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Abby Laing throws her anchor into Fabrice Aragno's LE LAC, a unique sensorial and visual experience that will not be to everyone’s taste, but is sure to entrance those who find themselves on its particular wavelength #Locarno78 buff.ly/huz45kM

Marc van de Klashorst explores Vietnam's caves in Truong Minh Quý and Nicolas Graux's HAIR, PAPER, WATER..., a film that will be all that lasts as a memory of a culture #Locarno78 buff.ly/ZNh1hTZ

Erwan Desbois sees a director playing with fiction and our perception of it in Sho Miyake's TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS, a delicate short story working on many levels #Locarno78 buff.ly/tTC8Wdk

Matthew Joseph Jenner doesn't follow society's conventions around aging in Želimir Žilnik's EIGHTY PLUS, a film you simply can’t resist the lovable nature of #SFF31 buff.ly/nTUfJlL

Locarno 2025 review: Two Seasons, Two Strangers (Sho Miyake) "A delicate short story working on many levels." In the very first scene of Two Seasons, Two Strangers a woman notes down ideas for the opening scene of a

Sho Miyake's TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS just won the Golden Leopard, the main prize at #Locarno78. Here is (again) our review by Erwan Desbois: icsfilm.org/festivals/lo...

Matthew Joseph Jenner mourns a loss in Srđan Vuletić's poignant and melancholic OTTER, a stark exploration of the burden that grief can have on a young person during their formative years #SFF31 buff.ly/V197MFB

Sarajevo 2025 review: Fantasy (Kukla) "While its ambition is admirable, the film struggles when it comes to putting its ideas into practice" At some point we all come to realise who we are

Matthew Joseph Jenner sees first-time director Kukla try a little too hard in FANTASY, a film that doesn't flesh out its core ideas thorougly enough, and is almost solely saved by a single performance #SFF31

Matthew Joseph Jenner sees director Nikola Ležaić's take a very personal journey in HOW COME IT'S ALL GREEN OUT HERE?, a film that makes a subtle but meaningful statement on the complicated process of returning home #SFF31 buff.ly/uZKQJKI

Matthew Joseph Jenner ponders one of life's few inevitabilities in Else Kremser and Levin Peter's WHITE SNAIL, a film that is not afraid to investigate the more complex recesses of the human soul #SFF31 buff.ly/hEsvCIl

Sarajevo 2025 review: Stars of Little Importance (Renátó Olasz) "A masterful example of how a simple concept can become truly extraordinary when explored by a director who possesses a clear vision" Something one

Matthew Joseph Jenner enjoys Renátó Olasz's STARS OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE, a masterful example of how a simple concept can become truly extraordinary when explored by a director who possesses a clear vision #SFF31

Sarajevo 2025 review: Bosnian Knight (Tarik Hodžić) "A simple documentary with bold ideas and a deep sense of curiosity" One of the most revealing moments in someone’s life is when they begin to understand

Matthew Joseph Jenner digs into the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Tarik Hodžić's BOSNIAN KNIGHT, a simple documentary with bold ideas and a deep sense of curiosity #SFF31 buff.ly/G7eo2aZ

Matthew Joseph Jenner explores the role an individual can play in forging a national identity and a shared history in Katalin Bársony's I SAW A SUNO, a quiet and meditative look at the journey of a young man whose life was forcibly defined by others #SFF31 buff.ly/xdpzNig

Matthew Joseph Jenner explores the fascinating Balkan tradition of 'sworn virgins' in Andamion Murataj's MAN OF THE HOUSE, a subtle, nuanced film on the surface, but one with a deeply complex perspective #SFF31 buff.ly/db0HXDc

Matthew Joseph Jenner peers behind the curtain of an outrageous character in Kristina Nikolova's IN HELL WITH IVO, a dynamic, ever-changing film whose tone and style are as fluid and impossible to define as its protagonist #SFF31 buff.ly/D8roQOS

Venice 2025 review: DJ Ahmet (Giorgi M. Unkovski) "A crowd-pleasing, sentimental comedy more than a hard-hitting social realist drama" “Music is the medicine for everything” – a sentiment that we’ve all

