Two distinct, writerly stories emerge from Sho Miyake’s pen in his wistful adaptation of Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside.
Two Seasons, Two Strangers. Wistful and Intimate Compassion.
Joseph Owen
Joseph Owen, occasional film critic, is a research fellow at the University of Southampton.
Dry Leaf. A Bold Grasscutter.
Dry Leaf, Alexandre Koberidze’s much anticipated follow up to What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?, is another meandering exploration of family and football.
Sorella di Clausura. Refreshingly Unserious.
Ivana Mladenović’s mordantly funny Romanian film Sorella di Clausura offers a welcome comic contrast to Locarno’s usual so-so-serious fare.
With Hasan in Gaza. Palestinian (Non-)Existence
Kamal Aljafari’s urgent With Hasan in Gaza might be shot in the autumn of 2001, but its images speak firmly to the present onslaught by the Israeli regime.
Year One. The OG Malmkrog?
A fresh restoration of Roberto Rossellini’s hagiography of a centrist Italian prime minister proves an unlikely forebearer for Cristi Puiu’s iconic Malmkrog.
White Snail. Love Covered in Slime.
Space Dogs directors Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter’s first fully fiction feature is a dark and disturbing love story set in Belarus.
The Best Film Scenes of 2024
From Baby Annette dancing to Modern Love to the climax of By The Stream to Ellen’s introduction in Sterben, we recap the best scenes of the year.
Locarno 2024: Something Fun
From Radu Jude’s latest essay experiments to Wang Bing’s second Youth film to Hong Sangsoo’s newest metafiction, Locarno 2024 brings the cinematic goods.
Best Festival Films and Hidden Festival Gems 2023
Avoiding consensus for our top 2023 picks, Journey Into Cinema focuses on both the best festival films and the finest hidden gems.
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World / Malleable Monochrome Monotony Unfurls
History, traffic, corporate malfeasance and toxic online culture combine in Radu Jude’s genre-bending new film Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World.