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The Unbalanced (Zošalieť)

Zuzana Piussi
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 26-11-2022

Nadia's dream home turns into a nightmare after a neighbour from hell pushes her over the edge - Slovakian blend of comedy and horror premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Jailbird

Andrea Magnani
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 26-11-2022

Can we escape our inner turmoils? Giancarlo aches to goes back to the prison cells that nurtured him, but the cost of his return could be too dear - Italo-Ukrainian film premieres at the Official Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Wastetown (Shahere Khamoush)

Ahmad Bahrami
2022

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2022

Iranian filmmaker delivers magnificent piece of black and white, slow cinema about a mother released from prison and desperate to be reunited with her son - from the Official Competition at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Punch

Welby Ings
2022

Victoria Luxford - 25-11-2022

New Zealand drama blends boxing with gay romance, in a story that hits viewers right in the face - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Accident (O Acidente)

Bruno Carboni
2022

Victoria Luxford - 25-11-2022

Inspired by a true "accident", this debut Brazilian feature delves straight into challenging subject matter, grabbing you from the very beginning of a story that grows into a compelling moral maze - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Ginji the Speculator

Ryuichi Mino
2022

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2022

A noble child vegetable seller grows up to become a powerful and sly trader at the rice exchange, in 18th century Japan - cutesy fable is in Offical Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Cold as Marble (Mermer Soyugu)

Asif Rustamov
2022

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2022

A ruthless father is released from prison only to torment his adult son's life, in this quietly disturbing psychosexual drama from Azerbaijan - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

January

Viesturs Kairišs
2022

John McDonald - 25-11-2022

Young Latvian filmmaker uses his camera as a weapon of resistance against Soviet occupiers, in this sombre lover letter to the art of cinema - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Three Thousand Numbered Pieces (Haromezer Szamozott Darab)

Ádám Császi
2022

Victoria Luxford - 24-11-2022

Theatre director and Roma actors discuss their traumatic life, in this ambitious play-within-a film story - Hungarian drama premieres at the Rebel with a Cause strand of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Job Interview (Entrevista Laboral)

Carlos Osuna
2022

Victoria Luxford - 24-11-2022

Experimental to the extreme, this dirty gem from Colombia portrays a young rapper and the impressive urban landscape that surrounds him - from the Rebel with a Cause strand of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

And Yet We Were All Blind (Toi Non Plus Tu n’As Rien Vu)

Beatrice Pollet
2022

Victor Fraga - 23-11-2022

French courtroom drama investigates a very little known tragedy that befalls a small yet very real number of women and their families: pregnancy denial - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Servus Papa, See You in Hell

Christopher Roth
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 23-11-2022

Imagine growing up in a place where sex is allowed, but love forbidden? Well, there was once a commune in Vienna where just that happened... in the Official Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Night (Natt)

Mona J. Hoel
2022

Victor Fraga - 23-11-2022

A horrible disease befalls the mother of two small children, sending her on a quest to get a divorce before she dies - extremely clumsy Norwegian drama premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Remember to Blink

Austėja Urbaitė
2022

John McDonald - 23-11-2022

French couple adopts two Lithuanian children, in a multilayered and clever psychodrama packed with an explosion of emotions - watch it for free in December only with ArteKino 2025 [Read More...]

The Man Without Guilt

Ivan Gergolet
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 22-11-2022

A hospital cleaner becomes the caretaker of the man who once destroyed her life - moving tale of forgiveness premieres at the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]

Corsage

Marie Kreutzer
2022

Victor Fraga - 22-11-2022

Gently subversive portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria boasts a magnificent lead (Vicky Krieps) and manifold poetic ruses - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

Aurora’s Sunrise

Inna Sahakyan
2022

John McDonald - 22-11-2022

Filthy genius documentary offers very some harrowing and compelling insight into the Armenian Genocide of 1915, and it's on animation - from the 31st Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Piece of my Heart

Dana Nechushtan
2022

Victor Fraga - 22-11-2022

Friendship between two ballerinas is repeatedly tested by competition, invidiousness, strenuous dance routines and a lot of drugs - impressive Dutch drama premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Pensive

Jonas Trukanas
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 22-11-2022

Billed as the first slasher to come from Lithuania, this greasy movie is a visually inventive foray into a well-worn genre - from the Baltic Competitio at 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Hatcher (Matecznik)

Grzegorz Mołda
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 22-11-2022

A young man grows under the authoritarian gaze of a severe mother-figure in a secluded flat – Polish parable premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

