In my room: while the big-name titles were relatively modest, there was nothing small about more formally expansive films like Dry Ground Burning and Jet Lag
Light touches: this year’s slate was dotted with life-affirming standouts like Claire Denis’s Fire, Mikhaël Hers’s The Passengers of the Night, and more
Cross the breeze: as this year’s selection demonstrated, Rotterdam’s main competition slate stands as arguably the foremost platform for adventurous new talent on the international festival circuit
Catch the drift: though many films seemed to be chasing the success of Get Out, a number of excellent fiction features at this year’s festival played by their own rules
Fresh perspective: the nonfiction lineup ran the gamut from the exploitative provocation of Jihad Rehab to the genuinely moving uplift of jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
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