Festival reviews – Page 76
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Reviews‘Paloma’: Munich Review
Kika Sena puts in an exceptional performance as a Brazilian trans woman desperate for a church wedding
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Reviews‘Mother’: Munich Review
Testimonies of real life mothers are at the centre of Carolin Schmitz’s involving documentary-fiction hybrid
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Reviews‘The Pool’: Munich Review
Doris Dorrie takes a dive into culture war comedy with this well-observed poolside drama
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Reviews‘God Is A Beetle’: Munich Review
Felix Hermann explores the complexities of modern religious faith in his committed, cerebral drama
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Reviews‘Mikado’: Transilvania Review
A taut and involving family drama is at the heart of Emanual Parvu’s second feature
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Reviews‘A Higher Law’: Transilvania Review
Octav Chelaru makes his debut with this carefully calibrated portrait of a woman who finds her faith tested
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Reviews‘The Night Belongs To Lovers’: Transilvania Review
A one night stand is at the heart of Julien Hilmoine’s likeable, if light, emotional drama
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Reviews‘Gentle’: Transilvania Review
A female bodybuilder finds her inner strength in this immersive drama
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Reviews‘January’: Tribeca Review
Viesturs Kairiss paints a rather sombre picture of adolescence in the political turbulence of early-90s Latvia
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Reviews‘Private Messages’: Transilvania Review
Filmmaker Matias Bize presents a selection of eight intimate pandemic-inspired monologues
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Reviews‘Good Girl Jane’: Tribeca Review
A double win for Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’s debut at Tribeca also honours Rain Spencer’s breakout performance in the title role
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Reviews‘Attachment’: Tribeca Review
Set between Copenhagen and North London’s Orthodox community, Gabriel Bier Gislason’s paranormal debut strikes an impressive balance
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Reviews‘Huesera’: Tribeca Review
In Michelle Garza Cervera’s Tribeca prize-winning feature debut, a pregnant woman with a past has a toxic encounter with the supernatural
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Reviews‘The Cave Of Adullam’: Tribeca Review
Inside a martial arts dojo, young Black boys learn to overcome their very real fears of the world outside
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Reviews‘No Dogs Or Italians Allowed’: Annecy Review
Alain Ughetto traces his family history in this charming, personal second feature animation
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Reviews‘Babysitter’: Transilvania Review
Monia Chokri delivers a relentlessly over the top Quebecois #MeToo-era comedy
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Reviews‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’: Annecy Review
Haruki Murakami’s short stories inspire an elegantly surreal directorial debut from composer Pierre Foldes
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Reviews‘Dounia And The Princess Of Aleppo’: Annecy Review
A young girl’s journey to find a new home provides the road map for this enchanting animated story
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Reviews‘The Sea Beast’: Annecy Review
Chris Williams delivers a dazzling triumph for Netflix with this ripping monster yarn