Film reviews

Guerra e Rinascita

„I want to be a priest… that way, people would listen to me.”

Unpacking the Unexpected Impact of Flow 2024’s Award Wins

A triumph of storytelling over spectacle, Flow (2024) proves that creativity and vision can outshine even the biggest animation giants.

A Haunting Awakening: Why Thelma is the perfect introduction to Scandinavian film

New spaces of visibility in which loneliness and uncertainty prevail over the character’s life, becoming an inherent part of Thelma’s existence.

Unpacking Wes Anderson’s Distinctive Vision in The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Playfully crafting journeys with profound introspection in Wes Anderson’s signature style.

BAFTA Rising Star for Mikey Madison

A breakout performance that elevates ANORA full of quiet intensity and raw emotions.

A portrait of obsession: Revisiting Woman Without a Face

A gripping exploration of guilt, obsession, and the thin line between love and self-destruction, in Woman Without a Face (1947)

Architecture of the Holocaust and the 60’s American cinema

The Brutalist, a multifaceted masterpiece of great complexity.

Is It Timothée Chalamet’s Year?

”…nominated twice in the lead category before he turned 30, Timothée has been considered snubbed of a nomination for a truly deserving supporting role, Nic Sheff in Beautiful Boy (2018).”

Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo, reviewed by Salma ElAshmawy

Marianne Ostrat: „Sauna Secretelor reprezintă un fel de feminism absolut, care nu se opune, ci doar afirmă ce înseamnă să fii femeie”

În întunericul unei saune cu fum ascunse într-o pădure din sudul Estoniei, un grup de femei își împărtăşesc cele mai intime experienţe. Uneori, asta înseamnă că râd despre cum familiile lor le întreabă mereu dacă și-au găsit un partener sau când vor face copii. Alte ori, vorbesc despre cât de ciudat a fost să-și descopere și să-și asume sexualitatea, sau cum au crescut internalizând faptul că nu sunt destul de frumoase. Alteori e doar liniște. 

Interviu de Mălina Gându, Press One