Berlin 2014: ‘The Unknown Known’ review
★★★★☆ One of several high profile documentaries screening at this year’s 64th Berlin Film Festival, veteran filmmaker Errol Morris presents The Unknown Known (2013), a […]
Berlin 2014: ‘Nymphomaniac Vol. 1’ review
★★★★☆ The uncut first half of Danish enfant terrible Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac (2013) was unleashed as nature intended last week Out of Competition at […]
Berlin 2014: ‘Nuoc 2030’ review
★★☆☆☆ In recent years, climate change has become one of the dominant themes of dystopian film narratives, reflecting a growing acceptance that global warming isn’t […]
Berlin 2014: ‘History of Fear’ review
★★★☆☆ A damming portrait of a community tearing itself apart from the inside, Benjamín Naishtat’s Berlinale Competition offering History of Fear (2014) ponders the future […]
Berlin 2014: ‘Blind Massage’ review
★★☆☆☆ Blind Massage (Tui na, 2014), adapted from Bi Feiyu’s eponymous novel, is Chinese director Lou Ye’s second feature following his State-imposed filmmaking ban. Shot […]