Marc van de Klashorst
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Right before it got a Special Mention from the jury at #PÖFF29, Milani Perera sat down with Eeva Mägi to talk about intuition, memory and the fragments of truth in her film MO PAPA buff.ly/nvxwdCI
Tallinn 2025 interview: Eeva Mägi (Mo Papa)
Before the winners of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival were announced, I spoke with filmmaker Eeva Mägi, whose Mo Papa would later receive a
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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Right before it got a Special Mention from the jury at #PÖFF29, Milani Perera sat down with Eeva Mägi to talk about intuition, memory and the fragments of truth in her film MO PAPA buff.ly/nvxwdCI
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Matthew Joseph Jenner goes to bat (or is it a paddle?) for Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME, a thrilling blend of psychological character study and slapstick comedy, and a staggering achievement in every possible way buff.ly/Qg9CONE
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Matthew Joseph Jenner goes to bat (or is it a paddle?) for Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME, a thrilling blend of psychological character study and slapstick comedy, and a staggering achievement in every possible way buff.ly/Qg9CONE
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Shortly after its #PÖFF29 premiere, THINK OF ENGLAND's director Richard Hawkins and cinematographer Sarah Cunningham sat down with Milani Perera to talk about bravery, dual worlds, and the alchemy between director and cinematographer buff.ly/w09p3Qg
Tallinn 2025 interview: Richard Hawkins & Sarah Cunningham
On a quiet Tallinn afternoon, just hours after the world premiere of Think of England at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Festival, I sat down with director
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November 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Shortly after its #PÖFF29 premiere, THINK OF ENGLAND's director Richard Hawkins and cinematographer Sarah Cunningham sat down with Milani Perera to talk about bravery, dual worlds, and the alchemy between director and cinematographer buff.ly/w09p3Qg
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Matthew Joseph Jenner balances between reality and construction in Agostina Di Luciano and Leon Schwitter's THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN, a gentle and captivating film enshrouded in mystery and driven more by its atmosphere than its storyline buff.ly/mRNAcDD
Review: The World Upside Down (Agostina Di Luciano & Leon Schwitter)
"Gentle and captivating, enshrouded in mystery and driven more by its atmosphere than its storyline" Deep in rural Argentina sits a village mostly
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November 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Matthew Joseph Jenner balances between reality and construction in Agostina Di Luciano and Leon Schwitter's THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN, a gentle and captivating film enshrouded in mystery and driven more by its atmosphere than its storyline buff.ly/mRNAcDD
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At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke to one of world cinema's most compelling figures, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, about her artistic upbringing, about exile, and about the universe leading her to the comedy of her latest film OH, WHAT HAPPY DAYS buff.ly/cFo7g95
Tallinn 2025 review: Golshifteh Farahani - The Dragon Within
When Golshifteh Farahani walks into a room, she carries with her more than fame. She carries the weight of an entire cinematic tradition, the
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November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke to one of world cinema's most compelling figures, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, about her artistic upbringing, about exile, and about the universe leading her to the comedy of her latest film OH, WHAT HAPPY DAYS buff.ly/cFo7g95
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Matilda Hague sees masks slip in Hong Sang-soo's WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU?, a film whose visual approach deliberately blurs cultural detail into something recognizably human: the comedy, and the terror, of being seen #NYFF63 buff.ly/QWWrlzL
October 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Matilda Hague sees masks slip in Hong Sang-soo's WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU?, a film whose visual approach deliberately blurs cultural detail into something recognizably human: the comedy, and the terror, of being seen #NYFF63 buff.ly/QWWrlzL
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Matthew Joseph Jenner is profoundly moved by Joachim Trier's SENTIMENTAL VALUE, a film that never abates in its willingness to challenge conventions through its subtle, poetic approach to the human condition #NYFF63 buff.ly/tYRNwbO
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Matthew Joseph Jenner is profoundly moved by Joachim Trier's SENTIMENTAL VALUE, a film that never abates in its willingness to challenge conventions through its subtle, poetic approach to the human condition #NYFF63 buff.ly/tYRNwbO
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John Lynn analyzes the human soul in Eugène Green's THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, premiering @fantasticfest, and says it's another essential chapter in one of contemporary cinema’s most spiritual and singular oeuvres buff.ly/MWJit0b
Review: The Tree of Knowledge (Eugène Green)
"Rigorously spiritual cinema that uses myth, history, and mannered framing to analyze the human soul" At first, Eugène Green’s The Tree of
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September 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
John Lynn analyzes the human soul in Eugène Green's THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, premiering @fantasticfest, and says it's another essential chapter in one of contemporary cinema’s most spiritual and singular oeuvres buff.ly/MWJit0b
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Matthew Joseph Jenner clucks his way through György Pálfi's HEN, the sincerity of which is the strongest reason why the film is so endearing #73SSIFF buff.ly/hZpbehq
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Matthew Joseph Jenner clucks his way through György Pálfi's HEN, the sincerity of which is the strongest reason why the film is so endearing #73SSIFF buff.ly/hZpbehq
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John Lynn hangs with the animals in Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani's BOUCHRA, one of the most intimate and political animations of the year that insists on new forms and a new cinematic language #NYFF63 buff.ly/A1uOkUj
