5
… spectacle without substance: a film that gestures toward scandal and intensity but offers little emotional resonance or intellectual insight in return.
As always, the Berlin Film Festival has delivered some surprises. Perhaps the moment that has gained most traction was at the premiere of Rosebush Pruning on Saturday night when Callum
Last year, Gia Coppola and Pamela Anderson swept into the San Sebastian Film Festival with their film The Last Showgirl, receiving the prestigious Special Jury Prize amidst standing ovations. This
7.5
... a remarkably consistent chuckle machine, lean and confident, that reminds an audience that sometimes it’s okay to just point at something funny and laugh like a fat spider.
8.5
… a richly constructed and moving tale of devotion and obliteration.