578 Magnum (578: Phat Dan Cua Ke Dien)

Dung Luong Dinh
2022

Victor Fraga - 22-11-2022

Extremely formulaic action thriller from Vietnam adds absolutely nothing new to the well-worn genre - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Kalev

Ove Musting
2022

John McDonald - 22-11-2022

Estonian film tells the the true story of KK Kalev, the basketball team that won the 1990-91 USSR league, in a resounding victory against communism - sports drama premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Everybody Wants To Be Loved (Alle Wollen Geliebt Werden)

Katharina Woll
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 22-11-2022

Immature family members take advantage of a mother with a giant heart; German dramedy has touching performances, as well as the ability to portray domestic life with naturalism – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

River of Desire

Sergio Machado
2022

Victor Fraga - 21-11-2022

Three brothers living on a riverside Amazon town become romantically involved with the same woman - spectacularly Brazilian drama oozing swagger and sensuality premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Other Widow

Ma'ayan Rypp
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 21-11-2022

Israeli blend of comedy and drama offers a refreshing take on grief from the perspective of the mistress – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Nje Kafe Dhe Kepuce te Reja Veshur)

Gentian Koci
2022

Victor Fraga - 21-11-2022

Deaf identical twin brothers are suddenly afflicted with a shocking disease - extremely tragic and quietly innovative Albanian co-production premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Parade (Paraad)

Titas Laucius
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 21-11-2022

Family comedy from Lithuania has a very interesting premise, and a brand of humour edging on the parodic - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Ducks – An Urban Legend

Shahar Rozen
2022

Victor Fraga - 20-11-2022

Dark romcom from Israel sets out to mock societal paradigms, but instead slips up into tedious platitudes - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Klokkenluider

Neil Maskell
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 20-11-2022

Awkward guests mingle in a claustrophobic Belgian holiday home - dark British comedy with a vital political message shows in the First feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]

The Fox (Der Fuchs)

Adrian Goiginer
2022

Victor Fraga - 20-11-2022

The incredible real story of the unyielding friendship between an Austrian soldier and a fox during World War II is profound, inspiring and heart-wrenching - in the Official Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Land Within (Osa Mullast)

Fisnik Maxville
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 20-11-2022

The excavation of a mass grave triggers the resurfacing of the past, in this deeply moving tale of impossible love, of yearning for a homeland tarnished by memories of war - Swiss Kosovar production shows at the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Pelican

Filip Heraković
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 19-11-2022

Absurdist Croatian film with a unique sense of humour features a depressed goalkeeper desperate to change his ways after a ski accident – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]

Driving Mum (Á Ferð með Mömmu)

Hilmar Oddsson
2022

Victor Fraga - 19-11-2022

Middle-aged loner drives his mother's corpse to her desired resting place, encountering curious characters and ghosts of the past along his journey - exquisite Icelandic drama with flavours of Bergman is on various VoD platforms on Monday, March 24th [Read More...]

Amusia

Marescotti Rupoli
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 19-11-2022

Dramedy from Italy has an interesting premise, however it remains too focused on the grandeur of its aesthetics in order to convey a meaningful tale of love – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]

Hit Big (Hertki Lyo)

Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää
2022

Victor Fraga - 19-11-2022

Three Finnish lowlifes move to the Spanish coast in order enjoy the sun, cheap alcohol and thrills, and end up embarking on a criminal life - blend of comedy and crime caper premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Punishment (El Castigo)

Matias Bize
2022

Victor Fraga - 19-11-2022

Young couple have an emotional catharsis as their seven-year-old child goes missing in the woods - very simple and effective Chilean Argentinean drama premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Bungalow

Lawrence Cote-Collins
2022

Victor Fraga - 18-11-2022

Young couple buys a house with conducting an inspection, only to find out that it is falling into disrepair, much like their very own relationship - charming French Canadian comedy premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Poet (Poetas)

Giedrius Tamoševičiu, Vytautas V. Landsbergis
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 18-11-2022

This gorgeous historical drama set in Stalinist times does not shy away from tarnishing the often-times misguided faith in art and in the creative individual – Lithuanian film premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Storm

Erika Calmeyer
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 18-11-2022

An impressive, slick and well-produced Norwegian debut film which sadly becomes nothing more than the sum of its parts – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]

