Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak appear in Birds of War by Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Habak Films. One of the world’s biggest celebrations of nonfiction cinema returns to Amsterdam as the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam […]
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Paper Tiger (James Gray, 2026) 1 out of 5 stars It’s never a good sign when a movie character becomes ill, suffering from a deadly disease, and one’s response is a shrug. Yes, in theory we feel bad because we are not sociopaths, but within the narrative the illness feels like a gimmick to ratchet […]
On February 19, be among the first to watch a restored version of the original Star Wars (1977) in theaters on thousands of screens globally. The film will be released in digital and film formats, including IMAX 70mm, Digital IMAX,…
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Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner “Fjord” will open the 26th European Film Festival Malaysia (EUFF) on Nov. 26 at TGV Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. This year, for the first time, some of the festival’s films will also go to home audiences through Malaysian media and entertainment group Astro. The festival runs through Dec. 13 under the […]
Boutique sales company Asian Shadows has acquired “Vertigo Garden,” the new feature from Chinese filmmaker and animation artist Lei Lei, ahead of its world premiere in the Envision Competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). This is Lei’s second feature. IDFA has also nominated it for the Beeld en Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award, […]
Few festivals celebrate the art of bringing dynamic, real-life stories to the screen quite like DOC NYC. For more than 15 years, the New York City event has championed nonfiction filmmaking, showcasing the work of visionary documentarians for audiences who want to see the world through a different lens. It’s a mission that resonates deeply […]
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The Cairo Film Festival has come under fire for attempted censorship from Turkish director Ferit Kılıç who has pulled his feature film “Dancing Angels” from the event in protest. According to reps for the director, “Dancing Angels” had been selected as a Cairo Critics Week competition entry. This was announced during the fest’s Oct. 12 […]
Loves Company (Jason Laurits, 2026) 3 out of 5 stars We all know the common phrase that alludes to experiencing trouble and wanting to share it with others and/or be around those having the same issue. Well, with director Jason Laurits’ debut feature Loves Company, and with the fact that the synopsis of his film […]
De Gaulle: Résistance (Antonin Baudry, 2026) 3 out of 5 stars I am half-French, born to an American father and French mother, and spent my childhood in the company of my maternal grandparents, who took me with them on summer vacations through the Hexagon while telling tales of their country’s past. They venerated Charles de […]
Panorama | Generation | Forum & Forum Expanded at the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation Films by and discussions with Volker Koepp, Tawfik Sabouni and Anne Kodura [...]