Film
Features & events
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The seven best docs on Netflix
STREAMING TIPS: From timely new docuseries "Pandemic: How To Prevent An Outbreak" to a highly nuanced Miles Davis feature, unique perspectives on the US political system well worth your time and a fascinating take on unexpected fame. Enjoy our picks! Read more
Mar 20, 2020
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16 of Berlin's best cinephile hotspots
Berlinale is over, but there are plenty of places around the city for cinephiles to get their film fix. We've scouted out the best cine-pheric watering holes, museums and silent movie nights. Plus the top spots for memorabilia and old-school rentals! Read more
Mar 9, 2020
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Karim Aïnouz on why his characters don't cry
INTERVIEW! Ahead of his Berlinale Panorama premiere for "Nardjes A." on Feb 23, we met the acclaimed Brazilian in his Neukölln studio to talk championing strong, resilient women, joy as a form of resistance and the film that broke his heart. Read more
Feb 21, 2020
Out now! Our reviews
The Perfect Candidate ⋆⋆⋆
OUT NOW! A gently empowering fable, director Haifaa Al-Mansour's return to Saudi Arabia concerns itself with women’s rights and entrenched prejudices. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
Onward ⋆⋆⋆
OUT NOW! Fresh from its Berlinale premiere, Pixar’s latest offering is an original story about parenthood and cherishing what you have but lacks the staying power of the studio's other titles. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
La Vérité (The Truth) ⋆⋆
OUT NOW! The encounter between one of Japan’s most vital filmmakers and two French thespian heavyweights promised much, but delivers only a middling melodrama. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
Bloodshot ⋆⋆
OUT NOW! With a dispiriting opening, a semi-decent post-Act I twist reverses things. However, it can't overcome its failings. Overall an aggressively derivative flick. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
For Sama ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆
OUT NOW! A profoundly stirring documentary that shows the camera’s power to denounce barbarism, crystalize facts, and as proof of the human soul’s defiant nature. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
