Loss of a loved one hits differently across cultures, and Forestera explores grief from the perspective of a young Spanish woman while on holiday in Mallorca. Cata (Zoe Stein) and her sister Eva (Martina García) are clearly enjoying their time with their grandma Catalina (Marta Angelat) and grandpa Tomeu (Lluís Homar). They have a special …
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FlixChatter Review: The President’s Cake (2025) – A profoundly moving journey of survival through the eyes of a 9-year-old Iraqi girl
Sometimes you just want to watch movies to escape reality, but there are times when it’s beneficial to see a film that puts things into perspective. Watching a movie like The President’s Cake makes all my first-world issues feel minuscule, practically non-existent. Never has a school draw been so nerve-wracking. 9-year-old Iraqi girl Lamia and …
FlixChatter Double Reviews: featuring directorial debuts of Kristen Stewart – ‘The Chronology of Water’ & Kate Winslet – ‘Goodbye June’
Welcome to FlixChatter’s first double reviews edition of 2026! Today’s theme is the directorial debut by a pair of acclaimed actresses: Kristen Stewart and Kate Winslet. The Chronology of Water is a film that tells the story of a woman who battles through childhood abuse, addiction, and toxic relationships, ultimately discovering her voice through writing. …
FlixChatter Review – DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (2025) | Not quite an epic farewell, but still delightful for franchise fans and period-drama lovers
The end has finally come to the long-running series by Julian Fellowes, which premiered in September 2010. It’s pretty much 15 years to the day that the last film of the trilogy will be released. The first film revolves around the upstairs/downstairs tensions of the Crawley family as they get ready for a visit from King …
FlixChatter Review: THE GLASSWORKER – Pakistan’s gorgeous, Ghibli-inspired first hand-drawn animated feature
I learned recently that Latvia’s Oscar-winning movie Flow wasn't the only animated movie sent to the Oscars last year. Pakistan also put forward an animated feature, marking the first from their country, as their official entry for the international feature film category. Interestingly, just like Flow, The Glassworker is also a debut feature, directed by …
MSPIFF 2025 Review: LUZ – Isabelle Huppert stars in a cross-continent tale about rediscovering human connection via VR technology
Luz is a fascinating exploration of connection with the use of technology, notably virtual reality, as characters living on two different continents collide in a VR world. It opens with a mythical translucent deer strolling the street of an LED-lit modern city. These fascinating and mysterious visuals are what fuel Flora Lau’s second feature, which …
MSPIFF 2025 Review: Chinese romance drama BOUND IN HEAVEN
My first film I saw at MSPIFF is this romance drama set in Wuhan, China. One fateful night, a successful, beautiful woman, Xia (Ni Ni), crosses paths with ticket scalper Xu (You Zhou) when she tries to get tickets to her favorite artist, Wong Faye. Sparks fly between them, and they have what seems to …
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