Festivals: Berlin / EFM

Friday One Sheet: LIMBO

The pull quotes filling the open sky here say as much about the film as they do about Australian Carnival Studio's design ethos for the film's key art. Ivan Sen's striking, monochrome new cold case, outback noir Limbo is a...

Friday One Sheet: DEEP SEA 深海

Summer Cottages. Summer Dreams. Tian Xiaopeng's animated film has already played in its domestic Chinese market. It is currently touring on the global festival circuit, from Berlin to Tribeca to Neuchâtel, and soon, Fantasia.  The international and festival poster is an...

Berlinale 2023 Review: GOLDA, Biopic Becomes War Drama

Helen Mirren and Liev Schreiber star; Guy Nattiv directed.

Berlinale 2023 Review: WHEN WILL IT BE AGAIN LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE, A Family Saga on the Edge

Camile Loup Moltzen, Laura Tonke, Devid Streisow star in Sonja Heiss eccentric tragicomic family coming-of-age that defies normalcy.

BLACKBERRY Trailer: Jay Baruchel And Glenn Howerton Star in Matt Johnson's Latest

‘BlackBerry’ tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.   Matt Johnson's BlackBerry is coming exclusively to theaters on May...

Berlinale 2023 Review: #MANHOLE, From Claustrophobic Horror to Social Satire

Nakajima Yuto stars in director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's genre-bending psychological thriller.

Berlinale 2023 Review: IN WATER Dazzles

Shin Seokho, Kim Seungyun, and Ha Seongguk star in director Hong Sang-soo's latest contemplation on creativity and art.

Berlinale 2023 Review: 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES, Coming of Identity, Told With Deep Empathy

Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, Itziar Lazkano, Martxelo Rubio and Miguel Garcés star in Spanish director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren's feature debut.

Berlinale 2023 Review: MUSIC Turns Oedipal Story Into Transcendental Experience

Directed by Angela Schanelec, Aliocha Schneider, Agathe Bonitzer, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Argyris Xafisc and Wolfgang Michael star in the German-language film.

Berlinale 2023 Review: AFIRE, Art and Love Burn in Tragicomedy

Director Christian Petzold's new film stars Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel, Enno Trebs and Matthias Brandt.

Berlinale 2023 Review: INSIDE, Heist Drama Turns Into Something Else

Willem Dafoe wrecks a luxury apartment, creating conceptual art in a bid for survival in director Vasilis Katsoupis' feature-length fiction debut.

Berlinale SILVER HAZE Review: I Can See Clearly Now

Directed by Sacha Polak, 'Silver Haze' is a great little gem and the first great discovery of 2023.

Friday One Sheet: THE ECHO

The power of a single image is full on display for in the key art for Tatiana Huezo's rural Mexico documentary, The Echo. A child hugs a tree. Simple. Not so fast. The colour scheme is cool blues with a...

PERPETRATOR: Watch This Clip From Jennifer Reeder's Horror-Noir And Stay Out of my Stuff!

Our first look at footage from Jennifer Reeder's horror-noir Perpetrator is here, one day ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. An exclusive clip - and festival poster - has been sent out today and true...

BLADES IN THE DARKNESS Trailer: Albanian Action Horror Heads to Sales at EFM

Here is a flick that may eventually find its way to a streamer and/or digital platform near you, the Albanian horror flick Blades in the Darkness. Because how many Albanian horror flicks have you watched in your life? Right. Same...

SKAL International Trailer: It's a Bummer When The Apocalypse Crashes Your Party

My name's Arthur, a huge Internet star who's just hit 3 million subs. While in the midst of throwing an epic party to celebrate, the universe had the balls to bring on the effing apocalypse and cut my night short....

BRAEK Trailer: New Home Invasion Thriller to be Presented at EFM

When you have a moment check out the sales trailer for this upcoming home invasion thriller Braek from director John Fallon and his co-writer and star Kevin Interdonato. Interdonato wrote himself in as the villain of the piece. If you cannot...

WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS: New Horror Flick From The Adams Family Presented by Yellow Veil Pictures at EFM

Today comes news that the next Adams Family film, Where the Devil Roams, is set to be presented for international sales by our friends at Yellow Veil Pictures.    Set during Depression-era America, Where the Devil Roams follows a family...

Tatiana Maslany And Jasmin Savoy Brown Join Josh Ruben's Upcoming Sci-fi Horror GREEN BANK

News today that She-Hulk's Tatiana Maslany and Scream's Jasmin Savoy Brown have signed on for a new sci-fi horror flick called Green Bank, the next film from Josh Ruben, director of Scare Me and Werewolves Within.    The film follows...

PERPETRATOR: Shudder Acquires Jennifer Reeder's Horror Flick, Set For Berlinale Premiere

Shudder have announced they picked up Jennifer Reeder's newst film, Perpetrator. Reeder's coming of age horror flick stars Kiah McKirnan, Christopher Lowell, Melanie Liburd, Ireon Roach and Alicia Silverstone. Images of McKirnan and SIlverstone in their roles and of Reeder...