All articles by Carmen Gray
Sonne offers a nuanced portrait of Vienna’s diaspora communities
Winner of the Berlinale Best First Feature Award, Kurdwin Ayub’s Sonne authentically captures the ‘always online’ nature of contemporary life with its story of three teens who go viral after filming a music video parody.
By Carmen Gray
Dark Glasses is a misfire from Dario Argento
By Carmen Gray
Both Sides of the Blade explores the irresistible and stupid nature of desire
By Carmen Gray
Friends and Strangers uses a fragmented narrative to explore the dark side of Australia’s history
By Carmen Gray
Encounter takes unexpected turns on an apocalyptic sci-fi road trip
By Carmen Gray
A Space in Time explores parental bonds and societal stigmas in a family living with disabilities
By Carmen Gray
Charlatan diagnoses fear and malady in post-war Czechoslavakia
By Carmen Gray
10 classic films from Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia: a Klassiki watchlist
By Carmen Gray
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn pokes Romania’s hypocrisies in the eye
By Carmen Gray
Mr. Bachmann and His Class instils migrant wisdom in a new Germany
By Carmen Gray
Forgotten treasures of the multiplex
By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others
Where to begin with Sergei Parajanov
By Carmen Gray
Where to begin with Andrei Tarkovsky
By Carmen Gray