New York 2025 review: Bouchra (Orian Barki & Meriem Bennani)
"One of the most intimate and political animations of the year" Playing in this year’s Currents section of the New York Film Festival is Bouchra, directed
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September 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
John Lynn hangs with the animals in Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani's BOUCHRA, one of the most intimate and political animations of the year that insists on new forms and a new cinematic language #NYFF63 buff.ly/A1uOkUj
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Marc van de Klashorst enjoys the rollercoaster ride that is Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, a film that makes light of a serious issue, while lacking the satirical bite to make the audience look past the laughter buff.ly/ErxmKij
Review: One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)
"One Battle After Another makes light of a serious issue, while lacking the satirical bite to make the audience look past the laughter. The question is if
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September 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Marc van de Klashorst enjoys the rollercoaster ride that is Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, a film that makes light of a serious issue, while lacking the satirical bite to make the audience look past the laughter buff.ly/ErxmKij
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John Lynn kicks a ball in Alexandre Koberidze's singular DRY LEAF, a meditative, beautiful, and deeply moving film about the unpredictability of life, the changes of culture, and the persistence of play #NYFF63 buff.ly/QZGhH0y
September 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
John Lynn kicks a ball in Alexandre Koberidze's singular DRY LEAF, a meditative, beautiful, and deeply moving film about the unpredictability of life, the changes of culture, and the persistence of play #NYFF63 buff.ly/QZGhH0y
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John Lynn sees that Kirk Jones' I SWEAR is not just a film about Tourette's, but also about dignity, about difference, about what it means to live in a world that would rather deny you than understand you #TIFF50 buff.ly/JPs54az
Toronto 2025 review: I Swear (Kirk Jones)
"A film about what it means to live in a world that would rather deny you than understand you" Kirk Jones may not be a director one expects to find on a
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September 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
John Lynn sees that Kirk Jones' I SWEAR is not just a film about Tourette's, but also about dignity, about difference, about what it means to live in a world that would rather deny you than understand you #TIFF50 buff.ly/JPs54az
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Marc van de Klashorst is groping in the dark in Rhayne Vermette's singular LEVERS, an enigmatic work from a singular director with a sensual touch to her visual style #TIFF50 buff.ly/vzdLx6J
Toronto 2025 review: Levers (Rhayne Vermette)
"There is something beguiling about Levers that makes you not want to look away" Somewhere in Manitoba's Red River Valley, a crowd witness the unveiling
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September 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Marc van de Klashorst is groping in the dark in Rhayne Vermette's singular LEVERS, an enigmatic work from a singular director with a sensual touch to her visual style #TIFF50 buff.ly/vzdLx6J
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John Lynn is fenced in by Claire Denis' THE FENCE, a chamber piece bound by space but expansive in theme, and a sensuous, riveting, and deeply political work #TIFF50 buff.ly/PXpPQp1
September 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
John Lynn is fenced in by Claire Denis' THE FENCE, a chamber piece bound by space but expansive in theme, and a sensuous, riveting, and deeply political work #TIFF50 buff.ly/PXpPQp1
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John Lynn finds something deeply personal in Tim Mielants' STEVE, which is not only a moving film but an essential one for the rights of differently abled people #TIFF50 buff.ly/rwjj4uF
Toronto 2025 review: Steve (Tim Mielants)
"Not only a moving film but an essential one for the rights of differently abled people" “I hate myself sometimes,” says Shy, one of the main characters.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
John Lynn finds something deeply personal in Tim Mielants' STEVE, which is not only a moving film but an essential one for the rights of differently abled people #TIFF50 buff.ly/rwjj4uF
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Douglas Johnson trades political backrooms and financial corridors for an analysis of a steadfast man at the threshold of ruin in Mathieu Denis' THE COST OF HEAVEN, an intimate, slow thriller that builds equity through thrift #TIFF50 buff.ly/Gs11kUY
Toronto 2025 review: The Cost of Heaven (Mathieu Denis)
"Denis crafts an intimate, slow thriller, building equity through thrift" "Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Plan" - The New
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September 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Douglas Johnson trades political backrooms and financial corridors for an analysis of a steadfast man at the threshold of ruin in Mathieu Denis' THE COST OF HEAVEN, an intimate, slow thriller that builds equity through thrift #TIFF50 buff.ly/Gs11kUY
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Matthew Joseph Jenner see a mother trying to do what she can to protect her son in Zain Duraie's SINK, an empathetic and moving film that builds itself around a delicate balance of deeply human drama and complex sociocultural commentary #TIFF50 buff.ly/jE3Fx7z
Toronto 2025 review: Sink (Zain Duraie)
"An empathetic and moving film that builds itself around a delicate balance of raw, deeply human drama and intense, complex sociocultural commentary"
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September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Matthew Joseph Jenner see a mother trying to do what she can to protect her son in Zain Duraie's SINK, an empathetic and moving film that builds itself around a delicate balance of deeply human drama and complex sociocultural commentary #TIFF50 buff.ly/jE3Fx7z
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John Lynn hits all the right keys in Arnaud Desplechin's TWO PIANOS, a film whose complexity, beauty, and emotional depth make it one of Desplechin’s most affecting works #TIFF50 icsfilm.org/festivals/to...
