Review of Afire (The News Lens International)

My review of Afire (Roter Himmel 2023) has been published by The News Lens International. Check it out here!

Review of Ferrari (The News Lens International)

My review of Ferrari (2023) has been published by The News Lens International. Check it out here!

Thoughts on The Ascent (Voskhozhdeniye / Восхождение 1977)

Larisa Shepitko’s The Ascent (Voskhozhdeniye / Восхождение 1977) is a subjective cinema masterpiece. This picaresque tale of two Soviet partisans during the Nazi occupation of Belarus was shot with utmost intentionality; Shepitko demanded that every word, action, gesture, and camera movement be internally motivated, and it shows!

Review of Fair Play (The News Lens International)

My review of Fair Play (2023) has been published by The News Lens International. Check it out here!