The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival February 15th-25th, 2018 Berlin, Germany by Marko Domazet Here we are Loose Lippers – it’s February and time for Berlinale. The town of pretzles, good coffee and decently priced booze did not disappoint. Like in previous years, the main festival hub was based around Potzdammer Platz, but the […]

Damsel Directed by David and Nathan Zellner Starring Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, David Zellner and Nathan Zellner by Marko Domazet Take the cornerstones of a classic western – a hero on a rescue mission, a drunken sidekick, a native American, a damsel in distress – defy the expectations and hey presto, you’ve got Damsel. Samuel […]

Person to Person Directed by Dustin Guy Defa Starring Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Bene Coopersmith, George Sample III, Philip Baker Hall, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Michaela Watkins, Olivia Luccardi, Ben Rosenfield, Buddy Duress, Eleonore Hendricks, Benny Safdie, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Okieriete Onandowan, Brian Tyree Henry, Steve Urbanski, Craig Butta, Dakota O’Hara and David Zellner […]

by Joanna Orland with contributions from Ruth Thomson The third Sundance London Film and Music Festival brought cinematic highlights and talent from the Utah festival to a British audience.  A festival for filmmakers as much as film lovers, Sundance has the independent spirit which is missing from larger festivals such as Cannes, Venice or Toronto. […]

Directed by David Zellner Starring Rinko Kikuchi by Joanna Orland When the film Kumiko the Treasure Hunter said it was based on a true story, I thought it was simply a nod to Fargo.  It turns out that it IS based on a true story… and what a story it is… Rinko Kikuchi plays title […]