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Berlinale 2025 | Living the Land

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Change is a part of life and growing up happens. It happens even in the face of traditions and, at times, it can be...

Berlinale 2025 | Two Times João Liberada

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Berlinale 2025 | Blue Moon: A Melancholic Ode to Art, Beauty, and Longing

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Berlinale 2025 | Under the Flags, the Sun

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Berlinale 2025 | Where the Night Stands Still

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The Diplomat Season 2 Review

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Season 2 of The Diplomat picks up only moments after Season 1’s explosive finale. Ambassador Kate Wyler (played by Keri Russell), still in France,...

The Talk of the Ton – Bridgerton Review

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A Promise of Blood – House of the Dragon Review

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A Triumph or a Failure – The Bear Review

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Shogun: A Japanese Power Game Captivates the Western World 

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Berlinale 2025 | Living the Land

Cara-Lynn Branch -
Change is a part of life and growing up happens. It happens even in the face of traditions and, at times, it can be...
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Berlinale 2025 | Two Times João Liberada

Bita Habibi -
The Portuguese director, Paula Tomás Marques, delves into the themes of time and space in her film as she unveils the tumultuous tale of...

Berlinale 2025 | Blue Moon: A Melancholic Ode to Art, Beauty, and Longing

Amir Ganjavie -
Richard Linklater returns to the Berlinale with Blue Moon, a film that marks another deep dive into the complex interiority of artists. Eleven years...

Berlinale 2025 | Under the Flags, the Sun

Cara-Lynn Branch -
The world is huge with nearly 250 countries, states with full or partial UN recognition, and territories all combined. As a result, people often...

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Abandoned Instruments: AI, Music, and the Future of Human Creativity

Patrick Roy -
In an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping creative industries, the question of human artistry’s survival becomes more pressing than ever. Abandoned Instruments...
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Mário, an Entangled Life

Giulia Dickmans -
Who was Mário Pinto de Andrade? An activist, a writer, a father, a guerrilla, a politician, a partner, a traveler, a dreamer, a sociologist,...

Meet Me En Rêve: The Thin Line Between Fantasy and Reality

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Meet Me En Rêve, directed by Vancouver-based actor Bethany Brown (F**k, Marry, Kill), takes a brisk but illuminating look at one woman’s contentious inner...

Cometa 1600: A Kaleidoscopic Vision of the Future

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Cometa 1600, the debut feature film from multi-disciplinary visual artist Alejandra Díaz Olvera, taps into her passions for innovative photography, spirituality, and the environment...

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The Hawks and the Sparrow, Pasolini’s most difficult signature work

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An almost full moon in a cloudy sky offers a static background to the most dynamic opening credits of The Hawks and the Sparrows...
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What are the Beasts in Beasts of the Southern Wild?

Chris McClure -
The most interesting interpretations of Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, those from Silpa Kovvali for the Atlantic and Kelly Candaele for the...

Revisiting 101 Dalmatians 

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With the live-action Cruella newly arrived on Disney+ via Premier Access, it’s worth looking back on 1996’s 101 Dalmatians starring Glenn Close as Cruella. Critics at the time...

Robert Altman’s Re-invention of Private Eye in The Long Goodbye

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Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe is one of the best loved and most enduring of private eyes. Chandler’s plots can sometimes be confusing. Howard Hawks...

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Niagara Falls International Short Festival Online Screening

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The Niagara Falls International Short Festival is a seasonal online film festival dedicated to showcasing short films. With an emphasis on brevity and creativity,...
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Interview with Kim Ji-Yong, “Decision to Leave” cinematographer

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Decision to Leave is the latest film from South Korean director/writer/producer Park Chan-wook. In making this film, he worked with cinematographer Kim Ji-yong. We...

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