Film Reviews

7871 film reviews available in total starting from 04/09/2002. Last updated on 03/07/2025. 758 film reviews inserted in the last 12 months.

Daydreams by Caroline Deruas Peano

09/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: French director Caroline Deruas’ first full-length film surprises with its apparent lightness; a lightness that conceals a profound realism and a series of unsettling twists  

L'Indomptée

L'Indomptée

The Ornithologist by João Pedro Rodrigues

09/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: The latest endeavour by Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues is a boundless journey into the mind of an ornithologist in search of spirituality, mysticism and eroticism  

O Ornitólogo

O Ornitólogo

Mister Universo by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel

09/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: A tamer of ferocious beasts, a contortionist, the strongest man in the world, a magic iron tool, and this circus-based tale by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel can begin  

Mister Universo

Mister Universo

The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński

09/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: The first full-length feature film from young Polish director Jan P Matuszynski explores the claustrophobic day-to-day existence of surrealist painter Zdzislaw Beksinski  

Ostatnia rodzina

Ostatnia rodzina

Fishing Bodies by Michele Pennetta

08/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: For his debut film, Michele Pennetta has chosen to tackle a demanding subject - illegal immigration. It’s an issue we hear much about; including, often, much that is false  

Pescatori di corpi

Pescatori di corpi

Glory by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov

08/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva’s second feature is a sociopolitical gem  

Slava

Slava

The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg by Michael Schindhelm

08/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: German director Michael Schindhelm’s Swiss documentary was screened in the Panorama Suisse section of the Locarno Film Festival  

The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg

The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg

The Challenge by Yuri Ancarani

08/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: With his latest and very powerful film, Italian director Yuri Ancarani continues his exploration of the world as a vessel for ritualised gestures, repeated again and again ad infinitum  

The Challenge

The Challenge

Scarred Hearts by Radu Jude

08/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: Radu Jude brings us a striking, emotional follow-up to Aferim!  

Inimi cicatrizate

Inimi cicatrizate

The Apple of My Eye by Axelle Ropert

08/08/2016

LOCARNO 2016: French director Axelle Ropert throws the rule book on political correctness out the window to bring us a comedy that’s ‘rough’ and unpredictable, just like life  

La Prunelle de mes yeux

La Prunelle de mes yeux

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