Director: Daniel Hillel-Tuch Writer: Daniel Hillel-Tuch Cast: Daniel Hillel-Tuch Running time: 6mins Ahead of anything else … Peephole (2026) – 4.5 starsRead more
Author: Jack Benjamin
Journalist and critic living and working in Amsterdam.
Fifa’s ‘crap’ half-time show, and the battle for football’s soul
“I like a lot of them artists, but I thought it was crap.” Finally, Wayne Rooney … Fifa’s ‘crap’ half-time show, and the battle for football’s soulRead more
Orchid Fairy (2026) – 5 stars
Director: Keyan Miao Writer: Keyan Miao Cast: Chantal Li, Xuewei Li Running time: 15mins Director: Keyan … Orchid Fairy (2026) – 5 starsRead more
Strange, dark, necessarily vulnerable: Sam Neill, and the determination not to look away
Sam Neill is a sad and sudden loss; a grounded, empathetic performer, softspoken until he needs … Strange, dark, necessarily vulnerable: Sam Neill, and the determination not to look awayRead more
Rebirth of Venus (2021) – 4 stars
Director: Robin Noorda Writer: Robin Noorda Running time: 9mins Director: Robin Noorda Writer: Robin Noorda Running … Rebirth of Venus (2021) – 4 starsRead more
Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (2026) – 4 stars
Director: James Ciganek Writer: James Ciganek Cast: Curtis Nelson, Josh Casserly, Katie Casserly Running time: 14mins … Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (2026) – 4 starsRead more
There is something I don’t understand (2026) – 4.5 stars
Director: Sylvia Robyn Gionti Writer: Sylvia Robyn Gionti Running time: 3mins Kids say the funniest things. … There is something I don’t understand (2026) – 4.5 starsRead more
Home (2026) – 4 stars
Director: Emil Gasanov Running time: 7mins Returning to your childhood home is supposed to be comforting. … Home (2026) – 4 starsRead more
BLOCKED (2025) – 4 stars
Director: Pieter Hussaarts Writer: Pieter Hussaarts Cast: Ties Jansen, Falke De Smet, Coralie Ransbotyn, Wilma Borghuis-Albus, … BLOCKED (2025) – 4 starsRead more
The worst people you know: Backrooms is a flawed but valuable satire of corporate AI psychosis
In some ways Backrooms lives up to the hype – others, not so much. While it … The worst people you know: Backrooms is a flawed but valuable satire of corporate AI psychosisRead more