International: Europe Reviews
Berlinale 2026 Review: NINA ROZA, Child Prodigy Reopens a Migrant Father's Unfinished Past
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles situates a cross-border art-world story within an intimate study of diasporic return, using the investigation of a rural child prodigy to examine authorship, cultural projection, and the unresolved fault lines of migration.
HEEL Review: Empathy Is Tested in Uncomfortable Study of Redemption
Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star in this twisted psychological thriller.
GHOST ELEPHANTS Review: Werner Herzog Reconciles Pragmatism and Poetry in the Angola Highlands
In 1955, Hungarian born Angolan rancher, businessman, and big game hunter, Josef J. Fénykövi, tracked down and killed the largest land animal on record. He was lauded by Sports Illustrated at the time for this sportsman prowess, although Fénykövi...
Berlinale 2026 Review: FOREST HIGH (FORÊT IVRE), Life in an Alpine Hut
Forest High (orig. Forêt Ivre) takes place almost entirely in and around a hut in the Swiss mountains. Subtitled Three Stories, director Manon Coubia's film follows three volunteers who work there over four seasons. Officially the Refuge d'Ubine des Amis...
Berlinale 2026 Review: YELLOW LETTERS, Golden Bear Winner Traces an Artist Couple Caught in Political Turmoil
Özgü Namal and Tansu Biçer star in İlker Çatak's portrait of a pair ensnared in political turmoil in Turkey.
Berlinale 2026 Review: FOUR MINUS THREE, Grief Drama Navigates Loss and Mourning Through Clowning
Valerie Pachner stars, as Austrian filmmaker Adrian Goiginger continues his cycle of true story adaptations with an emotional rollercoaster of a grief drama.
HONEY BUNCH Review: How Love Survives. But Should It?
Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Jason Isaacs, and Kate Dickie star in a gothic psychological thriller, directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli.
Sundance 2026 Review: TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN, Farmers in Montenegro Fight for Their Land
Directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, the documentary follows what happens when residents fight back against politicians.
Sundance 2026 Review: EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET, Collective Presence Stalls the System
Director Felipe Bustos Sierra documents a spontaneous act of civic resistance in Glasgow, examining how collective presence can momentarily disrupt the mechanisms of state authority.
Sundance 2026 Review: BIRDS OF WAR, War Reporting and Love Collide
Directors Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak are also the film's protagonists, following a 13-year collaboration that unfolds from professional exchange into personal involvement amid the realities of reporting on the Syrian war.
PILLION Review: Unexpectedly Tender Romance Featuring Bikers, BDSM, and a Road to Self Discovery
Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling star in writer-director Harry Lighton's romantic drama.
Now Streaming: SEASONS, Kicking, Screaming, and Accepting
Lukasz Simlat and Agnieszka Duleba-Kasza star in director Michał Grzybowski's rousing, piercing drama (with shots of comedy).
Rotterdam 2026 Review: PROVIDENCE AND THE GUITAR Falls Silent on the 21st Century
Directed by Portugal's João Nicolau, the film enjoyed its world premiere as the opening night selection of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
ISLANDS Review: Sun, Sand, Stripped-Down Noir
Sam Riley and Stacy Martin star in director Jan-Ole Gerster's sun-soaked thriller.
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS Review: Normal People and Normal Problems Paint Unusual Family Portrait
Icelandic auteur Hlynur Pálmason's layered but fragmentary family portrait approaches a kind of mundane surrealism, with lyricism and strange humor.
SCENES AFTER A MARRIAGE Review: Now the Heartbreak Begins
Eva Rose and Ardalan Esmaili star in the dramatic series.
ARCO Review: The Boy Who Fell to Earth
Ugo Bienvenu directs an Academy Award-nominated animated film, featuring the voices of Natalie Portman, America Ferrara, Mark Ruffalo, Will Ferrell, Flea, and Andy Samberg.
SHELTER Review: Jason Statham Takes on Corrupt MI6 Spies
Ric Roman Waugh directed the action thriller, also starring Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie, and Daniel Mays.
Now Streaming: DROPS OF GOD S2 Drops the Ball
Fleur Geffrie and Yamashita Tomohisa reprise their roles in the wine-themed family-drama series.
SOUND OF FALLING Review: Fascinating and Powerful Cinematic Experience
From writer-director Mascha Schilinski, this Cannes Jury Prize winner is Germany's Best International Feature Film entry to the 98th Academy Awards®.
