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The Disapproving Swede
28.06.2025
A review of It Was Just an Accident. Jafar Panahi's latest film, which, inexplicably, won the Palme d'Or in Cannes 2025. #Cannes2025
25.06.2025
A review of The Secret Agent (O agente secreto) by Kleber Mendonça Filho. The best film of the Cannes Film Festival. A triumph on every level. #Braziliancinema
21.06.2025
A review of Sirát: the fourth film by Óliver Laxe, and one of the best films of this year's Cannes competition. Highly recommended. #Sirát #Laxe #Cannes2025
19.06.2025
A review of Miroirs No. 3. The latest film by Christian Petzold, which was uninteresting even by his standards #Cannes2025
18.06.2025
An interview with Dominik Moll about his latest film Dossier 137. The film premiered at this year's Cannes competition. #Cannes2025 #FilmTwitter
14.06.2025
Interview with Sven Bresser about his first feature Reedland. An intriguing debut that premiered in Semaine de la Critique at Cannes. #Cannes2025 #FilmTwitter
13.06.2025
11.06.2025
A review of Alpha, Julia Ducornau's misguided follow-up to the Palme d'Or winner Titane 2021. Not even her fans liked this one.
10.06.2025
A 1200 word review of Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling, which is the most ambitious film screened in the Cannes competition since EO, three years ago.
06.06.2025
A review of Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh. The last part of the Cairo trilogy. It's, expectedly, not cinematically intriguing
03.06.2025
A review of Eddington by Ari Aster. If this film doesn't convince you that Aster is a hack, nothing will. Premiered in the 2025 Cannes competition.
26.05.2025
A rundown of the Cannes Awards 2025 with some disapproving comments. Also, a few approving ones. #Cannes2025
25.05.2025
A review of Sentimental Value by Joakim Trier. The film is Sentimental, but has little real value. Trite and portentous, it is bound to be a hit, not least in the US.
24.05.2025
A review of Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll. While the script is impressively balanced, and Léa Drucker is perfect in the leading role, the film is not that cinematic..
22.05.2025
A review of Sergei Loznitsa's Two Prosecutors which premiered in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Unfortunately, the film is far too academic.
21.05.2025
A review of Reedland, the stunningly shot debut feature by Sven Bresser, seen in the Semaine de la Critique section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
16.05.2025
A review of the Cannes opening film Partir un jour (Leave One Day, which is the worst opening film in living memory.
14.05.2025
A review of Two Times João Liberada. The remarkably assured first feature by Paola Tomás Marques.
13.05.2025
A rundown of the 10 best Cannes films 2021-2024. Will there be any Palme d'or winner there? Spoiler alert: Absolutely not!
12.05.2025
An interview with Paola Tomás Marques about her fascinating first feature Two times Joao Liberada (Duas Vezes João Liberada).
27.04.2025
"This is not only the directors' most accomplished film to date but also one of the most thrilling, beautiful, sexy and bewildering works you will likely watch this year." Reflection in a Dead Diamond by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.
25.04.2025
A review of The Ice Tower by Lucile Hadžihalilović. The film premiered in the 2025 Berlinale Competition.
24.04.2025
A rundown of the additions to the Cannes Selection 2025 with some commentaries.
15.04.2025
A rundown of the films selected for Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2025 (Directors' Fortnight), with some comments.
A rundown of the films selected for the Semaine de la Critique 2025. 11 films first or sophomore films will be presented with 7 in the competition.
10.04.2025
A rundown of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Selections with some comments.
09.04.2025
A review of Living Stones by Jakob Ladányi Jancsó. A film presented during the 2025 Berlinale Shorts.
03.04.2025
A review of Hot milk by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. The film had its premiere at the 2025 Berlinale competition.
27.03.2025
An interview with Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani about their film Reflection in a Dead Diamond. The film had its premiere in the 2025 Berlinale competition.
21.03.2025
A review of What Marielle Knows Was Marielle weiß), the sophomore film by Frédéric Hambalek.
20.03.2025
An interview with Frédéric Hambalek, the director of What Marielle knows, which had its premiere in the competition at the 2025 Berlinale.
14.03.2025
A review of Yunan, the sophomore film by Ameer Fakher Eldin, and the second part of his Homeland trilogy. The film premiered in the competition of the 2025 Berlinale.
07.03.2025
A review of Growing Down (Minden rendben). The debut feature by Bálint Dániel Sós. It premiered in the Perspectives section at the 2025 Berlinale.
06.03.2025
A review of Mickey 17 by Bong Joon-Ho seen at a Gala screening at the 75th Berlinale.
02.03.2025
A rundown of the Berlinale Awards 2025 with some personal comments.
25.02.2025
A rundown of The Berlinale Independent juries prizes 2025.
17.02.2025
A review of Not a Thing (Veszélyes lehet a fagyi 2022) The strong debut feature by Fanni Szilágyi.
A list of the top 10 films set in Berlin. How many of them were screened at the Berlinale?
22.01.2025
A rundown of the films selected for the Berlinale 2025 Competition and Perspectives section with some personal comments.
15.01.2025
A rundown of the 2024 Swedish Film Awards. Who were the big winners?