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20-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Critic’s Pick

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Telluride Review: Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet Reminds Us Why Art Matters

Hamnet is a great work of empathy and the best film Chloé Zhao has made by quite a wide margin.…

Venice Review: Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada is a Stupefying, Time-Slipping Ghost Story

The films of Mark Jenkin ooze a hypnotic, seasick sensibility; to watch them is to be lulled by their restless…

Venice Review: Strange River Announces Jaume Claret Muxart as a Major Talent

Traveling in a foreign land can be disorienting. Established routines lose their meaning. Unfamiliar sights, sounds, smells may trigger old…

A Little Prayer Review: A Delicate Southern Family Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 Sundance coverage. A Little Prayer opens in theaters on…

The Balconettes Review: Noémie Merlant’s Self-Assured Take on Comedy-Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Balconettes opens in theaters on August…

Locarno Review: The Plant from the Canaries is a Debut of Clarity, Wit, and Beauty

Never underestimate the critical desire to cite Éric Rohmer––spend enough days at a film festival and you’ll start noticing illusions…

Suspended Time Review: Olivier Assayas Blends Passions and Personal History in Breezy Comedy

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Suspended Time opens in theaters on August…

Locarno Review: A Seance of Self and Film, Blue Heron is an Astonishing Debut

In Nine Behind, one of Sophy Romvari’s earliest shorts, a young woman is heard sobbing on the phone to her…

By the Stream Review: Hong Sangsoo Excels in a More Narrative-Driven Mode 

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. By the Stream opens in theaters on…

2000 Meters to Andriivka Review: Ukrainian Documentary Captures Impossible Resilience in War

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. 2000 Meters to Andriivka opens in theaters…