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Berlinale 2026 Wrap: All Our Reviews, Interviews, News
The 76th edition of the Berlinale was held during the month of February 2026, featuring the latest films by a bevy of exciting directors, presented in a glamorous atmosphere (see above). As the indispensable David Hudson noted in his wonderfully...
Echoes: Wanting Escape, Demanding Art: A Paradox in Pakistani Film Culture
In 2025, Mahira Khan had two film releases. Love Guru, in which she starred opposite Humayun Saeed, emerged as one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films, earning approximately PKR 80.1 crore worldwide (approximately $2.88 million, USD). On the other hand, Neelofar,...
Rotterdam 2026: What The Audiences Liked Best
One month ago, the 2026 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam ended, or at least the cinema showings did. The online streaming service lasted for another few weeks, allowing access to subscribers and press alike (so if you're wondering...
Now Playing: THE BRIDE Provokes, DOLLY Drags, HEEL Clicks, HOPPERS Delights
Plus: 'Andre Is an Idiot' and 'I Live Here Now.'
Friday One Sheet: PHENOMENA
"A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe." The poster for Josef Gatti's visual science documentary, Phenomena (not to be confused with the Dario Argento's insect telekinesis movie) is busy and strange. Just like the universe, which if you expand your...
Hong Kong to Hollywood Express: A BETTER TOMORROW Galvanizes, Even Today
Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, and Chow Yun-Fat star in John Woo's kinetic, thrilling tale of heroic bloodshed.
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2026: Preview
Mark your calendars! From March 5-15, at Film at Lincoln Center in New York, co-presented with Unifrance, the 31st edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema demonstrates that the landscape of French cinema is as fertile, inspiring, and distinct as ever....
Echoes: The Reason Behind Pakistan's Absence from the Oscars Race
It is heartbreaking to know that Pakistan's officially selected Oscar submission, Hun Dan - An Echo of a Dirge, failed to reach the Academy Awards due to administrative hurdles and documentation issues. It was Pakistan's first Burushaski language film, directed...
Opening This Week: THE BRIDE! Goes Bold, DOLLY Fights Back, HEEL Rebels
Plus: 'Andre Is an Idiot' and 'Hoppers.'
Now Playing: SCREAM 7 Not So Scary, GHOST ELEPHANTS Not a Myth
Plus: 'Dreams,' 'Micro Budget,' 'Bring the Law,' 'The Napa Boys,' 'EPiC,' 'A Better Tomorrow.'
Echoes: Sarmad Sultan Khoosat's LALI, Eccentric Auteur Blooms in Berlin
The 2026 Berlin Film Festival has concluded, and the winners have been announced, notably Yellow Letters. Despite not being able to win any prize at the 76th Berlinale, an all-Pakistani production definitely made waves at its premiere. Packed with the...
Opening This Week: SCREAM 7, DREAMS, A BETTER TOMORROW
Plus: 'Ghost Elephants,' 'Microbudget,' 'Bring the Law,' 'The Napa Boys,' 'EPic.'
Rotterdam 2026 Wrap: All Our Coverage
The 2026 International Film Festival Rotterdam has concluded, so here's our reviews, features, and interviews (so far).
Friday One Sheet: LIVING THE LAND
There are some posters which communicate to the observer that, if they like their films with exceptional composition and visual mise en scène, then they are in good filmmaking hands. The key art for Huo Meng's Venice Silver Bear winner,...
Now Playing: BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS and Some Other Movies
Spoiler: 'Psycho Killer' is quite awful, and 'How to Make a Killing' is not much better. Plus: 'This Is Not a Test,' 'Redux Redux,' 'The Dreadful' and two 'One Mile' films.
Politics of Time: The Films of Anocha Suwichakornpong at Metrograph
Metrograph, New York's Lower Eastside repertory/arthouse film institution, is surveying the works of Thai filmmaker, Anocha Suwichakornpong, starting February 21st through two consecutive weekend screening of her feature-length and short films, as well as streaming of her work for home...
Echoes: How WICK IS PAIN Redefines the Cost of Creation
Wick Is Pain is a 2025 documentary that chronicles the making of all four John Wick films. The journey from an independent film to a billion-dollar franchise is directed by Jeffrey Doe. It details the struggles the independent production endured,...
Opening This Week: PSYCHO KILLER vs. HOW TO MAKE A KILLING
Plus: 'This Is Not a Test,' 'Redux Redux,' 'The Dreadful,' 'One Mile' (both chapters), 'Kokuho.'
Sundance 2026 Wrap: We Came, We Saw, We Reviewed
Updated as of February 16, 2026. As our own Ryland Aldrich noted in his wonderful essay, Ryland's Musings From Two Decades of Sundance, the Sundance Film Festival celebrated its final edition in Park City, Utah, with a bang -- and...
San Francisco's Original Movie Palace, The Castro Theatre, Reopens With Harry Melling's PILLION
The second movie palace to bear the name, the Castro Theatre in San Francisco opened more than a century ago (1922). Originally serving the working-class inhabitants of the area, the Art Deco-inspired Castro Theatre ran new and old theatrical...