Sashenka

Olexandr Zhovna
2022

Victor Fraga - 18-11-2022

Ukraine presents a very twisted horror tale with a Norman Bates type of protagonist grappling with tragic motherhood, failed masculinity, disability and... erm... cross dressing - from the Official Competition at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Until the Branches Bend

Sophie Jarvis
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 17-11-2022

A minimalist and intimate Canadian debut that sets up an ambitious critique of contemporary life under capitalism – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]

Theo: A Conversation With Honesty (Theo: Eine Konversation mit der Ehrlichkeit)

Damien Hauser
2022

Victor Fraga - 17-11-2022

The lives of two teens are turned upside down after a brief and extremely awkward sexual encounter, in clever Swiss film raising questions about the nature of consent - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Ann

Ciaran Creagh
2022

Victor Fraga - 17-11-2022

Irish teen pregnancy misery fest will keep you wincing and writhing for almost the entire duration of the film, but the pain will go away as soon as the movie is finished - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Perfect Number (Liczba doskonała)

Krzysztof Zanussi
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 17-11-2022

A touching confessional film from a veteran Polish filmmaker whose life-long obsession has been the exploration of science, vocation and personal relationships – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Festival [Read More...]

Spirited

Sean Anders
2022

Larry Oliver - 17-11-2022

This version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol featuring unlikely bros Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds is pitched as a quasi-family friendly movie; it plays to fans of Ferrell’s gonzo optimism, rather than to children - in cinemas on Friday, November 18th [Read More...]

Stiekyt

Etienne Fourie
2022

Victor Fraga - 16-11-2022

Straight-actor-turned-drag-queen has to juggle his failed marriage and financial woes with his new job and flamboyant colleagues, before embarking on a bizarre murder spree - from the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Sanaa

Sudhanshu Saria
2022

Victor Fraga - 16-11-2022

Unwanted pregnancy shakes the life of a single female professional in India to the core, as her country grapples to reconcile modernity and tradition - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

EO (IO)

Jerzy Skolimowski
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 16-11-2022

This poetic and strikingly beautiful return to form from Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski is also a deeply personal and desperate plea for animal rights - on VoD on Monday, April 24th [Read More...]

Elusive Landscapes (Neidsaare hoo peal)

Sulev Keedus
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 16-11-2022

An abstract documentary from Estonia which will test viewers' patience but which offers rewarding moments if one is willing to let go - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

World War III

Houman Seyedi
2022

Houman Seyedi - 15-11-2022

Clunky Iranian dramedy about filmmaking, a very strange Hitler and a deaf woman fails to enrapture and captivate viewers, instead slipping into dippiness - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Six Weeks (Hat hét)

Noémi Veronika Szakonyi
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 15-11-2022

Touching social realist film from Hungary follows the existential questioning of a teenage girl as she gives up her baby for adoption – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Why on Earth

Katia Cleary
2022

Victor Fraga - 15-11-2022

Though the imperial glasses: well-meaning documentary about animal cruelty and endangered species presents the US as trailblazer in conservationism - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

A Taste of Whale

Vincent Kelner
2022

Victor Fraga - 14-11-2022

The clash between Faroese whale hunters and animal rights activists poison the waters and the global reputation of the charming self-governing nation of the North Atlantic - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The three dirtiest horror movies: reader’s picks

 

Mariano Garcia - 14-11-2022

Our loyal reader Mariano Garcia picks his very favourite horror movies ever made; they are downright filthy but also meaningful at the same time [Read More...]

Speak No Evil

Christian Tafdrup
2022

Steve Naish - 10-11-2022

A Danish family have to contend with duplicitous Dutch visitors, in this effective horror flick about the consequences of docile mannerisms - on various VoD platforms on Monday, October 14th [Read More...]

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Ryan Coogler
2022

- 09-11-2022

The latest Marvel entry is powerful, emotional and multilayered, a triumph of Black womanhood and multiple identities, as well as a love letter to Chadwick Boseman - in cinemas Friday, November 11th [Read More...]

Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters

Leah Gordon and Eddie Hutton Mills
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 09-11-2022

A succinct and engrossing new documentary which shows a nation desperate to exorcise the ghosts of history through the celebration of the Kanaval - in cinemas on Friday, November 11th [Read More...]

Conversations with John Waters: the heart of the matter

 

Victor Fraga - 08-11-2022

DMovies' editor Victor Fraga interviewed the iconic John Waters for a special tribute, in partnership with Doesn't Exist magazine. They talked about his extensive career, writing your own materials, insulting animals, coprophagia, Ken Loach, Pier Paolo Pasolini and much more! [Read More...]

