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This week Sri Lanka gets crossed off my Letterboxd Map with The Red Suitcase. Title: The Red Suitcase Director: Fidel Devkota Premiered: September 8, 2023 (Italy – Venice Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes The film opens with a phone call in Nepalese. We don’t see it, we can only hear what’s being said.... The post The Red Suitcase (2023) appeared first on I've Scene That! .
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... The post Hopscotch (1980) appeared first on I've Scene That!…
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... The post Paradeisa (2026) appeared…
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... The post Thanks, You Too (2025)…
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... The post Il Cileno (2026) appeared…
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... The post Zrugg (2026) appeared first on…
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... The post Private Property (2026) appeared…
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... The post Accident (2009) appeared first on I've Scene…
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... The post Bloody Tennis (2026) appeared…
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)... The post Brave New Love (2026) appeared first…
