In a deeply cynical world, the moral clarity of WW2 escape drama The Last Chance is extremely refreshing.
Anyone Can Be a Hero in The Last Chance
Festivals
Reviews and dispatches exploring the best new cinema premiering around the world.
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.
Cannes Is In Crisis
Between weak films, absent Americans and a French cinema on the brink of collapse, the Cannes Film Festival appears to be facing a rare crisis of authority.
Theatre at War
Lukas Dhont’s follow up to Close (2022) is a touching tale of art-making during war, touching on themes of sexuality, fantasy and the harshness of reality.
The Kieślowski Universe
Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales has been critically panned, but our reviewer found its tribute to the work of Kieślowski remarkably touching.
Titanic Ocean Is No Ordinary Film
With an impossibly beautiful aesthetic, Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean is a unique mermaid movie that transports you to another world.
Death Has No Master. A Vapid Colonial Drama.
Asia Argento stars as a wealthy heiress returning to a scarred Venezuela in Jorge Thielen Armand’s entertaining yet vapid Death Has No Master.