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Talking to an old friend: our open letter to the Berlinale

06-02-2025
 

Victor Fraga - 06-02-2025

Just as he is about to attend the 75th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival,. DMovies's editor Victor Fraga writes an open letter to organisation; it feels like talking to a very old and dear friend about a very grave mistake they made [Read More...]
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Mohammad Rasoulof
2024

Victor Fraga - 28-05-2024

At the height of the The Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, a civil servant gets promoted to role that will challenge his morals, and compromise the integrity of his family - Mohammad Rasoulof's heart-stopping new drama is in cinemas on Friday, February 7th [Read More...]

Hard Truths

Mike Leigh
2024

Victor Fraga - 26-09-2024

Marianne Jean-Baptiste is the bitter wife, mum and sister from hell, in Mike Leigh's stormy family drama - in cinemas on Friday, January 31st [Read More...]

Queer

Luca Guadagnino
2024

Victor Fraga - 03-09-2024

Luca Guadagnino's adaptation of William Burroughs's early short novel (starring a drug-addicted, randy Daniel Craig) is an anodyne blend of strawberry fantasy and vanilla erotica - on selected VoD platforms on Monday, January 31st [Read More...]

Just say no to the duty of realism!

 

Victor Fraga - 26-01-2025

DMovies' editor Victor Fraga writes in defence of Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez; the fiery trans gangster musical, which received 13 Oscar nominations, has been accused or poor representation of Mexico and of trans people [Read More...]

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

Mark Cousins
2024

Victor Fraga - 04-07-2024

Painting the painter: Mark Cousins's new doc offers a peculiar glimpse into the life and work of Scottish painter Wilhelmina - on VoD on Monday, February 3rd [Read More...]

My Favourite Cake (Keyke Mahboobe Man)

Maryam Moghaddam Behtash Sanaeeha
2024

Victor Fraga - 16-02-2024

Iranian widow seeks love and affection in a society that blatantly denies women autonomy, freedom and the simple pleasures of life - gently subversive drama is now on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

The Night is Dark and Colder than the Day

Christina Friedrich
2025

Victoria Luxford - 03-02-2025

A group of school children collaborate with a German filmmaker in order to make a very different portrait of growing up - from the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

The Assistant (Człowiek do Wszystkiego)

Anna Sasnal, Wilhelm Sasnal
2025

John Bleasdale - 03-02-2025

Polish filmmakers Anka and Wilhelmina Sasnal deliver a postmodern rendering of  class bound exploitation with humour - live from Rotterdam [Read More...]

Emilia Perez

Jacques Audiard
2024

Victor Fraga - 19-05-2024

13 OSCAR NOMINATIONS: fiery trans gangster musical is fuelled by explosive Mexican soap opera devices; the outcome is guaranteed to blow you away - Cannes Jury and Best Actress winner is now on Netflix [Read More...]

Last Days

Justin Lin 
2025

Lida Bach - 27-01-2025

Justin Lin turns the true story of 26-year-old John Chau, killed in 2018 when trying to evangelise an uncontacted tribe, into a movie as misguided as its protagonist’s mission - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Those bloody vegans!!!

DMovies' reader pours her heart out as she talks about Meet Your Meat the film that changed her life forever, in emotional statement.

Women don’t cower in silence!

Thais reveals the very dirty movie that made her become the strong woman and the empowered professional that she is now!

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