More from Jordan Mintzer
‘Kontinental ’25’ Review: Romanian Auteur Radu Jude Delivers Another Caustic Modern Morality Tale
The latest feature from the director of 'Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World' follows a woman dealing with her guilt after her actions drive a homeless man to suicide.
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‘The Message’ Review: A Minimalist, Beautifully Shot Argentine Road Movie That Celebrates Both Nature and the Supernatural
Writer-director Ivan Fund's roving black-and-white feature, which played competition in Berlin, follows a little girl who claims she can read the minds of animals.
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‘What Marielle Knows’ Review: In This Darkly Clever German Comedy, a Teenage Girl Can See Right Through Her Parents
Writer-director Frédéric Hambalek's second feature follows a bourgeois family of three whose life is upended when their daughter suddenly gains telepathic powers.
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‘All I Had Was Nothingness’ Review: A Powerful Behind-the-Scenes Look at Claude Lanzmann’s ‘Shoah’
Director Guillaume Ribot revisited outtakes from the nine-hour Holocaust documentary to reveal how it was made and the toll it took on its creator.
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‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Marion Cotillard Toplines a Twisted French Fairytale That’s ‘Frozen’ Meets ‘Mulholland Drive’
The latest feature from French director Lucile Hadzihalilovic ('Earwig,' 'Evolution') follows an orphaned teenage girl who stumbles into a haunting real-world fable.
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‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’ Review: An Exquisite and Flashy Cinematic Jewel Box With Nothing Much Inside
The latest genre movie homage from French directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani follows a retired secret agent reminiscing about his action-packed past.
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‘The Botanist’ Review: A Graceful Chinese Coming-of-Ager With Dreamy Images More Captivating Than the Story
First-time director Jing Yi sets his feature in the northern province of Xinjiang, in a remote community just across the border from Kazakhstan.
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‘Ari’ Review: An Intensely Performed if Loose-Limbed Portrait of an Emotionally Unstable French Man Trying to Fix His Life
Director Léonor Serraille ('Mother and Son') worked with both seasoned and amateur actors in a partially improvised drama that explores the lives of wayward 20somethings.
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‘Living the Land’ Review: A Richly Detailed, Novelistic Chronicle of Life in Early-’90s Rural China
Writer-director Huo Meng’s Berlin competition entry follows an extended family of farmers scraping by as their country gradually evolves into an industrial powerhouse.
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‘A Letter to David’ Review: An Israeli Filmmaker Considers the Fate of an Actor Turned Hostage in a Harrowing Film Essay
Nancy Spielberg (Steven Spielberg's sister) produced writer-director Tom Shoval's portrait of David Cunio, who starred in his 2013 film 'Youth' and was taken hostage on October 7th, 2023.
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‘Oscar-Nominated Shorts 2025: Live Action’ Review: A Mix of Issue-Driven Dramas That Mostly Favor Subject Matter Over Storytelling
The five films hail from Croatia, South Africa, India, the Netherlands and the U.S., tackling a multitude of hot-button topics currently plaguing the globe.
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‘Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)’ Review: A Colorfully Raw New York Story That Skirts the Line Between Doc and Theater
Writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas' feature debut follows a Dominican American family struggling to make it work in one of the city’s toughest boroughs.
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