Loving Vincent (2017)
Starring: Robert Gulaczyk, Jerome Flynn, Douglas Booth Directed by: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Loving Vincent is certainly one of the most lavish and elephantine animated films […]
Month: June 2021
Photon (2017)
Starring: Andrzej Chyra, Karolina Kominek Directed by: Norman Leto Rating: ★★★★☆ Łukasz Banach (a.k.a. Norman Leto) has not rested on his laurels over the past years. The fairly […]
The Lure (2015)
Starring: Kinga Preis, Jakub Gierszal, Michalina Olszanska, Marta Mazurek Directed by: Agnieszka Smoczyńska Rating: ★★★★☆ Take the symbol of Warsaw, strip her attributes off except for the tail, […]
Spoor (2017)
Starring: Agnieszka Mandat, Jakub Gierszal, Miroslav Krobot, Wiktor Zborowski Directed by: Agnieszka Holland Rating: ★★★★☆ A few cineastes in Poland have the power of prophecy. Coupled with women’s […]
Afterimage (2016)
Starring: Bogusław Linda, Aleksandra Justa, Zofia Wichłacz, Krzysztof Pieczyński Directed by: Andrzej Wajda Rating: ★★★☆☆ What Andrzej Wajda’s legacy will mean to future generations? The Polish director […]
Communion (2016)
Starring: Marek Kaczanowski, Nikodem Kaczanowski, Magdalena Kaczanowska, Ola Kaczanowska Directed by: Anna Zamecka Rating: ★★★★☆ 2016 was certainly a memorable year for Polish cinema in Locarno, at […]
Pitbull – Tough Women (2016)
Starring: Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Joanna Kulig, Maja Ostaszewska, Magdalena Cielecka Directed by: Patryk Vega Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Unlike the reboot of Ghostbusters in the United States, the third episode […]
Hatred (2016)
Starring: Michalina Labacz, Vasili Vasylyk, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Izabela Kuna Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski Rating: ★★★★☆ Some detractors might think the release of Wołyń (Hatred) was cunningly planned beforehand. […]
Smolensk (2016)
Starring: Beata Fido, Lech Łotocki, Redbad Klynstra Directed by: Antoni Krauze Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Despite being excluded from the main competition, Antoni Krauze’s controversial picture about the Smoleńsk catastrophe […]
The Last Family (2016)
Starring: Andrzej Seweryn, Dawid Ogrodnik, Aleksandra Konieczna Directed by: Jan P. Matuszynski Rating: ★★★★☆ Zdzisław Beksiński’s oeuvre has been rediscovered after his tragic death one decade ago. It’s […]