysanthemums Time by Dmytro Moiseiev

09/06/2017

The second feature by Ukrainian director Dmytro Moiseiev delves into the process of mourning that follows the tragic loss of a loved one  

Chas khrizantem

Chas khrizantem

God's Own Country by Francis Lee

09/06/2017

The feature debut by British director Francis Lee whisks us away to a Yorkshire farm as it tells the story of the blossoming of a romantic relationship that is not without its complications  

God's Own Country

God's Own Country

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