At the #Berlinale World Premiere of THE BALLAD OF JUDAS PRIEST,we spoke with directors Sam Dunn & Tom Morello! 🔥 Read what they told @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social about Judas Priest, Rob Halford, the heavy metal community, songs that feel special to them & more! #interview @judaspriestof.bsky.social

"A striking cinematic achievement of impeccable sound design, bold directorial choices, and an unforgettable lead performance. " Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of ROYA and don't miss it at the Berlinale! #Roya #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale

"It’s an entertaining ride for a while, and even an amusing one, but it never fully earns the wicked grin it keeps flashing." Read Roberto's review of HOW TO MAKE A KILLING, out Friday in US theaters! #HowToMakeAKilling #GlenPowell #MargaretQualley #ZachWoods

Polly Findlay’s MIDWINTER BREAK highlights the extraordinary talents of Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds, but sadly doesn’t do much more. Read Hayley's review and watch it Friday in theaters! #MidwinterBreak

"Who killed Narciso? Does it even matter, when society has already numbed half the country and turned the other half into monsters & persecutors?" Marcelo Martinessi draws from real life & asks all the right questions in the Asunción-set NARCISO! Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

"It took Hammer 18 years to direct Queen at Sea after his feature debut, Ballast (2008). We can only hope it won’t take as long for him to emotionally crush us again." Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of the "incredibly poignant" QUEEN AT SEA, now at the Berlinale! #Berlinale2026

"It feels like there’s a very poignant, moving story hidden somewhere deep within Mundruczó’s latest film, but the screenplay seems unable to draw anything meaningful from this promising setup." Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review of the Amy Adams-starring AT THE SEA! #Berlinale #Berlinale2026

"What happens to those whose government betrays them, leaving them without a national identity to be proud of?" Patric Chiha's crucial documentary explores the silent impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the country’s youth. Read @jwalters204.bsky.social 's review of A RUSSIAN WINTER!

With fantastic performances from Tut Nyuot, Sekou Diaby, Stephen Graham and the whole cast, ANIMOL defies stereotypes and challenges toxic masculinity. Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's review from Berlin! #Animol #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale loudandclearreviews.com/animol-film-...

Liz Sargent’s TAKE ME HOME is a moving snapshot of a small family in Florida who struggles to meet one another’s unique caregiving needs. Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review from the Berlinale! #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale #TakeMeHome loudandclearreviews.com/take-me-home...

Ethan Hawke and Julia Jones shine in this "brilliantly old-school and straightforward tale" with immense atmosphere but slightly underwhelming payoff. Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of Padraic McKinley's THE WEIGHT! #TheWeight #Berlinale #Berlinale2026

"A film of two tales that never fit together properly." Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of Elle Sofe Sara's ÁRRU, now at the Berlinale! #Arru #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale loudandclearreviews.com/arru-2026-fi...

This confident, understated drama from Geneviéve Dulude-de Calles reflects on a variety of questions in increasingly interesting ways! 🤩 Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of NINA ROZA! #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale

A teenager feels the pressure of his father's pornography business seeping into his own life in TRULY NAKED, a film that wants to make a bold statement but refuses to delve into any of its themes. Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's review from the Berlinale! #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale

A life-changing moment sees a group of four people of different generations form a family in Anthony Chen's WE ARE ALL STRANGERS (Wo Men Bu Shi Mo Sheng Ren)! Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review from the Berlinale! #Berlinale2026 #berlinale loudandclearreviews.com/we-are-all-s...

"Its bold direction and dynamic visuals are captivating, but it feels like the film is really trying to make a statement without being entirely sure what that statement is." Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review of Dara Van Dusen's A PRAYER FOR THE DYING! #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale

Isabelle Huppert is a melodramatic marvel in this strangely alluring horror comedy from Ulrike Ottinger! Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of THE BLOOD COUNTESS (Die Blutgräfin) from the Berlinale! #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale #IsabelleHuppert loudandclearreviews.com/the-blood-co...

"A gorgeous narrative vehicle for Sandra Hüller, who completely steals the show from start to finish." Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review of ROSE, an effective character study from Markus Schleinzer! #Rose #SandraHuller #Berlinale2026 #Berlinale loudandclearreviews.com/rose-2026-fi...

