Review: Plainsong (2019)
Shown at Little Nightmares sidebar of HÖFF, Alexis Fortier-Gauthier’s exquisite short film Plainsong could cause some serious nightmares.
May 2020
Fantaspoa at Home (International Competition)
Fantaspoa was supposed to take place in its physical form in Porto Alegre, Brazil right about now,…
Review: Nemesis (2020)
The title eponymous goddess, Nemesis, whose roots lie in Greek mythology, only comes into play at a later point in time.
Review: Unusual Summer (2020)
The new feature by the Palestinian (Berlin-based, Israeli-citizen) filmmaker, that had its world première in (the online) Visions du Réel’s Burning Lights International Competition,
Review: Amor Fati (2020)
Varejão’s observations are rooted in a world that on the one hand is grounded in its day-to-day realities, on the other carries itself with an allusion to poetic otherworldly landscapes.
Review: Las Ranas (2020)
It’s a man’s world held together from the fringes by invisible women. That may apply to most of the world in general, but in particular to the one portrayed in Las Ranas, the new feature by Edgardo Castro
Review: The Haunted Swordsman (2019)
The only bad thing about The Haunted Swordsman is that it makes the viewer crave for more. It is destined to be a huge hit
Review: State Funeral (2019)
State Funeral is not a conventionally informative documentary. Its stately pace, repetitive rhythms and generous two-hours-plus running time all require patience and focus. But the film’s cumulative power lies in its understatement.
Review: Intrusion (2020)
It does not seem that way, but home invasion as a pretext works better in a feature-length format than it does in short. The key difference is character development – the trope does not need that many characters