Matthew Joseph Jenner sees Giorgi M. Unkovski take the trodden path in DJ AHMET, a crowd-pleasing, sentimental comedy more than a hard-hitting social realist drama #Venezia82 buff.ly/WJVeUHI

Matthew Joseph Jenner dances between two worlds in Jenni Kivistö and Jussi Rastas quietly moving documentary SILENT LEGACY, a compelling depiction of the extent to which art influences life, and vice versa #Locarno78 buff.ly/s2G7QIR

Marc van de Klashorst says that slow cinema is difficult, but when done well it can be enchanting. Dane Komljen's DESIRE LINES is one of the enchanting ones #Locarno78 buff.ly/adMPwzQ

Abby Laing is thrown back in time in Valentina and Nicole Bertani's LE BAMBINE, a film that offers a vision of childhood that is unapologetically kitsch and fantastical, but is wobbly on its feet #Locarno78 buff.ly/9oc9hzo

Matthew Joseph Jenner has a meet-cute with Ivana Mladenović's SORELLA DI CLAUSURA, a bitingly funny and outrageously strange subversion of the romantic comedy #Locarno78 buff.ly/Bgqtmnc

Matthew Joseph Jenner examines the American Dream in Duwayne Dunham's LEGEND OF THE HAPPY WORKER, a bold and colourful existential parable about the innate human desire to be seen as successful #Locarno78 buff.ly/nIWAkPH

Marc van de Klashorst sees little wrong with Hana Jušić's GOD WILL NOT HELP, a strong film by a distinct directorial voice in which the harshness of the landscape is matched by the formal rigor of the director's hand #Locarno78 buff.ly/lVBsrLj

Erwan Desbois gets into some fishy business in Syeyoung Park's THE FIN, a political allegory in which political and dramatic depth are just as powerful and striking as its mesmerizing aesthetics #Locarno78 buff.ly/Eum9llN

Douglas Johnson goes experimental in Ben Rivers' post-apocalyptic MARE'S NEST, a film that shows that cinema, its drama and its poetry, is still language with the relentless potential for truth #Locarno78 buff.ly/NjCSdfg

Matthew Joseph Jenner peers into a bleak future in Jacqueline Zünd's DON'T LET THE SUN, a fragile and melancholic work that addresses grief and the aftermath #Locarno78 buff.ly/AOhHfTK

Matthew Jospeh Jenner sinks his teeth into Radu Jude's DRACULA, a lengthy absurdist epic that is so wonderfully hypnotic the runtime barely registers #Locarno78 buff.ly/aUZG5Hi

Erwan Desbois feels the vibrant, perennial, diverse flow of life running through what we too often belittle as ‘the landscape’ in Maureen Fazendeiro's AS ESTAÇÕES #Locarno78 buff.ly/QcBDiRU

Matthew Joseph Jenner climbs Germany's Harz Mountains for Julian Radlmaier's PHANTOMS OF JULY, a wonderfully engaging and deeply compelling blend of outrageous comedy and soft-hearted drama #Locarno78 buff.ly/rncVPwi

Erwan Desbois sees perpetual demolition in Kamal Aljafari's WITH HASAN IN GAZA, a film whose stretched out temporality embraces the tragic time loop in which Palestinians are trapped #Locarno78 buff.ly/w6QdxQr

Karlovy Vary 2025 review: Renovation (Gabrielė Urbonaitė) "Its intelligent and captivating use of visual storytelling, along with nuanced performances, elevates it beyond a simple rom-com" Even the most

Milani Perera faces life’s unpredictable disruptions in Gabrielė Urbonaitė's debut feature RENOVATION, a compelling character study presenting a narrative of forced introspection and growth #KVIFF59 buff.ly/KxzS9Mc

Karlovy Vary 2025 review: Broken Voices (Ondřej Provazník) "A poignant and memorable cinematic journey" "Her voice could reach the heavens. His touch would drag her to hell" At first glance, Broken Voices might

Milani Perara joins a prestigious choir in Ondřej Provazník's BROKEN VOICES, a poignant and memorable cinematic journey that combines a compelling but at times uneven narrative with exquisite cinematography #KVIFF59 buff.ly/5hzCYbu