A fat straight man finds a new lease of life when he sends his self-portrait into a gay magazine in Devin Shears’ touching debut Cherub.
Aye, There’s The Cherub
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Maldoror Brings Fincher Energy to a Horrific Moment in Belgian History
With hints of Zodiac and Seven, Fabrice du Welz’s new thriller Maldoror — charting the real-life murders of Belgian serial killer Marc Dutroux — aims for that nasty, slow burn.
The Imhumane Perils of a Quiet Life
The dehumanisation of seeking asylum is piercingly explored in Alexandros Avranas’ horror-but-not-horror Quiet Life. Live from Venice Film Festival!
Art, Community and Accessibility on a Brazilian Tropical Island
In a cinema culture dominated by Hollywood, Festival de Vitória, now in its 31st year, puts a necessary spotlight on homegrown Brazilian film.
Plastic Guns. A Perfect Shitpost.
Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s Plastic Guns doubles down on the provocations of Bloody Oranges in an off-kilter, hilarious and deeply nasty farce.
Malu. The Bout of the Brazilian Bohèmes.
With shades of Cassavetes, Pedro Freire’s Brazilian debut Malu is a spirited and claustrophobic homage to the influence of his chaotic mother.
The Vanishing Soldier. Israel Smoulders.
The Vanishing Soldier uses its picarasque, free-wheeling form to investigate the complexities and paradoxes of modern Isreal — to mixed results.
The Asthenic Syndrome Sleeps Through the End of History
When history ends it’s tempting to sleep through all the chaos. But as The Asthenic Syndrome points out, neither sleep — or art — can change a single thing.
Boris Godunov — The Same as It Ever Was
Boris Godunov transports us into a different world, even if Russia itself seems impervious to any kind of meaningful change.
Antalya Film Festival Day Four: The Future and the Past
While the past is seen as immutable and stuck-in-its-ways, the future is a kaleidoscopic, unknowable thing: live from Antalya Film Festival.