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 …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Memory Box’ Review
Berlin Film Festival
Berlinale 2021: ‘Language Lessons’ Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas considers this heartfelt drama, which screened in the Berlin Special category. In a collective effort from the film industry to cope with …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Natural Light’ (Természetes fény) Review
Anna Ainio reviews this drama set in World War II that tells the story of a Hungarian farmer working for the Soviet army. Floating on …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Introduction’ (인트로덕션) Review
Editor-in-chief Tomi Haffety considers one of her favourite directors’ latest meditative drama. Why would anyone want to watch women talk about the differences between formal …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Petite Maman’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen admires Céline Sciamma’s confident direction in her latest understated feature. Céline Sciamma exploded into the mainstream in 2019 with her thoughtful, touching …
Berlinale 2021: ‘I’m Your Man’ (Ich bin dein Mensch) Review
Editor-in-chief Tomi Haffety reviews a Berlinale award winner about the complexities of AI relationships. After Maria Schrader’s miniseries Unorthodox, released during the UK lockdown of …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Brother’s Keeper’ (Okul Tıraşı) Review
Bryn Chiappe explores the Darwinian environment of boarding school portrayed in this intricate Turkish drama. The entirety of Brother’s Keeper takes place at an isolated …