Small yet powerful, Five Years, Four Months takes an almost structuralist approach to grief, showing one mother’s unending journey to find her missing son.
Martha’s Folly
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Redmond is the editor-in-chief of Journey Into Cinema.
The Kids Are Not Alright
Miroslav Terzić’s follow up to Stitches (2019) is a devastating exploration of the infinity cruelty of children that makes Adolescence look like Bluey.
Truly Cringe
My Friend the Porn Star appears to be curious about the porn industry, but it rarely leaves the rarefied air of very specific Viennese friend groups.
Anyone Can Be a Hero in The Last Chance
In a deeply cynical world, the moral clarity of WW2 escape drama The Last Chance is extremely refreshing.
Scenes from a Baltic Marriage
With a savage precision, Andrius Blaževičius’ film How to Divorce During the War pushes the limits of Baltic solidarity for Ukraine.
Captain Thunderbolt. A Real Ripper.
Returning to the big screen 72 years after its Karlovy Vary premiere, Cecil Holmes western Captain Thunderbolt is an unsung gem of early Australian cinema.
The Guest Is More Than Welcome
With echoes of classic Dogme 95, The Guest gets great mileage out of Trine Dyrholm as a chaotic mother upsetting a Danish christening.
Human Intelligence. Cinematic Decisions.
Romanian cinema remains, at its heart, a true actor’s cinema. TIFF 2026 provides undeniable evidence; as well as a smattering of international films.
In Disclosure Day, Spielberg Goes Astray
Steven Spielberg’s latest original science-fiction is a return to familiar territory, yet it pales in comparison to the famed directors’ greatest works.
Promised Spaces. Liminal Traces.
Angela Schnalec’s DOP travels to Cambodia for an intellectually rigorous, if slightly tedious docufiction about the rich-poor divide.