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In this week’s Disc Dive we’re on the run from both the CIA and the KGB with Hopscotch. Title: Hopscotch Director: Ronald Neame Released: September 26, 1980 (Theatrical – United States) Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes Disc Format: Criterion Blu-ray Miles Kendig (Walter Matthau) is a veteran CIA agent. While on assignment in Munich, Kendig…
My final review from this year’s Locarno Film Festival is my favorite film that I’ve seen during the festival. From the “Locarno Kids Screenings” section is Paradeisa. Title: Paradeisa Director: Marleen Valien Premiered: August 11, 2026 (Switzerland – Locarno Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 19 minutes Edgar (Robert Finster) is a struggling artist and father…
Up next from this year’s Locarno Film Festival is an animated short from the “Panorama Suisse” section titled Thanks, You Too. Title: Thanks, You Too Director: Marion Täschler Released: September 3, 2025 (Switzerland – Fantoche International Animation Film Festival) Runtime: 10 minutes Two birds, an owl and an oystercatcher, meet by accident when they literally…
Welcome back to another review from this year’s Locarno Film Festival! From the “Piazza Grande” section comes Il Cileno. Title: Il Cileno Director: Sergio Castro San Martín Premiered: August 13, 2026 (Switzerland – Locarno Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes Aldo (Camilo Arancibia) is a Chilean resistance fighter who specializes in explosives. When the…
I’m sticking with short films for the next review from this year’s Locarno Film Festival. From the “Pardi di Domani – Concorso Nazionale” section comes Zrugg. Title: Zrugg Director: Lars Mulle Released: August 14, 2026 (Switzerland – Locarno Film Festival) Runtime: 13 minutes A local farmer’s livestock has come under attack. Both wildlife officers and…
Next up from this year’s Locarno Film Festival is an offering from the “Pardi di Domani – Concorso Corti d’Autore” section with Private Property. Title: Private Property Director: Deepak Rauniyar Premiered: August 8, 2026 (Switzerland – Locarno Film Festival) Runtime: 18 minutes Maya (Asha Magrati) is a Nepali immigrant working the graveyard shift at a…
Welcome back to another look at a featured Letterboxd List! This week we’re looking at A Semi-Complete Catalogue of Shout / Scream Factory! where nothing is as it seems in Accident. Title: Accident Director: Soi Cheang Premiered: September 5, 2009 (Italy – Venice International Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes An elder Triad member…
Next up from this year’s Locarno Film Festival is an offering from the “Fuori Concorso” section with Bloody Tennis. Title: Bloody Tennis Director: Nikias Chryssos World Premiere: August 7, 2026 (Switzerland – Locarno Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes Sophie (Sandra Guldberg Kampp) is a talented tennis player from Detroit, Michigan. She’s excited to…
I’m thrilled to have press accreditation for this year’s Locarno Film Festival. Over the next week you’ll be getting bonus reviews covering whatever I manage to see. First up, from the “Concorso Internazionale” section is Brave New Love. Title: Brave New Love Director: Maria Bäck World Premiere: August 9, 2026 (Switzerland – Locarno Film Festival)…
Welcome back to another installment of Disc Dive! This week we’ve got a remake on our hands with Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). Title: Fun with Dick and Jane Director: Dean Parisot Released: December 21, 2005 (Theatrical – Canada and the United States) Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes Disc Format: DVD It’s the year…