International Reviews
THE OTHER BENNET SISTER Review: Marriage Or Misery
Ella Bruccoleri, Laurie Davidson, Dónal Finn, Indira Varma, Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones star in Sarah Quintrell's adaptation of Janice Hadlow's novel.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY: THE SORCERY OF NYMPH CIRCE Review: Fighting a War. And Memories.
Directed by Shūkō Murase, the second installment of the trilogy balances military actions with outright rebellion.
First Look 2026 Review: IT GOES THAT QUICK, A Home Movie That Goes Beyond
It's sort of a continuation of a home movie. But categorizing the film as either a documentary or a narrative would be doing the film a disservice.
Fantaspoa 2026 Review: REMANENTE: VOLTAGEM Delivers Scrappy, Lo-Fi Cosmic Horror
Two paramedics stumble upon treasure in an old basement. They accidentally open a dimensional portal, unleashing a cosmic horror-a creature determined to reclaim its gold at any cost.
THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS Review: Returning to Its Roots
Alfonso Herrera and Nicole Wallace star in the generation-spanning series.
PANDA Review: Beautiful Poetry for Marginalised People in Suburban China
Directed by Zhang Xinyang, the film combines the suffering of people with the charm they display while enduring it.
SILENT FRIEND Review: If Trees Could Talk
Tony Leung stars in his first European production, directed by Ildiko Enyedi. Léa Seydoux also stars.
HERESY Review: Dark Medieval Horror That Is Quite Fun
Didier Konings' folk horror film stars Anneke Sluiters, Len Leo Vincent, and Reinout Bussemaker.
HOKUM Review: Nonstop Fright Factory
Adam Scott stars in Damian McCarthy's latest chiller.
OUR LAND Review: Two Competing Narratives
Lucrecia Martel shines a light on the daily struggles of Argentina's indigenous population.
Guadalajara 2026 Review: THE AWAKENING (El Despertar), Echoes of History, Buried in Confusion
An elite military unit goes deep into the Colombian jungle to eliminate a strategic target. However, once they have completed the mission the unit finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives as the violence awakens supernatural forces in...
MISTURA Review: Feels Like Comfort Food
Barbara Mori and César Ballumbrosio star in director Ricardo de Montreuil's undemanding and good-natured, if familiar story.
Calgary Underground 2026 Review: CLAIRE'S HAT: THE UNMAKING OF A FILM
It seems strange to be writing a review for a film that is over 20 years old, about another film that few have seen. Given its rogue construction, and unorthodox structure and style, Claire’s Hat has been screened publicly...
TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS Review: Signaling the Emergence of a New Japanese Talent
Director Miyake Sho continues to sketch out the human connections among strangers in a gentle, playful, abstract way, blurring both fiction and real life/creators, as well as their creations.
FUZE Review: Breezy, Undemanding, Tense Entertainment
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, and Theo James star in director David Mackenzie's thriller.
Calgary Underground 2026 Review: BAGWORM, Visually Excoriates Modern Masculine Isolation
A man should have his house in order. Carroll’s house is most definitely not in order. He appears to be living in a burned out shell of a structure with the roof about to fall down on him. Seeing...
Calgary Underground 2026 Review: HANGASHORE, An Oblique Foggy Nightmare
When sailors or fishermen head out to sea, they do not wish to hear their family say goodbye out of a fear of not coming home. There is no whistling at sea, for fear of conjuring up a storm. Having...
THE FORBIDDEN CITY's Wildly Entertaining and Affecting Thrills Come Home on 4K UHD
Well Go USA brings three new genre films to home video.
KINUYO TANAKA DIRECTS Blu-ray Review: A Beguiling 6-Film Career
The Japanese actress' transition behind the camera is explored in a new Eclipse series boxed set from The Criterion Collection.
BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS Review: Yuen Woo-ping Roams His Gallant Martial World with an Ensemble Cast
A constellation of Chinese martial arts stars shines in this epic historical action film, including Wu Jing, Jet Li, Nicholas Tse, among others.
