In a heatwave in seaside Marseille, three roommates are forced to confront their lives after an incident in Noémie Merlant’s dark comedy The Balconettes. Continue reading
The Adventurers (aka Da mao xian jia) (1995) [Eureka Entertainment]
Available now from Eureka Entertainment
A man seeking payback for his family’s murder goes undercover and falls for the daughter of his target.
THE WAILING [SIFF2025]
Three women are stalked and haunted across generations by a supernatural force in the disappointing and formless horror film The Wailing.
Nora (2025)
A songwriter who has all but given up on her dreams of stardom moves back to her hometown, where she’s confronted with memories of her past and ghosts of a life she may not have been ready to give up after all, in Nora.
F*CKTOYS [SIFF2025]
A sex worker embarks on an odyssey across the desolated landscape of Trashtown in the wild and vibrant F*cktoys, written, produced, directed, and starring Annapurna Sriram.
Yakuza Wives (aka Yakuza Ladies, aka Gokudô no onna-tachi)(1986) [88 Films]
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The wife of an imprisoned Yakuza is helping guide his gang and their wives while her little sister gets raped and eventually married her rapist to then become a Yakuza wife attached to a different gang.
INVENTION [SIFF2025]
An actress searches to know her deceased father in Invention, an odd narrative/documentary mix.