International: Europe Reviews
WILD HORSE NINE Review: Colorful and Beautiful, Yet Bloody Ephemeral
Writer/director Martin McDonagh's latest film stars John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Mariana di Girolamo, Ailín Salas, with Tom Waits and Parker Posey.
György Pálfi's HEN Review: Cackling All the Way
Director György Pálfi's new provocation stars Ioannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanagioti, and Argyris Pantazaras. The language(s)? "Greek, Cackling."
Made in Prague 2026 Review: LITTLE THIEF, Brisk, Assured Small-Town Heist Comedy
Czech filmmaker Ondřej Hudeček's brisk Moravian heist comedy turns pandemic-era insurance fraud into a small-town Robin Hood story, mixing regional farce with sympathy for its flawed hustlers.
Chicago 2026 Review: NO REST FOR THE WICKED, Beautiful Genre Mashup Queer Romance
For almost the first half of No Rest for the Wicked, the only thing marking it as a genre movie is its score, full of ominous electronic drones and sharp strings. The look, with foreboding aerial shots of the Faroe...
Chicago 2026 Review: THE SPIRAL Turns a Family Story Into a Faustian Nightmare
In the Italian Oscar entry, the family that makes a deal with the devil stays together.
WICKER Review: Witty Modern Fairy Tale Hits the Spot
Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, and Peter Dinklage star in prickly yet delightful film.
VIRGINA Review: Boys Do Cry
While not in every culture in human history has elevated male children to the point of all but killing (or even that) their female children, too many have long-held beliefs that boys bring luck and prosperity, whereas girls (despite doing...
Toronto After Dark 2026 Short Film Short Review: MOIRA, An Ambiguous European Arthouse Gem
A patient shot of a damp London metro platform opens Anastasia Mischenko's superlative short film Moira. It's a shot that instantly evokes the static-adroit Euro-cinema of early 2000s Bruno Dumont, and the more recent work of Milagros Mumenthaler (The Currents). A...
CHRISTIANE F. 4K Review: Under the Influence
"We could be heroes," sings David Bowie, if only these kids could get off the heroin just for one day.
New York 2026 Review: A MAN OF HIS TIME, Timely and Sad Tale of Moral Compromises and Banality of Evil
In September of 1940, Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud), a writer, engineer, and a man of great ambition, arrives in the Vichy France, controlled by the Nazi collaborator, Philippe Pétain. Even though Henri despises the current state of affairs, his aspirations,...
New York 2026 Review: THE DREAMED ADVENTURE, Once Upon a Time in Bulgaria
A middle-aged man, Said (Syuleyman Alilov Letifov), comes back to his small Bulgarian hometown, situated not far from the borders of both Turkey and Greece. He is here to conduct some shady deal involving diesel fuel, but when his car...
New York 2026 Review: AT NIGHT, The Great Equalizer
Beatrice Gibson's feature debut is a beauty to behold.
New York 2026 Review: BITTER CHRISTMAS, Weird Act of Artistic Self-Deprecation
Pedro Almodóvar's latest feature film.
New York 2026 Review: FATHERLAND, Unrealized Utopia
Pawel Pawlikowski's new film revolves around a hefty subject, conveyed with visual grace and succinct editing with beautiful, subtle performances by both Hanns Zischler and Sandra Hüller.
New York 2026 Review: BUCKING FASTARD, Kate and Rooney Mara Dig a Tunnel of Love
Real life sisters Kate and Rooney Mara play sisters in Werner Herzog's modern fairytale.
New York 2026 Review: MY WIFE CRIES, Love Abstractions
Agathe Bonitzer and Vladimir Vulevic star in Angela Schanelec's new film.
Netherlands 2026: DOWNTOWN Opens Festival, Wins Dutch Film Critics' Award
There's something special going on with Michiel van Erp's new film. That the cast and crew received a standing ovation at the opening of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) last Friday isn't all that unusual (festival opening, enthusiastic audience), but...
New York 2026 Review: ROSE By Any Other Name
Sandra Hüller and Caro Braun star in Markus Schleinzer's period drama.
Venice 2026 Review: JUPITER, Claustrophobic Political Thriller for the Current Time
Alexandre Smia's gripping feature debut locks Denis Ménochet inside the machinery of presidential power, where rational calculations lead toward an unthinkable conclusion.
Toronto 2026 Review: MARIE MADELEINE, An Unforgettable Experience
Géssica Généus directs and stars.