Critics’ Picks: a brand-new film selection hits Tallinn

 

Jeremy Clarke - 03-11-2022

Jeremy Clarke anticipates his first visit to 26th PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and its brand-new Critics' Picks strand [Read More...]

My Mother’s Son

Tiago Di Mauro
2021

Victor Fraga - 02-11-2022

A mother and a son wage a proxy war between science and denialism, bringing a complex ideological struggle into the heart of a small family [Read More...]

The 10 dirty movies that John Waters never made

 

John Bleasdale - 01-11-2022

John Bleasdale has done something wholly blasphemous: he has imagined 10 films that the magnificently dirty genius John Waters never made; the list is bursting with colour, subversion, and plain filth - in partnership with Doesn't Exist Magazine [Read More...]

Return to Dust

Li Ruijun
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 27-10-2022

Fast-rising Chinese filmmaker directs this charming tale about arranged marriage, and the intricacies that strengthen/hamper a bond of convenience - on VoD on Friday, December 16th [Read More...]

Razorlight: Fall to Pieces  

Ben Lowe
2022

Steve Naish - 27-10-2022

Documentary about post-Britpop act is a successful testament to the power of music and enduring friendship - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

PÖFF’s Main Competition showcases an audacious selection of world cinema

 

Victor Fraga - 26-10-2022

Now in its 26th edition, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces its truly diverse selection, once again reminding Europe and the world why the Estonian capital is the city of world cinema! [Read More...]

Black Adam

Jaume Collet-Serra
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 26-10-2022

A disappointing entry from DC Comics, they abandon intellectualising their audiences in favour of a hackneyed spectacle that won't entertain the most sympathetic of moviegoers - in cinemas on Friday, October 21st [Read More...]

Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund
2022

Victor Fraga - 26-10-2022

Ruben Östlund's new absurdist comedy subverts gender, class and race power structures, while also mocking the futility of the superrich - now on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

Our top 10 dirty picks from the 30th Raindance Film Festival

 

DMovies' team - 25-10-2022

We have handpicked 10 dirty movies from the upcoming Raindance Film Festival and reviewed each one individually for you; the action takes place between October 26th and November 5th [Read More...]

Trip

Lilly Creightmore
2022

Ian Schultz - 25-10-2022

Directed by photographer Lilly Creightmore, this greasy documentary takes you on a psychedelic voyage into the lives of a handful of artists, landing in the US, the UK, Iceland, and South Africa - from the Doc'n Roll Film Festival [Read More...]

The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

Matt Eskey
2022

Ian Schultz - 25-10-2022

The wild life of cowpunk musician Mojo Nixon is the subject of a rockumentary far more conventional than its subject - from the Doc'n Roll Film Festival [Read More...]

Spanton vs the French Police (Le Proces du 36)

Ovidie
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 25-10-2022

French documentary discusses a gang rape that occurred in recent years, offering no clear answers however raising many sensible questions - from the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Four Samosas

Ravi Kapoor
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 25-10-2022

A jealous South Asian American rapper decides to ruin his ex's impending engagement announcement, to hilarious results - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Norway offers our writer one profound revelation!

Jons Jonsson
2022

John Bleasdale - 24-10-2022

John Bleasdale arrives at the Bergen International Film Festival and ponders about the assumption of honesty, while also reflecting on the very first film he's caught. [Read More...]

Father’s Day

Kivu Ruhorahoza
2022

John McDonald - 24-10-2022

Grim Rwandan drama explores harsh realities of three very different characters living in the nation's capital - from the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Bawa’s Garden

Clara Kraft Isono
2022

John McDonald - 24-10-2022

Experimental art piece explores the life of Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa - from the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

My Name is Andrea

Pratibha Parmar
2022

Laney Gibbons - 24-10-2022

Insightful hybrid documentary tells the story of radical feminist writer and activist Andrea Dworkin - from the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

This is National Wake

Mirissa Neff
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 23-10-2022

A fateful story of punk talent is wasted away under the tight grips of Apartheid – from the Doc'n Roll Festival [Read More...]

Low Life

Tyler Michael James
2022

Anton Bitel - 23-10-2022

A YouTube star poses as underaged girls online and and then exposes predators, while juggling his very own relationship with a 16-year-old schoolgirl - American indie premieres at Raindance [Read More...]

