Some Nights I Feel Like Walking doesn’t buy into the glittery tropes of recent queer cinema — instead diving into the harsh realities of gay life.
Some Nights I Feel Like Walking Refreshingly Tackles the Realities of Urban Queer Life
Festivals
Reviews and dispatches exploring the best new cinema premiering around the world.
No Dogs Allowed. Navigating Shaky Ground.
Despite its technical accomplishments, Steve Bache’s No Dogs Allowed unfortunately replicates many of the same things it seeks to criticise.
Cottbus Film Festival Day Two: The Two Towers
Thoughts of food and Medieval architecture permeate a curious second day at Cottbus, with a Kazakh Western and a Lithuanian comedy.
Cottbus Film Festival Day One: Did You Mean Serbian?
Serbian stories take centre stage at Cottbus, with Dwelling Among the Gods and When The Phone Rang, as well as the Croatian Good Children.
There, There. A Tender Depiction of Care.
With a documentary-like aesthetic and profound use of the mundane, Heather Young’s sophomore film There, There reasserts her singular voice.
DOK Leipzig Day Two: It Is Enough
Depictions of the end of communism intermingle with character studies of anxious men on an uneven day at the documentary festival DOK Leipzig.
DOK Leipzig Day One: Disembodied Documentaries
From feminine rage to mysterious dancing to intimate animal representation to deconstructing a famous image, DOK Leipzig splits the body apart.
The Other One Explores the Glass Children Phenomenon
Marie-Magdalena Kochová’s debut feature acutely captures the Glass Children phenomenon: being overshadowed by your sibling with more complex needs.
Being John Smith, Or What’s In a Name Anyway
A slyly inventive reflection of owning the most generic name in the United Kingdom, Being John Smith finds a novel way to tackle the big questions.
Valentina and the MUOSters. A Satellite Life.
A quarter-life crisis meets political critique in Valentina and the MUOSters, depicting the life of one woman living under an American radio base.