Marc van de Klashorst gropes in the dark in Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini's WAKING HOURS, a film that takes a refreshingly different approach to one of Europe's hottest hot-button topics #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Matthew Joseph Jenner delves into Taiwanese actress Shu Qi's directorial debut GIRL, a subtle, poetic drama that moves with a careful, deliberate pace #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Matthew Joseph Jenner hits the road in David Pablos' deeply immersive EN EL CAMINO, a hauntingly strange and provocative work of socially-charged filmmaking #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Matthew Joseph Jenner tries to embrace a more free-spirited existence in Valérie Donzelli's AT WORK, a solid effort from a director who seems to be finally finding her voice as a storyteller #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Marc van de Klashorst investigates the human psyche and its flaws in Leonardo di Costanzo's ELISA, a film about the reasons people do unspeakable evil that should be seen for Barbara Ronchi's masterful performance alone #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/uncategorized/…

Matthew Joseph Jenner seeks the gates of eternity in Mamoru Hosoda's SCARLET, a deft blend of fantasy, romance and adventure by a director whose curiosity about the human condition has once again manifested in compelling ways #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

A sad day has come, the last day of #Venezia82. Only three more films have to shoot for the stars on our ICS Critics Panel. Can one of them take the top spot away from good ole' Jim? Keep an eye out for it. icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Marc van de Klashorst sees Julia Jackman channel Sheherazade in her imaginative fairytale 100 NIGHTS OF HERO, a film in which she shows great panache as a filmmaker and proves to be a great storyteller #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Marc van de Klashorst is let down by the ending of Akihiro Hata's GRAND CIEL, a promising first feature that could have used a bit more ambiguity, but shows a talent at the helm #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Matthew Joseph Jenner is left frustrated by Cai Shangjun's THE SUN RISES ON US ALL, a bundle of hopelessly dull and uninteresting artistic decisions that are puzzling #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Matthew Joseph Jenner is hypnotized by Hilal Baydarov's SERMON TO THE VOID, a free-form visual essay on the search for spirituality and the experience of existing in a world where our very birth is a scientific marvel #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Marc van de Klashorst hugs a tree in Ildikó Enyedi's sensory sensation SILENT FRIEND, a film that is just as political and as vital as the films that try to show us the horrific reality of human connection failing #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

John Lynn finds himself in a ghost story in Nadia Latif's THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT, a haunted elegy of inheritance and repentance, where the sins of history echo in every room #TIFF50 icsfilm.org/festivals/toro…

John Lynn goes to court in Lucrecia Martel's NUESTRA TIERRA, a film that is both an ethnography and a political act, an act of remembrance and resistance #TIFF50 icsfilm.org/festivals/toro…

Cláudio Alves finds a dead body in Nicolás Pereda's COPPER, a film whose most incisive observations are sculpted into the negative space of the viewer’s experience #TIFF50 icsfilm.org/festivals/toro…

Less than an hour until the official awards ceremony of #Venezia82 starts. But what did our ICS Critics Panel think were the best films on the Lido? Here is our definitive grid, with Ildikó Enyedi nabbing victory on the last day. icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

John Lynn sees that Cato Kusters' JULIAN is not simply a film about rights, but about presence, in which two actresses create a portrait of intimacy so convincing that it transcends performance #TIFF50 icsfilm.org/festivals/toro…

Matthew Joseph Jenner wonders if it is possible to divide love in Antonio Capuano's L'ISOLA DI ANDREA, a poignant and achingly beautiful exploration of fractured love #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Marc van de Klashorst goes looking for Franco Maresco in his mockumentary UN FILM FATTOR PER BENE, a strong entry in the body of work of Italy's most irreverent director #Venezia82 icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…

Matthew Joseph Jenner caps off our #Venezia82 coverage with the closing film, Cédric Jimenez's CHIEN 51, in which clean, solid direction and a strong cast anchor the film icsfilm.org/festivals/veni…