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Film Is A Fine Affair

Film Is A Fine Affair is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Vassilis Kroustallis.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
70/100
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025) Vassilis Kroustallis 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' is a welcome mix of Western tropes and queer drama, not always realized to its fullness; it still works as a deeply empowering story of an era (the AIDS epidemic).
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
80/100
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (2025) Vassilis Kroustallis Marlee Matlin is a multifaceted character (actress, activist), and her portrayal should address all those aspects in a measured and justified way. 'Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore' does this competently and with calm passion.
Posted Jun 26, 2025  Edit critic review
70/100
Blitz (2024) Vassilis Kroustallis It is honest, sometimes inspired, and empathetic most of the time -in its own, mildly revisionist way.
Posted Dec 09, 2024  Edit critic review
75/100
Sebastian (2024) Vassilis Kroustallis Sebastian' is an ultimately absorbing and a little disturbing film; it makes you root for a character whose ambitions overpower his common human sense.
Posted Oct 27, 2024  Edit critic review
70/100
The Summer with Carmen (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis Thoroughly modern, and contemporary, and presents a view of the Greek gay men scene from the inside out.
Posted Oct 14, 2024  Edit critic review
70/100
Quiet Life (2024) Vassilis Kroustallis Coolly appealing and executed with flair.
Posted Sep 01, 2024  Edit critic review
70/100
Block Pass (2024) Vassilis Kroustallis In a film that could have been overtly emotional or even impressionistic, Cherollier keeps a hard rein on a realistic take including both his cinematography ( and his scene composition
Posted May 26, 2024  Edit critic review
80/100
Memory (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis Translates all its misery predicament into investigative questioning
Posted Dec 23, 2023  Edit critic review
Mysterious Ways (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis It has genuine faith in the betterment of people and communities along with them
Posted Dec 19, 2023  Edit critic review
65/100
Remy & Arletta (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis It has the look of a DIY film and the nerve of young filmmakers wanting to go beyond the essentials. Worth watching
Posted Oct 30, 2023  Edit critic review
70/100
Adventures In The Land Of Asha (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis Canadian film director and editor Sophie Farkas Bolla crafts a heartwarming (even if settled in familiar territory) tale about difference and acceptance in her feature film, 'Adventures in the Land of Asha'.
Posted Oct 25, 2023  Edit critic review
65/100
Tótem (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis Everything in Lila Avilés' soul-searching, investigating, and heartfelt but not heart-breaking film 'Totem' seems destined to say that luck and chance can work magic
Posted Oct 25, 2023  Edit critic review
80/100
A Silence (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis An unquestionably solid and revealing film
Posted Sep 26, 2023  Edit critic review
70/100
Broadway (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis Sometimes timid in its drama and interactions, but not shortsighted in telling us what the characters feel behind their own performances
Posted Jun 24, 2023  Edit critic review
75/100
Inshallah a Boy (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis It supports admirably its cause all along and gets us a fresh, insider view of a woman who definitely needs to vigorously assert herself at all costs.
Posted May 20, 2023  Edit critic review
70/100
Almamula (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis 'Almamula' proceeds rather too cautiously in its symbolic exploration, but satisfies with its broad spectrum of sexually fluid (and true) reactions that sound believable and engaging at the same time.
Posted Mar 09, 2023  Edit critic review
65/100
Disco Boy (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis Disco Boy is short on reasoning, and its magical narrative will obscure the whys of its characters. But it is also a film that is meant to be showcased, and that's as effectively and competently done as any.
Posted Mar 09, 2023  Edit critic review
45/100
Golda (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis 'Golda' lets you travel with its main character, but it ultimately leaves more questions open about Golda Meir, and still looks like an unfinished piece of borscht.
Posted Mar 09, 2023  Edit critic review
75/100
Delegation (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis 'Delegation' juxtaposes the individual with the communal in such an uneasy balance that feels real and contemporary enough.
Posted Mar 09, 2023  Edit critic review
60/100
Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis More imposing than contentful, 'Ingeborg Bachmann: Journey In the Desert' won't fall into the trap of easy dramatic exploitation, but it would certainly not highlight a human character apart from the bipole of victim and perpetrator.
Posted Mar 09, 2023  Edit critic review
75/100
Mutt (2023) Vassilis Kroustallis 'Mutt' succeeds in being an insightful and cherished film about a trans character without seemingly really trying
Posted Mar 09, 2023  Edit critic review
65/100
Phantom Project (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis A worthwhile, ghost-infused, daily LGBT+ life effort.
Posted Dec 28, 2022  Edit critic review
80/100
Blue Jean (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis 'Blue Jean' succeeds in showing that the middle-of-the-road approach in identity issues is never a good guide for happiness -but a fine guide for drama.
Posted Dec 28, 2022  Edit critic review
75/100
Enys Men (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis Enys Men' is definitely a slow-burn film, and the narrative signs of folk horror start from the mundane and the almost enjoyable or congenial to more disturbing, and somatic-related.
Posted Oct 23, 2022  Edit critic review
80/100
Robe of Gems (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis A really potent work, which knows how to explore its cinematography and editing to the maximum advantage,
Posted Oct 23, 2022  Edit critic review
60/100
Concerned Citizen (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis 'Concerned Citizen' is a fine reminder of the need to constantly readdress rights and privileges, but it uses a very heads-on approach to address issues that are not eradicated by a simple act of redemption
Posted Oct 23, 2022  Edit critic review
75/100
107 Mothers (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis It has an empathetic and humane eye to all of its characters, as a tender family member embraces their children.
