Film
This year’s Berlin International Film Festival launched a couple of films aimed at a mass audience. The results were mixed.
The Quiet Girl is the first Irish language nominee for the Best International Feature Oscar, and it’s not hard to see why this subdued gem of a film is capturing hearts.
The populations in former Soviet Socialist Republics and current NATO members Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia know all too well what it’s like to live under Russian subjugation as is seen in a trio of trenchant and timely documentaries.
For director Frances O’Connor, the Gothic novelist is an artist who casts off repressive social norms and uses words to evoke (and exorcise) demons of terrible natural beauty.
Veteran director Nicolas Philibert’s inspiring documentary about the humane treatment of the mentally ill touched the Berlin jurors in what was a generally disappointing competition.
A critical look at 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary showcase..
Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s marvel universe explored in Three Colors.
The shorts categories of the Academy Awards aren’t just filler for your scorecard anymore.
This is the event’s 48th year, making the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival the longest running genre festival in the country.
This is a Marlowe movie trying too hard to be a Marlowe movie. But it doesn’t have the heart to succeed.
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