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‘Psalms of the People’ Documentary Review – Film Raises its Voice (Glasgow 2026)

This documentary is about the power of community in healing from grief, through the method of Gaelic psalm singing. The dialogue is almost entirely in Scots-Gaelic – the indigenous language of Scotland and a cousin to Irish Gaelic, the indigenous language of Ireland – and centers the journey of one …

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Interview: Director Ryan Machado on ‘Raging’ (Berlinale 2026)

Another small-town story set in its director’s hometown, Romblon island, Filipino filmmaker Ryan Machado’s sophomore feature Raging follows a young man (played by Elijah Canlas) in the aftermath of sexual abuse. Unfolding in the mid-1990s, the film is pensive and unhurriedly paced, portraying its central character’s conflicts as more inward …

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‘58TH’ Movie Review: Rotoscoped Carnage

There is a small rural enclave in southern Philippines called Sitio Masalay, whose fields were turned into a horrific site of carnage one fateful day in November 2009, summarily taking 58 innocent lives. In the aftermath, only 57 bodies were found, and one remains missing. Director Carl Joseph Papa presciently …

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‘Cesarean Weekend’ Film Review: A Bold, Formal Iranian Film

In 1979, Iran underwent a severe transformation after the Iranian Revolution. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of the country, fell due to the dissatisfaction of the population, which organized itself politically. The figure of that revolution grew to power, Ayatollah Khomeini, a central individual who established the morality police …

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‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Movie Review: Andrew Stanton’s Sincere yet Fragmented Vision

Whenever a filmmaker with the pedigree of Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) ventures into the realm of live-action, my attention levels are immediately raised. Stanton is one of the foundational architects of Pixar, a master at finding the soul in inanimate objects. Approaching In the Blink of an Eye, my expectations …

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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: A Film of Great Political Importance, But Lacking in Emotional Impact

Anyone who will discuss Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow will immediately recognize – and laud – that its politics are morally sound and cogent. It might even be an angrier film than you think, even if it mainly focuses on the distant relationship two young brothers, Akinola (Godwin Egbo), …

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‘Black Lions – Roman Wolves’ Documentary Review: Haile Gerima’s Anti-Colonial Epic

Throughout the more than a hundred and twenty-five years of filmmaking, the film history organized itself into canons and critical retrospectives that analyzed cinema through various prisms. Similar to all of the arts, this canon is white-centered and Anglo-European, excluding the works of people of color, women, and those located …

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‘Scream 7’ Movie Review: The Disheartening Reality of a Saga’s First True Failure

Writing about the Scream saga is, personally, a nostalgic task that involves a constant reassessment of what horror represents in popular culture. After Scream (2022), one of the best sequels in the franchise, positioning itself right behind the original for me, and Scream VI that, despite some flaws, still managed …

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‘Paradise’ Season 2 Review – TV Drama Fully Unleashes Its Post-apocalyptic Potential

Dan Fogelman’s political thriller returns for a second season, reimagining itself as a post-apocalyptic drama more akin to The Last Of Us. It’s a season full of twists that even the most avid TV watcher won’t expect, as the writers continue to take risks that mostly pay off. In season …

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‘Eight Bridges’ Documentary Review: James Benning’s Relentless Portrayal of the American Landscape (Berlinale 2026)

James Benning is one of the most prominent experimental directors in history. Labeled as a researcher of the American landscapes, his work features a formally rigorous study of the United States and its structures. His interest in the composition of the country is evident in his most well-known films: The …

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‘Isabel’ Film Review: A Sweet Toast to Failure (Berlinale 2026)

The Brazilian director Gabe Klinger has built his career entirely in the United States. Based in Chicago, he directed the documentary Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater, Porto, and the short film Bergman’s Ghosts, a complementary work to Bergman Island, the Cannes film by Mia Hansen-Løve. For the first …

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‘Ghost in the Machine’ Documentary Review – Film is Almost Too Hot to Handle

It’s very normal for documentaries to begin and end with copious lists of the various production companies who have contributed to or enabled its making. As director Valerie Veatch pointed out in her Sundance Film Festival Q&A, Ghost in the Machine has none of these. She had to fund the …

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