In her sophomore feature MARIE MADELEINE, writer, director, and star Gessica Généus explores freedom and religion in today’s Haiti through the experiences of her two protagonists. Free-spirited Marie, a prostitute, and kind-hearted Joseph, an evangelist, meet by chance and quickly grow a bond. They both face criticism and pressure from their peers and relatives for […]
Blaise – Cannes 2026
Fans of the awkward moments in Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Office will likely get a kick out of Jean-Paul Guigue and Dimitri Planchon’s adult animated film BLAISE. Carole (Léa Drucker), Jacques (Jacques Gamblin), and their teenage son Blaise (Timéo) are all conformists who don’t want to offend anyone and just want to be liked. […]
Hold Onto Me
Writer/director/co-editor Myrsini Aristidou’s father-daughter drama HOLD ONTO ME, set in the island of Cyprus, is sure to move anybody who had a complicated relationship with a parent growing up. Iris finds out that her deadbeat father Aris is back in town. Since he is heavily in debt and entangled with dangerous people, he has no […]
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Walter Thompson-Hernández’s IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME, which is part of the 2026 Seattle International Film Festival lineup, is an instant candidate for the most poetic film of the year. It starts and ends with a soul-wrenching rendition of This Bitter Earth by Jon Batiste, who is an executive producer on the film. […]
The Condor Daughter
Álvaro Olmos Torrico’s coming-of-age story THE CONDOR DAUGHTER, tells the story of Ana, the midwife of a rural community in the Bolivian Andes, and her apprentice and adopted daughter Clara, who sings ancient hymns during deliveries. It offers a look at the generational divide and the clash between old and new values in this part […]
Hen
I remember watching György Pálfi’s debut feature Hukkle years ago and loving it. Hen, another dialogue-sparse film, which follows a hen’s journey trying to survive, did not disappoint. There is seamless camerawork and excellent use of music. A romantic scene of sorts set to a Greek love song and an escape scene featuring a vocalise […]
Late Fame
Kent Jones follows his feature directorial debut Diane with Late Fame. Stylistically, it is a departure from that quiet and powerful film. Jones explores what it means to be an artist in this accomplished and more accessible indie that dissects the downtown NYC art scene. Willem Dafoe is excellent as a long-forgotten poet, who suddenly finds […]
Obsession
Watching Obsession has to be the best medicine for unrequited love. Curry Barker’s horror movie is by turns unsettling and terrifying. A film about longing and desperation radiating this level of danger from start to finish is something I don’t think I have witnessed before. Inde Navarrette is phenomenal committing herself 100% to the role. We […]
I Love Boosters
Boots Riley once again proves himself to be a true original with the hilarious, surrealist satire I LOVE BOOSTERS, the Opening Night Film of the 2026 Seattle International Film Festival. Colors burst onto the screen as soon as the film starts. The maximalist visual aesthetic highlights the extremities of the political system it criticizes. Keke […]
Iván & Hadoum
Ian de la Rosa’s feature directorial debut Iván & Hadoum is a tender love story set against the beauty of the coastal city of Almería in Andalusia. Iván (Silver Chicón), a greenhouse manager anxiously awaiting a long-overdue promotion, and Hadoum (Herminia Loh), a recently hired Spanish-Moroccan worker, start having feelings for one another, but conflicts […]