Posted Oct 23, 2022  Edit critic review
70/100
Blanquita (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis Blanquita' won't surprise or pose more questions than we already know about. But it is done competently, and its character duo is always ready to climb up or down the moral ladder -making the film in turn a valuable experience to watch.
Posted Oct 23, 2022  Edit critic review
75/100
The Path (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis It manages to move the moral compass from one point to the next; it lingers at times (especially in the second act), but offers a non-rosy, believable ideal of a world where children can take responsibility for their own actions and still survive.
Posted Oct 23, 2022  Edit critic review
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019) Vassilis Kroustallis Even though the tried and tested narrative patterns here are evident, the film lets its characters breathe, feel and act through.
Posted Mar 09, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Breaking (2022) Vassilis Kroustallis '892' looks mostly a film that counts on general tropes; yet it is still a well-made film, that brings its point to a secured end
Posted Feb 03, 2022  Edit critic review
Luzifer (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis With some shocking scenes (but fitting its theme), 'Luzifer' creates a world of concentrated energy you don't want to visit -and yet you somehow feel compelled to do so
Posted Jan 04, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
The Hole in the Fence (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis A skillful attempt to bring a reality usually (and understandably) hidden from view; it will mobilize its various actors in an orchestrated way.
Posted Dec 23, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Erasing Frank (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis The film's treatment of its material sometimes looks too sprawling, yet it has its moments of audience being lost in repetitive scenes, plus an assured lead performance.
Posted Dec 23, 2021  Edit critic review
Playground (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis It takes only 72 minutes, but it feels like an aeon in the intense (but never claustrophobic), beautifully observed study of school bullying in Laura Wandel's first feature film Playground (Un certain monde).
Posted Dec 23, 2021  Edit critic review
Moon, 66 Questions (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis Moon, 66 Questions is at heart a familiar reconciliation attempt and story, which takes you by the hand to witness a first-person personal crisis.
Posted Aug 07, 2021  Edit critic review
Mission Ulja Funk (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis The film has its spirited energy, well-attuned performances and a direction that offers a still refreshing take of the old road-movie film concept
Posted Aug 07, 2021  Edit critic review
Softie (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis Samuel Theis' sophomore feature 'Softie' is an ultimately intellectually affecting coming-of-age drama, whose main character needs just to make some smart, calculated moves to elicit audience identification
Posted Aug 07, 2021  Edit critic review
Landscapes of Resistance (2021) Vassilis Kroustallis Unapologetically partisan, and carefully constructed to showcase its subject and her own past-to-present life journey, Landscapes of Resistance is an intimate and heartfelt portrait of a woman.
Posted Feb 11, 2021  Edit critic review
The Macaluso Sisters (2020) Vassilis Kroustallis Its deftness in exploring deep sororal affection, anger and discouragement matches an almost soothing landscape where traumas can finally rest.
Posted Sep 12, 2020  Edit critic review
Apples (2020) Vassilis Kroustallis Apples is a good bite of mourning withheld, less surrealistic than its premise would entail; it goes for a light touch of humanity, and its narrative closure is familiar, but still welcome.
Posted Sep 12, 2020  Edit critic review
Motherland (2019) Vassilis Kroustallis Motherland is a an absorbing, not always secure but honest entry of a boy into the New Old World.
Posted Sep 01, 2020  Edit critic review
Comets (2019) Vassilis Kroustallis Thoughtful without being solemn, it secures an immediate identification with its characters and their own past-to-present trajectory.
Posted Jun 14, 2020  Edit critic review
Son of Sofia (2017) Vassilis Kroustallis Son of Sofia needs to expand its individual isolation story in a manner more solid and conspicuous; but the coming-of-age story, which is effectively thwarted, is evidenced in this crisply edited film, full of fairytale characters vying for attention.
Posted May 31, 2020  Edit critic review
Little Girl (2020) Vassilis Kroustallis It is caring, precise and leaves space for its central character to breathe.
Posted Mar 09, 2020  Edit critic review
Marioneta (2019) Vassilis Kroustallis Marionette is a rather incomplete but still comely effort on acting your dreams out -without overacting.
Posted Dec 31, 2019  Edit critic review
Cat in the Wall (2019) Vassilis Kroustallis Exercising a less firm hand over the amount of drama the film really wants to allow, Cat in the Wall still purrs with genuine affection and attracts your attention
Posted Dec 13, 2019  Edit critic review
Oleg (2019) Vassilis Kroustallis Kursietis successfully mounts tension in a gripping drama of characters which won't stray away from its main target: to show that a European dreamer can be a contradiction in terms.
Posted Nov 30, 2019  Edit critic review
My Friend the Polish Girl (2018) Vassilis Kroustallis As a study in personal (rather than national) loneliness, My Friend the Polish Girl is a crisp, somehow unfinished, but still personal study of a woman looking for intimacy.
Posted Nov 09, 2019  Edit critic review
Pause (2018) Vassilis Kroustallis The film is observant, and Mishiali uses deftly its main character towards her self-regulated journey to freedom.
Posted Aug 04, 2019  Edit critic review
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