Film Review
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San Sebastian IFF 2026
San Sebastian 2026: Ghost Song (dir. Fatih Akin) | Review
Fatih Akin's entry to the San Sebastian Competition opens with the quote “This is what dreams are made of” in…
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Nordisk Panorama 2026
Nordisk Panorama 2026: A Place in the Ring (dir. Anne Svejgård Lund) | Review
In a touching and delicate portrait of a traditional circus artist, Anne Svejgård Lund celebrates passion and wonder as the…
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TIFF 2026
TIFF 2026: Wild Horse Nine, Evil Genius, The Man I Love, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | Reviews
A selection of some of TIFF 2026’s most memorable viewings, from "Wild Horse Nine"’s chaotic male friendship and "The Man…
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Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers
TIFF 2026: Head to Head (dir. Ghasideh Golmakani) | Review
A thought-provoking, experimental yet courageous concept that turns the tables halfway, and lets the transformation finish its arc boldly. TIFF’s…
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Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers
Venice 2026: A day in the life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra (dir. Jacqueline Lentzou) | Review
Jacqueline Lentzou ventures into the consciousness through perceptive filmmaking, reaching the inner depths of the psyche and cinematic form in…
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Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers
Venice 2026: Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion (dir. María Aparicio) | Review
Winning the top prize at this year’s Giornate delgli Autori, María Aparicio’s pensive film explores the labor history from a…
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TIFF 2026
TIFF 2026: Diary of a Mad Old Man (dir. Wayne Wang) | Review
Lily Franky and Fan Bingbing step out of their comfort zones entirely in Wayne Wang’s melodramatic, twisted yet whimsical portrait…
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Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers
TIFF 2026: The World Before (dir. Yoon Dan-bi) | Review
Platform Selection "The World Before" is a coming-of-age quest done tactfully by Yoon Dan-bi in a humane, affectionate presentation of…
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Spotlight: Middle Eastern Filmmakers
TIFF 2026: Djinn Wedding (dir. Ferit Karahan) | Review
Gritty, fresh, and atmospherically offbeat. Ferit Karahan conducts a peculiar study of angels and demons within humans through surrealistic mazes.…
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TIFF 2026
TIFF 2026: Salvation (dir. Tom Nicoll) | Review
Luck is a nasty pal. Actor Liam Harkins plays the poisonous snake and shaky ladder of his own life with…
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