Heavy Metal Gods Take a Bow
The studded leather stage garb, the ear-splitting falsetto and thrashing guitars of a bunch of heavy metal gods…
Warwick Thornton’s Indigenous Australian Western
An experienced cinematographer before he turned to directing, Warwick Thornton has a feel for the Central Australian desert…
A Beguiling Mountain Retreat of a Movie
There are no luxuries and only the most essential comforts on offer at the remote Alpine refuge where…
Charli XCX Supports Ukraine Amid ‘The Moment’ Partier’s Russia Ties
As Charli xcx‘s The Moment makes its festival rounds, the pop star’s pivot to acting has resulted in…
Juliette Binoche in a Strong Dementia Drama
Lance Hammer was the toast of the town in 2008 with his hard-hitting, Mississippi-set coming-of-age drama “Ballast.” The…
A Chronicle of Burgeoning Nigerian Filmmakers
Another week, another cacophony of discourse about whether AI-generated filmmaking is actually creativity, and whether creative people can…
A Deeply Moving Reflection on Immigrant Identity
The immigrant experience is most often discussed, and most easily understood, as one of an entire person’s movement…
Amy Adams Tries, But Melodrama Disappoints
Apparently Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó intends his latest film, At the Sea, to be the middle part of…
Sandra Huller Gets Her Greatest Role Yet
Photo: Schubert/ROW Pictures/Walker+Worm Film/Gerald Kerkletz In Markus Schleinzer’s Rose, the lead character, played by the mesmerizing Sandra Hüller…
Sandra Hüller as 17th Century Woman Passing as a Man
The title role in the austerely beautiful character study Rose is such a thrilling fit for Sandra Hüller…
Dua Lipa Surprises Berlin at Callum Turner’s Rosebush Pruning Premiere
Dua Lipa made a surprise appearance at Berlin Film Festival on Saturday night to accompany her fiancé, Callum…
Berlin Selection ‘Light Pillar’ Unveils New Clip
Variety is exclusively unveiling a new clip from “Light Pillar,” the feature debut from Chinese writer-director Xu Zao,…