September 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
John Lynn hits all the right keys in Arnaud Desplechin's TWO PIANOS, a film whose complexity, beauty, and emotional depth make it one of Desplechin’s most affecting works #TIFF50 icsfilm.org/festivals/to...
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John Lynn sees that Cato Kusters' JULIAN is not simply a film about rights, but about presence, in which two actresses create a portrait of intimacy so convincing that it transcends performance #TIFF50 buff.ly/WdtKclx
Toronto 2025 review: Julian (Cato Kusters)
"Together, the two actresses create a portrait of intimacy so convincing that it transcends performance" Coincidences often change the course of a life.
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September 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
John Lynn sees that Cato Kusters' JULIAN is not simply a film about rights, but about presence, in which two actresses create a portrait of intimacy so convincing that it transcends performance #TIFF50 buff.ly/WdtKclx
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John Lynn goes to court in Lucrecia Martel's NUESTRA TIERRA, a film that is both an ethnography and a political act, an act of remembrance and resistance #TIFF50 buff.ly/8btev8U
Toronto 2025 review: Nuestra Tierra (Lucrecia Martel)
"Nuestra Tierra is both an ethnography and a political act, an act of remembrance and resistance" The films of Lucrecia Martel have always centered on
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September 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
John Lynn goes to court in Lucrecia Martel's NUESTRA TIERRA, a film that is both an ethnography and a political act, an act of remembrance and resistance #TIFF50 buff.ly/8btev8U
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Marc van de Klashorst sees Julia Jackman channel Sheherazade in her imaginative fairytale 100 NIGHTS OF HERO, a film in which she shows great panache as a filmmaker and proves to be a great storyteller #Venezia82 buff.ly/a5payuK
September 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Marc van de Klashorst sees Julia Jackman channel Sheherazade in her imaginative fairytale 100 NIGHTS OF HERO, a film in which she shows great panache as a filmmaker and proves to be a great storyteller #Venezia82 buff.ly/a5payuK
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Marc van de Klashorst is let down by the ending of Akihiro Hata's GRAND CIEL, a promising first feature that could have used a bit more ambiguity, but shows a talent at the helm #Venezia82 buff.ly/JSPlL7j
September 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Marc van de Klashorst is let down by the ending of Akihiro Hata's GRAND CIEL, a promising first feature that could have used a bit more ambiguity, but shows a talent at the helm #Venezia82 buff.ly/JSPlL7j
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Matthew Joseph Jenner is left frustrated by Cai Shangjun's THE SUN RISES ON US ALL, a bundle of hopelessly dull and uninteresting artistic decisions that are puzzling #Venezia82 buff.ly/KeyYVUl
September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Matthew Joseph Jenner is left frustrated by Cai Shangjun's THE SUN RISES ON US ALL, a bundle of hopelessly dull and uninteresting artistic decisions that are puzzling #Venezia82 buff.ly/KeyYVUl
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Matthew Joseph Jenner is hypnotized by Hilal Baydarov's SERMON TO THE VOID, a free-form visual essay on the search for spirituality and the experience of existing in a world where our very birth is a scientific marvel #Venezia82 buff.ly/vTEJUlk
September 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Matthew Joseph Jenner is hypnotized by Hilal Baydarov's SERMON TO THE VOID, a free-form visual essay on the search for spirituality and the experience of existing in a world where our very birth is a scientific marvel #Venezia82 buff.ly/vTEJUlk