Vier minus drei Review: Grief Rendered Without a Safety Net
★★★★☆
Valerie Pachner delivers a devastating performance in this unflinching, autobiographical Berlinale drama about surviving unimaginable loss.
A gutting, unsentimental portrait of grief.
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★★★★☆
Valerie Pachner delivers a devastating performance in this unflinching, autobiographical Berlinale drama about surviving unimaginable loss.
A gutting, unsentimental portrait of grief.
★★☆☆☆
Ludwika Paleta and Juanpa Zurita are game, but this age-gap romance sequel mistakes manufactured jealousy for genuine conflict.
Thin conflicts, thinner insight.
★★★★☆
Didem İnselel anchors a patient, quietly devastating drama about a disappearance that forces one family to reckon with years of unspoken resentment.
Restrained, aching, deeply humane.
★★½☆☆
A forbidden 1975 romance between an Igbo teacher and a Northern officer aims for reconciliation but settles for tidiness.
Well-acted, historically timid
★½☆☆☆
A divorced couple's fake-vacation premise has real comic potential that this formulaic sequel mostly leaves on the table.
Familiar, forgettable, occasionally funny.
★★★★☆
Olive Nwosu's Sundance-winning debut turns a Lagos cab driver's late nights into a vivid study of friendship, survival, and self-invention.
A confident, textured debut
★★☆☆☆
A magical age-swap premise set among the ruins of Ephesus can't quite justify its own running time.
Cute idea, thin execution.
★★☆☆☆
A promising folklore premise about Central Java's most feared stretch of road gets buried under too many competing ideas.
Atmospheric setup, muddled follow-through.
★★☆☆☆
A time-travel gimmick can't disguise that this family spy franchise has nothing new left to do.
Kids might enjoy it; everyone else can skip it.
★★½☆☆
Funke Akindele's record-breaking family drama connects with audiences even as its glossy staging and telegraphed twists frustrate critics.
Crowd-pleasing but creatively cautious