India’s Kerala government has directed organizers of the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to proceed with all scheduled screenings, escalating a standoff with New Delhi after the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting denied censor exemption clearance to 19 selected films. The decision follows days of disruption at the state-backed international festival, which […]
Dhurandhar (2025) is a defiant spy thriller that entertains, educates and exposes the fault lines of global hypocrisy © by film critic Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI) [lalitmax2022@gmail.com]
Introduction : When a commercial film turns into a political flashpoint
Cinema occasionally reaches a moment where it ceases to function merely as entertainment and instead becomes a...
A report about 56th IFFI 2025: From a silver bear to a haunted vacuum cleaner: An experienced and knowledgeable film critic’s chronicle of world cinema, chaos and conversations that focused solely on cinema © by film critic Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI) [lalitmax2022@gmail.com]
The 56th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 was, for me, an experience of...
Fifty-four short films (and not all world premieres) were selected from a whopping 11,480 submissions to be part of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
On November 24, 2025, the filmmakers of You’re No Indian received a cease-and-desist letter from attorneys representing the Pechanga Band of Indians and Chairman Mark Macarro. The letter demands that all screenings and distribution of the film be stopped, asserting concerns about research and representation.
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written by: Jènna Kharroubi Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 13th December 2025 We are now 2 days into the All Asian Independent Film Festival, and the schedule is busier than ever as we get on with the festival activities. We’re tracking every moment of the festival as it unfolds in Cambodia and delivering it right to […]
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We're looking for a Project Coordinator to deliver workshops and screenings to various prison populations in HMP & YOI Polmont.
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Dust Bunny (Bryan Fuller, 2025) 2½ out of 5 stars After years spent creating offbeat and terrifying characters on TV, acclaimed showrunner Bryan Fuller (Paramount+’s Star Trek: Discovery series) makes his feature directorial debut with Dust Bunny. We follow Aurora (Sophie Sloan), a young girl convinced that a monster under her bed ate her family. […]
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Ella McCay (James L. Brooks, 2025) 1 out of 5 stars Born in 1940, James L. Brooks has been around for a while, making a deserved name with hit 1970s shows such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff, Rhoda, and then with movies like the 1983 Terms of Endearment (for which he […]
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