The 2025 Berlinale runs through February 23. hit the titles to read the full reviews.

In a bravura theatrical performance, Ethan Hawke makes the lyricists genius truly pathetic.

The subtext ofGirls on Wireis more powerful than what passes as the plot.

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(Clockwise from top left) ‘Mickey 17’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Blue Moon’ and ‘The Ice Tower’Berlinale

And through it all, there is a sense of imminent danger.

It is surprisingly watchable, though.

The thought-provoking satire is a not-that-absurd look at where we just might be headed as a society.

Robert Pattinson, Timothée Chalamet, Andrew Scott, Tilda Swinton during the opening of the Berlinale and holds her Honorary Golden Bear, Rose Byrne winning the Best Leading Performance Award for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” and Dag Johan Haugerud with the Golden Bear for “Dreams (Sex Love)” award

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How well its moody atmosphere and slowly unfolding story will play in a loungeroom is open to question.

In the cinema, it is utterly immersive.

And there is nothing dull about life inThe Safe House.

But thats the problem: Its all rather too predictable.