If you’re looking for answers, Mungiu and his film don’t have them, just the questions. It’s up to you to decide how you want to answer them.

Charting the collision between academia and spirituality over the course of 100 years, Hungarian auteur Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is an enthralling study of both scientific and personal discovery.

It would have been logical for Robinson to leverage his Hollywood connections and his talent for incendiary imagery into a provocative, starry filmmaking debut. But First Light, his first feature as writer and director, is a determinedly minimalistic effort.

The Invite is a different kind of lewd comedy, there’s no nudity or a truly explicit love scene. Rather, it discusses the lewd, how different couples are sexually. It’ll make you think about your own neighbours; what are they really like behind those closed doors? If they’re anything like Hawk and Pína, you may just want to invite them over for your own dinner party if you’re open-minded enough.

The Captive may not do enough to earn classic status, but Amenábar does deliver a highly entertaining, contained adventure with solid pacing, compelling characters, and an engaging plot. Some may have a problem with its liberal recounting of history, but if met on its own terms, it is sure to captivate.

As expected, it was just as poetic and articulate as you would expect from a film narrating the life of Franz Kafka. 

John Carney’s Power Ballad (2026) is a heartwarming yet unremarkable musical comedy that misses a lot of notes.

The film is a must watch for fans of the surreal and the strange, and a must skip for fans of the French monarchy.

A Private Life is notable as the foreign language film debut of Foster, but somewhat fails to leave a lasting impact, despite many promising elements. 

Pop Star Anne Hathaway is Haunted by a Slow Narrative…

Port of Shadows isn’t very cheerful, and it makes for poor escapist entertainment, but good work is important, never mind the subject.

Seisaku’s Wife is a must watch in theatres. Those who have the opportunity to experience it during Cinema Reborn’s upcoming screenings aren’t in for the most pleasant watch, but a nonetheless moving experience.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is the perfect girls' night out movie.

Todd Solondz’ Happiness is an ensemble film set in New Jersey and driven by passionate yet disillusioned characters.

If you’re into Greek history, cultural identity, the politics of war, and hating the British, then Kapodistrias is the film for you. 

The biopic covering the first half of the King of Pop’s rise to superstardom offers electrifying concert performances, true to life actors, and not much else. 

The Stranger exists at the razor’s edge of complacency. Ostensibly revisionist and stylistic, but also perfectly content to operate within the already existing canon of the novel, not ever straying too far or getting too experimental in its approach. 

The Drama reminds viewers that they are not what they almost did, and to give each other a chance to start over.

The film being the winner of the Enrico Fulchignoni Award, an award given at the Venice Film Festival to films that best represent UNESCO values, is perhaps the best summation of what this film strives for.