Tag: Berlinale
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Berlinale 2024 roundup
This has not been a great year to associate oneself with the Berlinale. The festival got off to a bad start when it invited two right-wing-extremist politicians to the opening ceremonies, a choice which goes against the festival’s own explicit anti-fascist ethos. I have to sign an anti-fascist pledge to be granted my press pass,…
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2023 in movies
As ever, my review archive is here. In 2023 I attended seven film festivals, only possible because Sundance and Tribeca continue to allow critics to work remotely, as do the London trifecta (Flare, LFF and Raindance) to a limited extent. I also reviewed 127 movies for publication, which is an average of one every three days,…
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Berlinale 2023 roundup
This was only the second film festival I have attended in person as a critic, and it was a pretty good one. I watched 37 movies and wrote reviews of 34 of those (the other three were not new, and while I will probably write a piece about the impact of the work of Sandra…
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