Little Axel

Bård Kjøge Rønning and Fabien Greenberg
2022

Laney Gibbons - 23-10-2022

The little boy raised by Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian lover Marianne is now a big man, and life hasn't been a walk in the park for him - from Raindance [Read More...]

Una Femmina – The Code of Silence

Francesco Costabile
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 23-10-2022

A meaningful genre-inflected drama set to document the intertwinement between the patriarchy and the mafia from the perspective of the women who rebelled - from Raindance [Read More...]

Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls

Julianna Notten
2022

Laney Gibbons - 22-10-2022

A coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and sexuality that captures the intense warmth and softness that comes with queer love, this Canadian film is everything I wish that 14-year-old me had - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

The risk-takers merit an award!

 

DMovies' team - 22-10-2022

For a quarter of a century, the Raindance Film Festival has been celebrating audacious and bold filmmaking with a prize made just for them; here's the longlist for year's Discovery Award! [Read More...]

PÖFF’s First Feature Competition: youthful insights from around the world

 

Liván García-Duquesne - 21-10-2022

This year's exciting debut feature selection offers a vast catalogue of intriguing films set to put emerging filmmakers on the map! [Read More...]

Wake Up, Leonard

Kat Mills Martin
2022

Victoria Luxford - 21-10-2022

An LA actor tries to stay mindful in the chaos of this irreverent, modern comedy - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Dogwatch

Gregoris Rentis
2022

Victoria Luxford - 21-10-2022

War may be hell, but this excellent Greek documentary shows that peace can also have its challenges - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

When We Speak

Tas Brooker
2022

Victoria Luxford - 21-10-2022

The costs of exposing the wrongs of the powerful are examined in this ambitious British documentary - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Winners

Hassan Nazer
2022

Victoria Luxford - 21-10-2022

This charming comedy from Iran celebrates childhood, community, and movies - from the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Meet the women at the helm of Raindance!

 

Victor Fraga - 20-10-2022

Now on its 30th edition, Raindance promotes two women, Martyna Szmytkowska and Malaika Bova, to Artistic Director level, ensuring an all-female trio at the head of programming; we asked them what we should expect from the event this year and also in the next three decades! [Read More...]

Pamfir (Памфір)

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
2022

Liván García-Duquesne - 18-10-2022

A striking debut from up-and-coming Ukrainian filmmaker, this relentless tale of survival blends in folklore with the gangster genre - in cinemas on Friday, May 5th [Read More...]

Getting it Back: the Story of Cymande

Tim MacKenzie-Smith
2022

John McDonald - 18-10-2022

"The greatest funk band you’ve never heard of" comes from the heart of Britain; and it turns out their songs aren't as obscure as you may have thought - in cinemas on Friday, February 16th [Read More...]

Rodeo

Lola Quivoron
2022

Victor Fraga - 13-10-2022

Young woman goes through the wringer as she infiltrates the all-male, illegal world of dirt bike "rodeos" in France - on VoD on Friday, December 22nd [Read More...]

Vicky

Sasha King
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 11-10-2022

Documentary about cancer attempts to look at Ireland's shabby treatment of women; it doesn't hit the mark, but the interviews are heartwarming - in cinemas on October 7th [Read More...]

Our top 10 dirty picks from the 66th BFI London Film Festival

 

DMovies' team - 05-10-2022

The 66th edition of the largest film festival in the UK takes place between October 5th and 16th in multiple venues across London, and online screenings everywhere in the UK - here are the dirtiest movies picked exclusively for you! [Read More...]

The Cordillera of Dreams (La Cordillera de los Suenos)

Patricio Guzmán
2020

John McDonald - 04-10-2022

Masterfully shot documentary blends the political with the poetical, revealing the two very different faces of Chile - on BFI Player and also in selected cinemas on Friday, October 7th [Read More...]

Daughter of Rage (La Hija de todas las Rabias)

Laura Baumeister de Montis
2022

Laney Gibbons - 30-09-2022

Mother and daughter navigate life residing on a Nicaraguan landfill, in this at once captivating and chilling piece of cinema - from the San Sebastian Film Festival [Read More...]

Moonage Daydream

Brett Morgen
2022

John McDonald - 29-09-2022

Filthy genius documentary offers perfect representation of the life of David Bowie - on Netflix on Wednesday, April 5th; also available on other platforms [Read More...]

Bloody Oranges (Oranges Sanguines)

2022
 

Eoghan Lyng - 27-09-2022

Jean-Christophe Meurisse unveils a film that is stronger on feeling than form, peering into the lives of five unlikely characters caught up in five different scenarios - on all major VoD platforms on Friday, September 16th [Read More...]

