The opening scene of Kazuhiko Yamaguchi’s Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972) tells you everything you need to know about the film, its principal character and the events to follow. Yamaguchi places us ...
As earthly circles of hell go, modern-day Newark is in an altogether different, gentler category from post-WWII Leningrad. Still, in Kantemir Balagov’s long-awaited third feature “Butterfly Jam,” ...
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar shortlisted short film Extremist is getting the feature treatment, with the project boarded by arthouse ...
The machine has yet to be invented that can tie up all the loose ends in Kantemir Balagov’s third feature, a puzzling family drama set in the small, tight-knit community of Circassians in New Jersey.
Cannes film festival: The Irish actor plays a disillusioned Circassian chef with a knack with animals in Kantemir Balagov’s clunky third film All talented directors are allowed an off moment in their ...
Heretic ending explained reveals whether Sister Paxton survives, why the butterfly appears, and how Reed’s twisted faith test ...
Kantemir Balagov’s ‘Butterfly Jam’ is a softer, affectionate follow-up to ‘Beanpole,’ led by Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough, and ...
Harry Melling and newcomers Tahla Akdogan and Jaliyah Richards also star in this third feature from Russian director Kantemir Balagov, who had an international breakthrough in 2019 with ‘Beanpole.' ...
The latest in our ongoing series of writers celebrating their most rewatched comfort films is a pick for 1996’s revealing and relatable romantic thriller ...
The Director’s Fortnight sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival has become a target of debate in recent years, sometimes viewed ...