The Currents

“It’s like you never came back.” Eerie and alienating stuff, first act is really good with an opening that’s incredible and short on dialogue but the more it goes on the more it kinda loses itself a little. Hypnotic at times, the quiet rhythm, the patient camera, the way…

Bruno

starts off extremely promising (including fantastic opening titles), then goes on being too predictable for a while, just to shift into an incoherently floating journey close to surrealism, visibly disconnecting the audience (massive amount of walkouts at this point). as…

shookone

The lighthouse sequence is as thrilling as anything I’ve seen at the fest. Slightly frustrated by the final minutes, which feel out of character—for the heroine and the film—otherwise, this is some strong, confident filmmaking, like Tsai’s The River by way of Jean-Claude…

Darren Hughes

In the opening minutes of The Currents we see Lina tossing an award statue in the trash and exiting the reception, wandering the streets at night a la Vertigo, and finally crossing a bridge before hurling herself into the icy waters below — an event which happens so quickly…

Mario

Strong start, but lost the plot a little toward the third act

emmaschieffer

So so so many thoughts. First and foremost, this might be the only film to capture magic on digital. I dare say if this were shot on film, it wouldn’t be there. I can’t remember the last time I soared this much while watching something. This is the best argument for small…

Miles Lauterbach

As someone who disassociates and/or daydreams often I felt very seen by this film ChiFilmFest #19

Marya E. Gates

This lacked so much of the freakery it could've had. Freak fumbled

sming

The hair stuff was really getting to me. Rich people problems but done in that kind of Antonioni-aping way that appeals to me

Mark Hanson