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Film Reviews
Berlinale 2021: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to Sozo) Review
Editor-in-Chief Tomi Haffety celebrates the realist cinema of Ryusuke Hamaguchi in this triptych of stories exploring coincidence and human relationships. There is something so passionate …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Ninjababy’ Review
Editor-in-Chief Pihla Pekkarinen appreciates quirky cinema in this review of a Norwegian comedy Everybody has their genre. Whether it’s WWI movies (I will never understand …
Berlinale 2021: ‘What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?’ Review
Bryn Chiappe evaluates a poetic German-Georgian drama. Lisa and Georgi bump into each other on the street. We only see their feet and the bottom …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ (Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc) Review
Anna Ainio reviews the Golden Bear winner, a satirical look at society’s views toward prejudice and publicity. In 2021, one should know what the word …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Who We Were’ (Wer Wir Waren) Review
Bryn Chiappe reviews this unique cinematic look into the international crises of climate change. Marc Bauder’s Who We Were sits somewhere in the grey area …
Berlinale 2021: ‘The Mauritanian’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen criticises this depiction of Guantanamo Bay for its milk-toast condemnation of torture. I must admit, I went into The Mauritanian prejudiced. A …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Drift Away’ (Albatros) Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas reviews this Competition entry exploring morality and losing one’s self control. Over the last decade, I have developed a (questionable) habit to …
Berlinale 2021: ‘A Short Vacation’ (Jong Chak Yeok) Review
Editor-in-chief Tomi Haffety reviews a Korean debut about friendship and identity. Featured in the Generation KPlus category, debut filmmakers Kwon Min-pro and Seo Hansol are …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Memory Box’ Review
Anna Ainio reviews a self-aware film about memory and medium. Before they presented Memory Box at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, I already knew the …