Religious hysteria and violent revolts run riot in Emin Alper’s remarkably effective thriller about a decades-old land feud! 🤩 Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of SALVATION (KURTULUŞ)! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Berlinale #Berlinale2026 loudandclearreviews.com/salvation-ku...

"By the end of PAPAYA, you will have been stressed, joyous, depressed, and ecstatic during this little seed’s journey from her tree all the way through the Amazonian rainforest." Read Jordon's review of this dialogue-free animated tale from Priscilla Kellen! #Berlinale2026 #BerlinFilmFestival

George Jaques's SUNNY DANCER is the ‘chemo camp’ coming-of-age movie you didn’t know you needed! 🤩 Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's review from the Berlinale! 😍 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #SunnyDancer #BellaRamsey #NeilPatrickHarris #Berlinale #Berlinale2026 loudandclearreviews.com/sunny-dancer...

At times supremely enchanting and at others wholly baffling, Jérémy Comte's feature film debut is a confounding filmic experience. Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of PARADISE from the Berlinale! #Berlinale2026 #BerlinFilmFestival

This dark and twisted story from Hanna Bergholm subverts what audiences have come to expect from the horror genre, replacing it with something seemingly ordinary and mundane. Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review of NIGHTBORN (Yön Lapsi)! #Nightborn #Berlinale #Berlinale2026

OUR SECRET (NOSSO SEGREDO) takes the universal concept of a family dealing with grief and presents it in a way that’s deeply naturalistic but lacks ambition. Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review from the Berlin Film Festival! #Berlinale #Berlinale2026

This deeply entertaining film feels like it’s constantly tripping over itself with its attempts to be subversive and shocking 😕 Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review of Karim Aïnouz's ROSEBUSH PRUNING! #RosebushPruning #Berlinale2026 loudandclearreviews.com/rosebush-pru...

"This fascinating structure from Gomis eventually becomes a clear masterstroke." Alain Gomis's DAO is "an intoxicating, unforgettable experience"! 🤩 Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review from Berlin! loudandclearreviews.com/dao-gomis-fi...

"The photography of BUCKS HARBOR is truly gorgeous, but the main memorability of the documentary comes from these intensely real character portraits that we witness over its runtime." Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of Pete Muller's documentary! #BucksHarbor #Berlinale2026

"Through its story of displacement and repression, YELLOW LETTERS reaches a potent conclusion about how political injustice manages to survive in the face of genuinely good, moral people who want to bring it down." Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review of İlker Çatak's new film! #Berlinale

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE hits U.S. theaters today, and the #Berlinale screening is also tonight! 🤩🔥 @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social spoke with DOP JAMES WHITAKER about working with Gore Verbinski, the “punk rock script,” building the set, shooting the film, the state of the world & more!👇

"It’s not just a family drama about grief and loss, nor is it always a gripping mystery with high stakes and clever twists. It’s both of these things in well-balanced measures." Read @jwalters204.bsky.social's review of Leyla Bouzid's IN A WHISPER (À Voix Basse)! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Berlinale

Bart Layton’s CRIME 101 feels like a throwback to classic 90s heist dramas! 🤩🔥 Read @edgorteg.bsky.social's review! loudandclearreviews.com/crime-101-mo... ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #Crime101

"For better and worse, it’s a film that refuses moderation, daring the audience to either surrender to its intensity or reject it outright." Read Roberto's review of Emerald Fennell’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS! #WutheringHeights #JacobElordi #MargotRobbie loudandclearreviews.com/wuthering-he...

This eye-opening, quietly heartrending documentary shows a schoolteacher’s small yet brave acts of resistance as his school changes following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review of the Oscar-nominated MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN, out now! #MrNobodyAgainstPutin

This religious horror film is as disturbing for what it implies as for what it shows! 🤩 Read @themnmovieman.bsky.social's review of DIABOLIC, out next Friday in select theaters & VOD! #Diabolic @brainstormmedia.bsky.social loudandclearreviews.com/diabolic-202...