Our verdict of the 70th edition of San Sebastian

 

Victor Fraga - 26-09-2022

Our editor Victor Fraga attended the 70th edition of one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world in its entirety; he discusses the diverse film selection and the incredible experience [Read More...]

Roleless

Masahiko Sato, Yutaro Seki, Kentaro Hirase
2022

Svetlana Pinet - 26-09-2022

Amnesiac Japanese man attempts to reclaim his lost life, yet finds very little purpose on his journey to recovery - from the San Sebastian International Film Festival [Read More...]

God’s Crooked Lines (Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios)

Oriol Paulo
2022

Victor Fraga - 25-09-2022

Spanish psychological thriller keeps audiences questioning the sanity of a female detective, in a fine and elegant literary adaptation - on Netflix on Friday, December 9th [Read More...]

Suro

Mikel Gurrea
2022

Charles Williams - 24-09-2022

This rural story of an ill-advised return to nature and Catalan homesteading is invigorated the exploration of zeitgeist-relevant themes - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Nagisa

Takeshi Kogahara
2022

Victor Fraga - 23-09-2022

The only scary thing about this highly disjointed and pointless J-horror is that it has reached a prestigious film festival on the other side of the planet - live from San Sebastian [Read More...]

El Color del Cielo

Joan-Marc Zapata
2022

Svetlana Pinet - 23-09-2022

Former lovers reunite and confront what they’ve become decades after they first met - filthy genius Spanish drama premieres at the San Sebastian Film Festival [Read More...]

Alcarras

Carla Simon
2022

Victor Fraga - 23-09-2022

A family of Catalonian farmers scrabble to find a purpose in their existence as they face imminent eviction - moving tribute to rural traditions is now on Mubi and Amazon Prime [Read More...]

Walk Up

Hong Sang-soo
2022

Victor Fraga - 23-09-2022

Festival darling Hong Sang-soo presents a meditation on the life of the filmmaker; his style remains as conversational and spontaneous as ever - live from San Sebastian [Read More...]

Two men, very little CGI and a lot of imagination!

 

Ian Schultz - 22-09-2022

Ian Schultz talks to Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney, the directors of STRAWBERRY MANSION, about Terry Gilliam, John Waters, Jan Svankmajer, how to make a film with very few sets, and much more! [Read More...]

Something You Said Last Night

Luis De Filippis
2022

Laney Gibbons - 22-09-2022

Charming coming-of-age tale follows a young, free-spirited woman named Ren as she hesitantly embarks on a family holiday with her parents and younger sister Siena - Canadian-Swiss drama premieres at San Sebastian [Read More...]

Kong Xiu/ A Woman

Wang Chao
2022

Victor Fraga - 22-09-2022

Biopic of obscure Chinese writer intends to celebrate female empowerment but instead slips into tawdry regime propaganda - from the San Sebastian Film Festival [Read More...]

The Wonder

Sebastian Lelio
2022

Victor Fraga - 22-09-2022

A young girl in 19th century rural Ireland refuses to eat, in Sebastian Lelio's pretentious snorefest - on Netflix on Thursday, December 15th [Read More...]

The Yellow Ceiling (El Sostre Groc)

Isabel Coixet
2022

Victor Fraga - 21-09-2022

Isabel Coixet exposes 20 years of systematic psychological and sexual abuse in one of Spain's leading drama schools - live from San Sebastian [Read More...]

Motherhood (La Maternal)

Pilar Palomero
2022

Victor Fraga - 21-09-2022

Motherhood isn't a quite a walk in the park for a 14-year-old living in a shelter in Barcelona - honest drama shows at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Kings of the World (Los Reyes del Mundo)

Laura Mora
2022

Victor Fraga - 21-09-2022

Colombian blend of road movie and lost youth drama follows five teens in search of an elusive inheritance - from the San Sebastian Film Festival [Read More...]

Pornomelancholia (Pornomelancolía)

Manuel Abramovich
2022

Victor Fraga - 20-09-2022

Mexican film about dispassionate porn actor and "sex influencer" is as lifeless and formulaic as the film industry it purports to portray - on BFI Player on Monday, March 17th [Read More...]

Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures

Marco Martins
2022

Victor Fraga - 20-09-2022

Portuguese workers in a coastal British abattoir receive a treatment similar to the birds that they kill - macabre allegory of immigration premieres at the San Sebastian Film Festival [Read More...]

