Joseph Owen

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
  • Berlinale
    First Cow

    As the William Blake proverb attests, man is defined by his friendships. Blake’s...

  • Berlinale
    Funny Face

    This is a film of surfaces, for better or worse. Strikingly stylised, as if it...

  • Berlinale
    Time to Hunt (Sa-nyang-eui-si-gan)

    This excellent revenge thriller carries itself with real...

  • Berlinale
    The Salt of Tears (Le Sel des Larmes)

    Where to start with this wretched film? Listing a set...

  • Berlinale
    One of These Days

    A dramatic retelling of S R Bindler’s 1997 documentary Hands On A...

  • Berlinale
    Mogul Mowgli

    This intriguing drama stars Riz Ahmed as Zed, a fledgling British-Pakistani...

  • Berlinale
    Minamata

    Johnny Depp tries to animate his recently moribund filmography with a...

  • Berlinale
    Malmkrog

    Romanian New Wave stalwart Cristi Puiu opens Berlin’s Encounters sidebar,...

  • Movie
    Long Day’s Journey into Night

    Technically impressive, gradual and ethereal, Bi Gan’s Long Day’s...

  • Film festivals
    The Tree House (Nhà cây)

    The poetry of The Tree House is in its high concept framework...