Venice 2026: Sabu’s ‘Arrested Memory’ is a Breezy, Bumbling Masterclass in Action-Comedy
By Alex Billington | September 7, 2026 In a film landscape often dominated by heavy-handed prestige dramas and somber, sociopolitical critiques, the 2026 Venice Film Festival has offered a much-needed jolt of adrenaline and absurdity. Veteran Japanese…
The Comedy of Oblivion: Sabu Returns with the High-Octane ‘Arrested Memory’
By Alex Billington September 3, 2026 In the ever-evolving landscape of international cinema, few auteurs possess the kinetic, genre-bending energy of the Japanese filmmaker known simply as Sabu (Hiroyuki Tanaka). As the autumn festival circuit prepares…
The Archive as Resistance: Lana Daher’s Do You Love Me and the Mapping of Lebanese Memory
In the absence of a unified national archive, how does a nation remember itself? For Beirut-based multidisciplinary artist Lana Daher, the answer lies in the fragments—the discarded home movies, the grainy newsreels, the snippets of independent cinema,…
The Erasure of Memory: Rafael Manuel’s Filipiñana and the Architecture of Colonial Indifference
Editor’s note: This review was originally published on January 23, 2026, following the film’s debut at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The film is set to open at New York City’s Film Forum on Friday, August 28, with a wider theatrical expansion to…
The Architecture of Memory: Reframing Asian Nonfiction at the 15th TIDF
The 15th edition of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF), held this May, served as more than a mere showcase of contemporary nonfiction; it functioned as a vital interrogation of history, trauma, and the evolving role of the lens in East…
Echoes of Beirut: Lana Daher’s Do You Love Me and the Architecture of Memory
In the landscape of contemporary documentary filmmaking, few works dare to tackle the fragmented soul of a nation with as much visceral ambition as Lana Daher’s debut feature, Do You Love Me (2026). A kaleidoscopic, 76-minute journey through seven…
The Architecture of Memory: How Christopher Nolan and Jennifer Lame Redefined the Cinematic Epic
In the landscape of modern blockbuster filmmaking, few partnerships have proven as transformative as the creative synergy between director Christopher Nolan and editor Jennifer Lame. Their latest collaboration, the 2026 epic The Odyssey, represents not…
A Legacy of Love: Kate Cassidy Honors Liam Payne’s Memory Two Years After His Passing
The world continues to grapple with the profound loss of Liam Payne, the former One Direction star whose sudden death in October 2024 left a void in the music industry and the hearts of millions. Nearly two years after the 31-year-old artist tragically…
A Two-Decade Odyssey: How Sabu’s ‘Arrested Memory’ Finally Found Its Form
After nearly twenty years of development hell, spanning multiple continents and shifting creative landscapes, the acclaimed Japanese director Sabu is finally bringing his ambitious thriller, Arrested Memory, to the screen. Set for high-profile debuts at…
Fragments of a Fractured Land: Lana Daher’s Do You Love Me and the Archive of Memory
In the landscape of contemporary documentary filmmaking, few works manage to capture the elusive, haunting nature of collective trauma as viscerally as Lana Daher’s debut feature, Do You Love Me (2026). A kaleidoscopic, 76-minute assemblage of seven…