The Beasts (As Bestas)

Rodrigo Sorogoyen
2022

Victor Fraga - 19-09-2022

Loving French couple moves to rural Spain for an idyllic countryside life, but they are met by extremely hostile and potentially murderous locals - Rodrigo Sorogoyen's powerful new thriller is on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

Il Boemo

Petr Václav
2022

Victor Fraga - 19-09-2022

The life of Czech composer Josef Mysliveček is turned into a lavish film about the rise and tragic downfall of the artist who influenced Mozart - from the San Sebastian Film Festival [Read More...]

Winter Boy (Le Lycéen)

Christophe Honoré
2022

Victor Fraga - 19-09-2022

Gay teen embarks on a bumpy journey of self-discovery immediately after his father's tragic death - Christophe Honoré's highly autobiographical drama is now on VoD [Read More...]

One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin)

Mia Hansen-Løve
2022

Victor Fraga - 19-09-2022

Mia Hansen-Løve's tale of a young widow, her married love and and her ailing father is bursting with humanity and sensibility - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Substitute (El Suplente)

Diego Lerman
2022

Victor Fraga - 18-09-2022

A devoted literature teacher confronts a dangerous drug trafficking network in order to rescue his students from exile and even death - Argentinean drama with outstanding production values is in cinemas on Friday, January 20th [Read More...]

Sparta

Ulrich Seidl
2022

Victor Fraga - 18-09-2022

Austria's enfant terrible Ulrich Seidl punched San Sebastian in the stomach earlier this year with a depiction of paedophilia that's tender and grotesque in equal measures; his latest masterpiece is now at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Wild Flowers (Girasoles Silvestres)

Jaimes Rosales
2022

Victor Fraga - 17-09-2022

Single mother hops from partner to partner in an elusive search for affection and stability - easily digestible Spanish drama premieres at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival [Read More...]

Runner

Marian Mathias
2022

Victor Fraga - 17-09-2022

American indie about young woman in rural America grappling with her father's death is so deeply sombre and austere that it left me feeling lifeless and cold - live from San Sebastian [Read More...]

Forever (Resten Af Livet)

Frelle Petersen
2022

Victor Fraga - 17-09-2022

A young woman and her partner experience the and pressures and the pains of IVF, while her parents silently struggle with a tragic loss - Danish film premieres at the San Sebastian Film Festival [Read More...]

Strawberry Mansion

Albert Birney, Kentucker Audley
2022

Ian Schultz - 15-09-2022

A dream auditor gets caught up in the network of dreams of an elderly client - quirky American sci-fi with a touch of Terry Gilliam is in cinemas now [Read More...]

Gameboys: The Movie

Ivan Andrew Payawal
2022

John McDonald - 14-09-2022

A young couple’s relationship is put to the test by Covid-19, the threat of change, and unsupportive family members - LGBT Filipino movie is now on VoD [Read More...]

Three movies that prove education can change the world!

 

Mariano Garcia - 11-09-2022

Sylvester Greer investigates three films that can shape the way people engage with their learning experience, and ultimately change our society for the best [Read More...]

Blackbird

michael flatley
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 05-09-2022

Subpar spy thriller posits a former dancer as a James Bond type spy; the outcome is as bland as it sounds - in cinemas on Friday, September 2nd [Read More...]

How the Sarajevo Film Festival holds a hand out to Ukraine

 

John Bleasdale - 20-08-2022

John Bleasdale reports live from the Sarajevo Film Festival, which demonstrates that film can serve as gesture of international solidarity [Read More...]

Pacifiction

Albert Serra
2022

John Bleasdale - 19-08-2022

Albert Serra’s filthy genius new film flashes a neon light into the Conradian Heart of Darkness in French Polynesia - on various VoD platforms from Tuesday, June 27th [Read More...]

Anais in Love (Les Amours d’Anaïs)

Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 17-08-2022

Charming French indie film directed with tenderness by a female director centres on a companionship enjoyed between two unlikely partners - now on Amazon Prime and BFI Player [Read More...]

Men of Deeds (Oameni de Treaba)

Paul Neghoescu
2022

John Bleasdale - 15-08-2022

Sarajevo Film Festival premieres Romanian black comedy about a about village policemen just wants a quiet life and an orchard he can call his own [Read More...]

