Max Borg - The Film Verdict

Queen at Sea

Posted by Max Borg | Feb 19, 2026 | Berlin 2026, Festivals |

The issues of living with a relative with cognitive decline are at the core of Lance Hammer’s quietly devastating ‘Queen at Sea’.

Posted by Max Borg | Feb 17, 2026 | Berlin 2026, Festivals |

Generational trauma forms the basis for Mohammed Hammad’s psychological thriller ‘Safe Exit’, a riveting Berlinale Panorama entry.

Austrian documentarian Ruth Beckermann delves into Ethiopian history by looking into a specific building in the engrossing ‘Wax & Gold’.

Posted by Max Borg | Feb 14, 2026 | Berlin 2026, Festivals |

Hanna Bergholm delivers thrills in the midst of Finnish nature in her confident second feature film ‘Nightborn’, screened in Berlin’s Competition.

The lineup of Berlin 2026 boasts some major US titles, but are they really what the festival needs?