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PILLION "it's an exploration of how agency is not only sustainable but required even within the confines of relationships where the imbalance of equanimity itself is the attraction."
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February 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I had the chance to speak to filmmaker tandem Andy & Carolyn London for 1981 -- the rotoscope short was part of the short film selections for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
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February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Our review of CLOSURE (world dramatic comp) “Marczak’s previous docu All These Sleepless Nights is similarly loose in structure yet more bold in execution and in this instance, the subject seems better suited to an avant-garde fiction approach than a gritty documentary.”
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February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Sundance review of @A24 docu Nuisance Bear - “A decade-long journey filled with alarming images of two things that should not be part of the same frame, Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman offer a fascinating account about the thin line between protector and intruder"
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January 30, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Josef Kubota Wladyka’s Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!​ "the Japan-set, trilingual tug-of-war with memory is deeply in tune with ideas of rebirth and the subtle, interior work of renewal and emerges as a cathartic charmer."
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January 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Our review of the Sundance docu from/by/with Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak “With a unique perspective that both uplifts and devastates, ​B​IRDS of WAR is a stirring portrait with its head on its shoulders and its heart firmly in the right place.” ★★★½
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January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Our Sundance review of this grassroots docu - “Everybody to Kenmure Street is at its strongest when it foregrounds eloquent voices like Pakistani-British activist and lawyer Aamer Anwar, who incisively articulate immigrants' role as scapegoats and the film's core ideas” ★★★
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January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"With his unique blend of documentary storytelling and wildly competing themes, TheyDream equates to that first flawed attempt from a new voice you want to keep tabs on." ★★½
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January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
​Our Oscar ​Aitchison reviews docu helmer Sinéad O’Shea's Sundance entry “ALL ABOUT the MONEY offers a quasi-compelling portrait of a deeply psychologically damaged man with an unlikely goal but how truly valuable is it to give him a platform?” ★★★
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January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
2026 Oscars: 'Sinners' Lands Most Noms, but 'One Battle After Another' & 'Sentimental Value' are the Frontrunners
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January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My #Oscars2026 predictions for Best International Feature Film were correct! 🇹🇳 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇳🇴 🇪🇸
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January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Welcome to our version of Vegas odds with the return of our ... You BETcha! -- according to our prognostications digging .... we think 'Josephine', 'Carousel' & 'Union County' are the top contenders for Sundance's U.S. Dramatic Comp Grand Jury Prize
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January 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Hindsight is 2026 ..... our Oscar Aitchison now gives us a Sundance FF overview of the Ten U.S. Docu Comp Offerings for Buyers
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January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
2026 Berlinale: Rafael Manuel, Liz Sargent & Dara Van Dusen Debut Films in Perspectives Programme
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January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
2026 Berlinale: Kornél Mundruczó, İlker Çatak, Karim Aïnouz, Markus Schleinzer, Geneviève Dulude-de Celles, Anthony Chen, Lance Hammer & Beth de Araújo (who is hitting Sundance comp too) vying for the Golden Bear!
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January 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM
2026 International Cinephile Society: 'One Battle After Another' Finds the Rendezvous Point -- Nabs Dozen Noms - The Secret Agent not far behind with ten noms.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
What are this year's Sundance Sorry, Baby / The Perfect Neighbor? Our new contributor Oscar Aitchison gives us the lowdown on Sundance's U.S. Dramatic/Docu Comp Offerings this week - we begin with Hindsight is 2026: Focus on the Ten U.S. Dramatic Comp Offerings for Buyers
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January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
2026 European Film Awards: 'Sentimental Value' Wins Big - a half dozen awards including Best European Film while Laxe's 'Sirāt' Nabs Five!
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January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Welcome to our regular Saturday feature. Pack your bags, get your boarding pass ready ..... here is Everything We Know So Far... for 🇸🇪 Nathalie Álvarez Mesén's THE WOLF WILL TEAR YOUR IMMACULATE HANDS
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January 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The @mubi folks launch Mascha Schilinski's SOUND of FALLING today. Here is my interview with the Germany filmmaker and her DP (significant other) Fabian Gamper.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
🇩🇪 SOUND of FALLING "The film’s splintered pattern ultimately fashions itself into a nightmare from which it seems there’s no escape, repeated symbolic motifs like blurry photographs, empty shoes, and enough eels to rival The Tin Drum (1979)."
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January 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Berlinale drops their Forum programme titles and we find the likes of Nicolás Pereda, Joko Anwar, Ralitza Petrova, Rithy Panh & James Benning!
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January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
2026 Berlinale - 🇷🇴 Teodora Ana Mihai, 🇩🇪 Ulrike Ottinger, 🇰🇷 Hong Sangsoo, 🇧🇷 Gabe Klinger & 🇨🇦 Jérémy Comte are added to the line-up. Competition for the GOLDEN BEAR should be announced soon!
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January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"Surprisingly, du Welz takes the approach of a procedural, focusing on a hot-headed rookie who becomes obsessed with cracking the case." The Film Movement folks release MALDOROR on Friday - starring Anthony Bajon this was a Venice Film Festival selection.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Ten Golden Globes Narratives That Will Define the 2026 Oscars ....
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January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM