Some may find this terribly mawkish, but Spielberg is still the undisputed master of emotional manipulation, and I say this with gratitude, because it reminds me of the magic of moviemaking.
Spielberg’s first animated feature is ‘Indiana Jones’ meets ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ in one of the year’s most entertaining movies.
While it isn’t as narratively bold and exciting as some of Studio Ghibli’s best works, there is still an emotional story about family and complicated pasts lying within.
Gorgeous visuals and extraordinary sound design as expected from avant-garde filmmaker Amit Dutta, but it’s more meandering than usual despite the unusual sci-fi concept.
A surprisingly uneven film with a lack of character and historical focus on 1937 Nanking.
A disturbing and occasionally powerful look at youths with suicidal tendencies through the off/online realms that they inhabit.
Herzog’s take on capital punishment from a humanistic standpoint – haunting, hopeful, and strange.
A recovering drug addict leaves his rehabilitation centre for a day to visit his acquaintances in this restrained, melancholic if also warmly empathetic second feature by Joachim Trier.
Not top-tier Almodovar, but he fashions an unsettling, and at times, outlandish treatment on both psychological and gender identities.
Shot in the Punjabi language, Gurvinder Singh’s Venice Orrizonti-selected first feature is both meandering and meditative at the same time, with fine attention to environmental detail.
