…she can barely take care of herself. He’s rebelling against the lack of authority in his home life, and the state is forced to pick up the slack. Over the…
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‘We are at war with ourselves’: Benedikt Erlingsson discusses Woman at War
…to address the fact that environmentalists and activists who are fighting to preserve the environment easily become enemies of the state. We see this all around. We see environmentalists like…
Charlatan draws parallels between a faith healer and communism
…though the papers, and eventually the state, dismiss Jan as a charlatan, Holland isn’t quite so quick to do so. For her, part of our trust in healers is about…
Visions du Réel Review: Captains of Za’atari
…Hoops Dream-esque premise of Captains of Za’atari proves a bit of a MacGuffin, as El-Arabi is more interested in the friendship between the boys and their hope for the future…
Kris Rey on her comedy of mid-30s malaise, I Used to Go Here
…with creative writing majors. She finds herself wandering over there out of nostalgia, and unexpectedly befriending the three boys who now live there: Animal (Forrest Goodluck), Hugo (Josh Wiggins), and…
Ep. 133. Berlinale 2023: Here, The Teachers’ Lounge, Delegation, and more
…Boys (Belgium/France, dir. Zeno Gratan) 37:20 Wrap up First, Alex discusses the best film of the festival she saw, Here (dir. Bas Devos), which screened in the Encounters section where…