Naval-gazing documentary Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest is a funny, lacerating look at being caught between two very different cultures.
Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest. Unmoored Between Tradition and Liberation.
Tag: Film
Iván & Hadoum. Love on The Periphery.
Set in Almería, Panorama entry Iván & Hadoum shows the difficulties of love blooming in the hard ground of labour exploitation.
Home Can’t Find Where the Art Is
The well-meaning Yugo-Danish drama Home offers a nuanced portrait of migration and integration, but never really takes off dramatically.
Freeze Frames
A broken fridge-freezer becomes a metaphor for the breakdown of a family — and perhaps society itself — in uneven comedy Complaint No. 713317.
Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems. A Charming Cosy Mystery.
Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems by Claude Schmitz is a cosy French mystery movie that scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had. Sequels please!
18 Holes to Paradise Keeps Things Under Par
The absurdities of the privileged in the face of incoming disaster is smartly dissected in João Nuno Pinto’s Tallinn entry 18 Holes to Paradise.
A Diamond on The Hudson
Craig Brewer’s Song Song Blue is a surprisingly powerful musical biopic that rests upon the remarkable easygoing charm of Kate Hudson.
The Pupil Hauntingly Depicts Grooming Hidden in Plain Sight
At a time when “groomer” is used as a political smear, The Pupil shows us the truly sickening impact the reality can have on young boys and girls.
La criatura. Fleeing Fascism Through Zoophilia.
Made during Spain’s transition to democracy, La criatura is a fascinating time capsule that uses bestiality to represent the possibility of change.
Current Responses to a Degrading Status Quo
From Radu Jude’s take on AI slop to Benning’s pointedly political piece, Currents at NYFF has its experimental finger on today’s disintegrating world.