On Saturday the 13th of July, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival had its closing ceremony, complete with the handing out of its awards. As a part of the Critic's Jury this year, we handed our award for best feature film to…
Vietnamese filmmaker Truong Minh Quy has crafted one of 2024's most intriguing films, using contemplative visuals exploring personal and national histories against the backdrop of a romance of two young queer Vietnamese miners.
‘Like winning the lottery’ … Waterloo Sunset. Photograph: Bruise Films Tourists drifting out of London’s Tate Modern sometimes find themselves peering through the gates of nearby Hopton’s Almshouses, a collection of 20 charming cottages…
Chris Nash’s In a Violent Nature defies the conventions of traditional horror. Rather than relying on jump scares or high-wire tension, this hyperviolent slasher takes an unexpected approach. Set against the serene backdrop of the Canadian…
MORE OF A “WANNABEE” THAN A “QUEEN BEE” Released back in 2004, Mean Girls took an interesting and cinematic examination into the “secret world” of modern-day teenager cliques and devious ways of those of their hierarchy hold wickedness…
‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’ is a sequel to ‘Haseen Dilruba’, which premiered exclusively on the OTT platform Netflix in July 2021 and gathered positive reviews from the audience and starred Vikrant, Taapsee Pannu and actor Harshvardhan…
On a mission … Lucas Kankava and Mzia Arabuli in Crossing. Photograph: Ozan Acidere The film’s title carries a heavy sense of melancholy, and the ending feels somewhat stylized, reminiscent of the finishing touches seen in Florian Zeller’s…
In the famously content Buddhist country, a government inspector interviews citizens to measure their wellbeing in a gently humorous film that doesn’t avoid dark themes
Touch (2024) Film Review, a movie directed by Baltasar Kormákur, written by Olaf Olafsson and Baltasar Kormákur and starring Egill Ólafsson, Kôki, Palmi Kormákur, Masahiro Motoki, Yôko Narahashi, Ruth Sheen, Meg Kubota, Tatsuya Tagawa,…
“Sing Sing” opened in limited release on July 12 after making the rounds on the film festival circuit, starting last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival. One of the year’s early Oscar contenders for Best Picture, it tells the…
‘At the edge of the universe lies mystery and imagination.’ Ghost Planet is a 2024 sci-fi film about a group of astronauts who venture to a mysterious planet to claim …
Ricoh has experienced much success in the compact digital camera market with its GR series. Drawing on a lengthy heritage of its GR 35mm film cameras, the latest digital version is the popular GR III, and within that, is the GR III HDF.
Gary Huswit’s suitably innovative profile of the mercurial British musician, activist and artist uses specially developed software to create endless iterations of the same film
‘An experiment of terror! A result of horror!’ Creature of the Walking Dead is a 1965 horror film about a mad scientist who discovers the secret of eternal youth by …
Sing Sing (2023) Film Review, a movie directed by Greg Kwedar, written by John H. Richardson, Brent Buell and Clint Bentley and starring Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose, Paul Raci, James Williams, Sean Dino Johnson, Brent…