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Berlin Film Festival

A man wearing round glasses and a thick coat holding a camera, standing in a snowy street.
Festivals

Mr Jones – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

Agniesz­ka Holland’s biopic of Welsh jour­nal­ist Gareth Jones is one of the most pow­er­ful films at this year’s Berlinale.
A woman with long hair sits at a table in a cafe, pensively looking out of a window while holding a cup of coffee.
Festivals

Fourteen – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

Amer­i­can film­mak­er Dan Sal­litt deliv­ers a del­i­cate, sub­tly dev­as­tat­ing por­trait of friend­ship and depression.
Two people wearing outdoor clothing, one in a yellow and blue jacket, the other in a red hoodie and jacket, standing on a city street.
Festivals

Light of My Life – first look review

by Lou Thomas

Casey Affleck directs this father-daugh­ter sur­vival dra­ma set in a world with­out women.
Two people, a man and a woman, seated in a room with books and curtains visible in the background.
Festivals

The Kindness of Strangers – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

This year’s Berlin Film Fes­ti­val gets off to an inaus­pi­cious start care of Lone Sherfig’s fusty New York ensem­ble drama.
Woman with long dark hair facing away from camera, wearing a pink top, against a blurred background.
Festivals

Touch Me Not – first look review

by Elena Lazic

Adi­na Pintilie’s Gold­en Bear win­ner com­pris­es super­fi­cial images of unsim­u­lat­ed sex and peo­ple with disabilities.
Woman in aqua loungewear with child riding stuffed giraffe toy in luxury home interior.
Festivals

Generation Wealth – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Doc­u­men­tar­i­an Lau­ren Green­field speaks to the wealthy and the weary in this bold, per­son­al med­i­ta­tion on mon­ey and obsession.
Close-up of a woman with dark, curly hair and a serious expression, in low lighting.
Festivals

Madeline’s Madeline – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

Josephine Deck­er returns with a com­mand­ing, emo­tion­al­ly brac­ing study of teenage psychosis.
A woman wearing a colourful floral print shirt stands in a park setting with trees in the background.
Festivals

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Gus Van Sant reunites with Joaquin Phoenix for an odd­ball com­e­dy-dra­ma about dis­abil­i­ty and addiction.
A woman in a polka dot top using a landline telephone.
Festivals

Unsane – first look review

by Matt Thrift

Steven Soderbergh’s uncon­ven­tion­al iPhone movie is one of his strangest offer­ings to date.
Blurred image of young people in a dance studio, with one person standing in the foreground.
Festivals

L’Animale – first look review

by Hannah Strong

A teenage girl on the cusp of adult­hood begins to ques­tion what she wants out of life in this sur­pris­ing­ly nuanced Aus­tri­an drama.