In Review
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Europa Europa Film Fest 2025 - Bagger Drama
Having already won the New Directors Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Baumgartner has proved himself a deeply talented auteur to watch, reminding audiences of the fierce talent that Switzerland has to behold.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2025 - Shoot the Piano Player
Visually, this film feels like a masterclass of instinctive storytelling.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2025 - Finally, Sunday!
Occasionally awkward performances and deliveries are mostly forgiven by this fine adaption of a scandalous mystery.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2025 - Places in the Sun
What is art without family? Although providing no concrete answer, Arens does tell us that life is worth creating, and creativity comes from those around us.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2025 Review - They Will Be Dust
if you’re into making a mockery of death, ethereal dancing, classical art allegories, and ‘tacky’ playlists then They Will be Dust is the film for you.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2025 Review - Julie Keeps Quiet
What stands out the most is the ironically loud message of Julie Keeps Quiet.
Europa Europa Film Festival 2022 Film Review - Amanda
Writer-Director Carolina Cavalli’s debut Italian feature film Amanda follows the titular character as she sets about aggressively re-befriending her long-lost childhood friend turned recluse Rebecca.
Europa Europa Film Festival 2022 Film Review: Naked (4K Restoration)
What the film succeeds at that I didn’t quite expect, is how thoroughly entertaining and engaging it remains throughout its 127 minute runtime. Given its reputation, I thought it’d be rather one-note with its kitchen sink drama, but the deeply rich characters and their maniacal tendencies lent to a plot that is truly hard to predict.
Europa Europa Film Festival 2022 Film Review: Earwig
Earwig is like any insect, leaving your skin crawling more at the thought of it than what is actually physically present, though what is present proves undeniably sickening in its own right.
Europa Europa Film Festival 2022 Film Review: The Innocents
Take Chronicle, mix it with Village of the Damned, add a splash of Stranger Things, ground it with an almost social realist tone, and what do you get? The Innocents (Der uskyldige).
Europa Europa Film Festival 2022 Film Review: Brother's Keeper
Brother’s Keeper explores the tender relationship between Yusuf and Memo in a school environment as harsh and unforgiving as the snow-filled mountains they are stuck in.