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Posted by Trevor Hogg on Feb 17, 2026

2026 Berlinale Review: Four Minus Three

Barbara lives a joyful life as a clown with her partner and their two children; when a tragic accident takes her family, she is left alone. A harmonious family life seems to be shared to between a couple and their young son and daughter. Both of the parents are clowns, with Heli doing avant-garde performances in front of theatre audiences while Barbara entertains children at the local hospital. Tragedy...

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Posted by Sunny Ramgolam on Feb 11, 2026

Review: Wuthering Heights – “Jacob and Margot smoulder together on screen”

Director Emerald Fennell sets “Wuthering Heights” in quotes to signify how loose this adaptation of the book is. Set in mid-19th-century Yorkshire, the novel is famous for its contribution to Gothic literature, the tumultuous relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff, and their impact on everyone around them. Emerald has crafted a film that resembles the one she imagined when she first...

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Posted by Francesco Cerniglia on Feb 6, 2026

Review: Twinless – “a highly compelling and thought-provoking piece of filmmaking.”

If there’s a film you need to go in totally blind this year, make sure it’s Twinless. Its genre-meshing and structure-bending artistry is something to behold but unfortunate spoilers would ruin the fun of experiencing not just the twisted premise but especially the emotional payoff of James Sweeney’s extremely clever and thematically poignant sophomore feature. After all it’s no fluke that Twinless won...

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Posted by Sarah Louise Dean on Feb 4, 2026

Review: The Masterstroke Storytelling of The Mastermind

She’s notoriously private, so we can only assume that Kelly Reichardt’s work reflects her own persona: highly-skilled and visually stunning, quietly revealing human stories. Most of Reichardt’s work has an earthy, grounded quality, with an ecological message that’s never forced upon the viewer. And apart from Night Moves, Reichardt’s treatise on eco-terrorism, she has stayed...

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Posted by Sarah Louise Dean on Feb 4, 2026

Review: A Private Life is a Public Delight

Nobody truly knows what’s going on in another person’s head, however, Rebecca Zlotowski’s A Private Life (Vie Privée) explores whether therapists have a better idea than most in this star-studded black comedy. Jodie Foster plays Lilian Steiner, an American therapist living in Paris. When her long-term client, Paula (Virginie Eifira) doesn’t turn up for a session, Lilian knows that...

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Posted by Trevor Hogg on Feb 2, 2026

Sundance 2026 Review: Union County

Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amid the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio. Returning to his hometown to received drug addiction treatment, Cody struggles to reorient himself and connect with those around him; he is living inside of a car and finding himself being taken back into the world of having one more fix by his foster...

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Posted by Trevor Hogg on Feb 2, 2026

Sundance 2026 Review: Bedford Park

Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American woman in her 30s, faces her emotional past. When her mother’s car accident brings her back to her parents’ home, she meets the man responsible for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and they form a loving connection. Audrey is having trouble getting pregnant and her protest at work about cutbacks leads to a suspension. On...

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Posted by Trevor Hogg on Feb 2, 2026

Sundance 2026 Review: Josephine

After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her. Josephine is taught by her father that being scared does not do anyone any good as she attempts to run out of the garage before the garage door closes. There is a close relationship between them that involves a playful...

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Posted by Phil on Feb 17, 2026 in action, All, drama, Film | 0 comments

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Posted by Mike Spring on Feb 17, 2026 in All, DVD/Blu-ray, Film, Reviews | Comments Off on What’s New in Home Video & Pop Culture – February 17th, 2026 – Predator: Badlands, All The President’s Men, Ben Hur, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Deathstalker and more

So, there was no column last week because I only had two titles to review and...