Despite a committed performance from Willa Holland, THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT lacks the atmosphere, coherence, believability and interactivity of the game. Read @sebazava.bsky.social's review and watch it this Friday! loudandclearreviews.com/the-mortuary... #TheMortuaryAssistant

This "staggeringly animated" underdog story boasts a fantastic cast and an effective emotional center, despite treading a relatively predictable narrative. Read @maxfromquebec.bsky.social's review of GOAT, out Friday! 🔥 #GOAT #GOATmovie #animatedmovie #whattowatch

Ahead of GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE's Feb 13 release, we spoke with star Haley Lu Richardson about the "ride" of reading the script, Sam Rockwell, and how her character’s journey inspired her own! 🤩 Read what she told @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social & watch the full clip of the interview! 😍👇

ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU hits UK cinemas today! Read @maxfromquebec.bsky.social's review of this "difficult but necessary watch" from Cherien Dabis! #AllThatsLeftOfYou loudandclearreviews.com/all-thats-le...

MY FATHER'S SHADOW is out now in U.S. theaters and in U.K. and Irish cinemas! 🤩 Read what cinematographer Jermaine Edwards told @willstot94.bsky.social about his work on the film, the worldbuilding, his influences and more! #MyFathersShadow #cinematography

"The kind of movie that throws an absurd concept at you, shrugs and says to just go with it, and funnels an entertaining, crowd-pleasing story through it." Read @josephtomastik.bsky.social's Sundance review of LEVITATING! 🔥🤩 #Sundance2026 loudandclearreviews.com/levitating-f...

"There are movies that grow on you over time after you finish watching, but IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME grew on me during the viewing process itself." Walter Thompson-Hernández's film will take you to bittersweet & oddly cathartic places! Read @josephtomastik.bsky.social's review from Sundance! 🤩

"While it may pitch itself as a campy mockumentary [...], labelling the film so plainly undervalues the hard-hitting, contemplative message at its core." Read Hayley's review of Aidan Zamiri's Charli XCX-starring THE MOMENT! 😍🔥 #TheMoment loudandclearreviews.com/the-moment-2...

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE hits theaters this month, and we interviewed director Gore Verbinski about making the film, its themes, the opening monologue, and more! Read what he told Serena and watch the full clip of the interview! 🤩🔥👇 #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie #GoreVerbinski #interview

The 2026 Berlin Film Festival is almost here, and we made a list of 20 movies to watch this year! 🤩 Read @jwalters204.bsky.social, @willstot94.bsky.social & @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's Berlinale recommendations before the calendar comes out next week! 🔥 #Berlinale #BerlinFilmFestival

"BUTTERFLY starts promisingly, but instead of transforming into something better, it unfortunately turns into something worse." Renate Reinsve and Helene Bjørneby shine as sisters with a traumatic past in this mixed bag from Itonje Søimer Guttormsen. Read @sebazava.bsky.social's review from IFFR!

HANGING BY A WIRE suitably tells a frightening true story through raw footage and reenactments, though it fails to fully explore the factors around that story. Read @josephtomastik.bsky.social's review from Sundance! #Sundance2026 loudandclearreviews.com/hanging-by-a...

"As far as my first impressions go, its reach seems beyond its grasp, even if that grasp still has something to it." Read @josephtomastik.bsky.social's review of Kogonada's ZI, now at the Sundance Film Festival! #Kogonada #Sundance2026 loudandclearreviews.com/zi-kogonada-...

A witty Joe Keery and a fantastic Georgina Campbell lead COLD STORAGE, a black comedy at heart that manages to be both gory and funny throughout its 99 eccentric minutes! 🤩🔥 Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #ColdStorage #JoeKeery #GeorginaCampbell

Rachel Lambert's CAROUSEL puts a distinctly soft, meditative spin on a familiar type of story, making the most out of great performances and calm meditations on life and love. Read @josephtomastik.bsky.social's review from Sundance! #Sundance2026 #Carousel #JennySlate #ChrisPine @sundance.org

"Not a second went by in which I felt I could look away from JOSEPHINE but also didn’t desperately want to." Beth de Araújo's masterfully acted, edited & directed film plunges into the darkest depths of childhood trauma. Read @josephtomastik.bsky.social's review from #Sundance! 🔥 @sundance.org