By David Pountain Italian director Maria Sole Tognazzi’s latest feature, Me, Myself and Her (original title: Io e lei), is a two-woman love story that takes on an unusually late stage in the relationship. While […]
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By David Pountain Writer/producer/director/actor Brian Petsos has been making the rounds of American comedy for a few years now. Between appearances in Bridesmaids and SNL spin-off MacGruber, Petsos has produced and directed several shorts, received writing […]
By David Pountain Directed by Aleksi Salmenperä Gothenburg Film Festival review Even when made with the best of intentions, environmental fiction can be a chore to sit through, often providing the best examples of how good […]
By David Pountain Josh Kim’s short documentary, Draft Day, takes a brief snippet of LGBT life in Thailand to reveal the larger society at a curious juncture characterised by the shifting attitudes of the 2010s. […]
By David Pountain Anette Belley’s understated short La Traverse is that rare coming-of-age film to respect the nuances and gradualism of the coming-of-age process. Set across a few hours in a single day, the French-Canadian picture […]
By David Pountain Directed by Ming Jin Woo International Film Festival Rotterdam review From its pensive opening minutes to its quiet revelation of a conclusion, the present day Malaysia of Ming Jin Woo’s The Second Life of Thieves […]