February 2022 - The Film Verdict

Bad Roads

Posted by Boyd van Hoeij | Feb 26, 2022 | Featured, Festivals, New images from Ukraine, Venice |

ORIGINALLY REVIEWED OCT. 21, 2021 Writer-director Natalya Vorozhbit’s insightful documentary play-turned-film was Ukraine’s Oscar submission.

The Quiet Girl

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Feb 24, 2022 | Berlin, Featured, Festivals |

A emotionally fragile schoolgirl spends a revelatory summer with foster parents in director Colm Bairéad’s haunting, prize-winning, Irish-language debut feature.

Heroines

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 20, 2022 | Festivals, Verdict Shorts |

Communal mythologies and the importance of historical forebears are explored in Marina Herrera’s quietly humorous hybrid documentary about a rebellious Indigenous woman.

Berlinale 2022: The Verdict

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Feb 19, 2022 | Festivals, The Festival Verdict |

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Fogaréu

Posted by Jay Weissberg | Feb 19, 2022 | Berlin, Featured, Festivals |

Debuting director Flávia Neves throws far too many elements into her overstuffed Gothic-tinged plot, intriguing enough to hold attention but too convoluted to withstand criticism.

Month: February 2022

Bad Roads

The Quiet Girl

Heroines

Berlinale 2022: The Verdict

Fogaréu