Acquired Cinema

Distribution Watch: Berlinale 2026

Tracking which titles have North American distribution from the 2026 edition of the Berlinale

Feb 10 • C.J. Prince

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Counterprogramming: Montreal Critics' Week 2026

The Montreal Critics' Week provides a glimpse at how festivals can create alternative spaces to engage with films compared to their high profile…

Feb 9 • C.J. Prince

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November 2025

Review: Urchin (2025, dir. Harris Dickinson)

Dickinson's feature debut is a blend of good and bad instincts in its portrayal of a homeless drug addict

Nov 3, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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October 2025

The Pleasures (and Displeasures) of Provocation

On Todd Rohal's Fuck My Son! and Radu Jude's Dracula

Oct 29, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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August 2025

Distribution Watch: Venice 2025

Tracking which titles from Venice 2025 have North American distribution

Aug 19, 2025

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Locarno 2025: Dry Leaf, A Balcony in Limoges, Phantoms of July, Two Seasons Two Strangers

Thoughts on four films from the Locarno Film Festival, including this year's Golden Leopard winner

Aug 18, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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Locarno 2025: With Hasan in Gaza

Kamal Aljafari's documentary, compiled from MiniDV tapes in 2001, is a powerful rumination on memory in the face of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza

Aug 12, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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Locarno 2025: Legend of the Happy Worker

Duwayne Dunham wraps a critique of capitalism in a hokey, Disney-like fable with mixed results

Aug 7, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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June 2025

The 2025 Half-Year Check In

Sinners! Warfare! and 9 other films

Jun 30, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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April 2025

Distribution Watch: Cannes 2025

Tracking which titles from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival have North American distribution

Apr 15, 2025

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March 2025

Slamdance 2025 Part Three

Reviews of Portal to Hell, Banr, American Theater, and The Hole Story

Mar 2, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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February 2025

Slamdance 2025 Part Two

Reviews of Richard Hunter's Foul Evil Deeds and Bean McKee's Fanboy

Feb 27, 2025 • C.J. Prince

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