Fire of Love

Sara Dosa
2022

John Bleasdale - 15-08-2022

National Geographic documentary tracks the love affair between Katia and Maurice Krafft and a whole slew of erupting volcanoes - from the Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

The 75th Locarno Film Festival: dark films for dark times

 

Redmond Bacon - 14-08-2022

Dirty gem of a movie from Brazil takes home the top prize at the 75th Locarno Film Festival - a beam of optimism during an otherwise sullen programme [Read More...]

Tales of the Purple House (Hikayat elbeit elorjowani)

Abbas Fahdel
2022

Redmond Bacon - 12-08-2022

An epic documentary that's both video essay and panoramic portrait of Lebanon in decline, this is a massive lost opportunity — live from Locarno! [Read More...]

Eiffel

Martin Bourboulon
2022

Eoghan Lyng - 11-08-2022

Superficially based on the building of the Eiffel Tower, this dirty gem of a French movie is more interested in the love story that led to this almost herculean of endeavours - in cinemas Friday, August 12th [Read More...]

Safe Place (Sigurno mjesto)

Juraj Lerotić
2022

Redmond Bacon - 11-08-2022

A suicide drama that's unafraid to look tragedy directly in the eye, this is an unrelenting yet startling experience — live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Fragments From Heaven

Adnane Baraka
2022

Redmond Bacon - 11-08-2022

This enigmatic Moroccan documentary takes us on a quest through the desert to understand the origins of human life — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]

Before I Change My Mind

Trevor Anderson
2022

Redmond Bacon - 10-08-2022

This sensitive Canadian non-binary coming-of-age story is pleasant enough, but it's unlikely to make any serious impact — live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Rule 34 (Regra 34)

Julia Murat
2022

Redmond Bacon - 10-08-2022

A fun exploration of the connection between sex and law, pleasure and pain, Rule 34 is a sexy and smart Brazilian film - live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Sermon to The Fish (Balıqlara xütbə)

Hilal Baydarov
2022

Redmond Bacon - 10-08-2022

A study of life after war, Sermon to The Fish boasts technically stunning visuals but is in service of an emotionally inert story — live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Prey

Dan Trachtenberg
2022

Truls Rostrup - 09-08-2022

Competent prequel provides fresh blood for the Predator franchise - Dan Trachtenberg's new sci-fi thriller is now available on Disney+ [Read More...]

Astrakan

David Depesseville
2022

Redmond Bacon - 09-08-2022

This miserablist French coming-of-age story has a lot of craft, but is in the service of an irredeemable storyline — live from Locarno [Read More...]

Maisie

Lee Cooper
2022

John McDonald - 08-08-2022

Dirty gem of a documentary provides some vibrant insight into the life of Britain’s oldest drag queen - in cinemas and also on BFI Player on Friday, August 5th [Read More...]

Arnold Is a Model Student (Arnon pen nakrian tuayang)

Sorayos Prapapan
2022

Redmond Bacon - 08-08-2022

This delightful and odd school-set Thailand satire asks if the revolution is even worth it — live from Locarno Film Festival 2022. [Read More...]

Medusa Deluxe

Thomas Hardiman
2022

John Bleasdale - 08-08-2022

Blackly comic thriller about a high-level hairdressing competition is a cut above the rest - British debut of rare promise is in cinemas on Friday, June 9th [Read More...]

A Perfect Day for Caribou

Jeff Rutherford
2022

John Bleasdale - 08-08-2022

Pristine black and white feature tells the tale of fathers and sons, lost and found, failure and connection - live from Locarno [Read More...]

My Neighbor Adolf

Leonid Prudovsky
2022

John Bleasdale - 08-08-2022

Offensive in its inoffensiveness, awkward comedy about a Holocaust survivor in Colombia and his strange new neighbour fails to impress one of our writers - showing at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Fairytale (Skazka)

Alexander Sokurov
2022

Redmond Bacon - 06-08-2022

Dictators collide in this legendary Russian director's late period animation, equal parts beguiling and compelling — live from Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Declaration (Ariyippu)

Mahesh Narayanan
2022

Redmond Bacon - 05-08-2022

This Indian Covid-set immigrant factory drama shows how the coronavirus pandemic doesn't affect everyone equally — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]

Stone Turtle

Ming Jin Woo
2022

John Bleasdale - 05-08-2022

Malaysian director creates a multilayered blend of tragedy and horror about stateless refugee on a remote island - live from the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Beloved

Bishrel Mashbat
2022

John McDonald - 04-08-2022

A bitter marriage threatens to ruin everything, as two people become joyless cheaters and hypocrites - American indie shows in film festivals across the globe. [Read More...]