Small-town teacher Pavel Talankin exposes Putin's militarisation of schools, in this riveting documentary about state propaganda - from CPH:DOX [Read More...]
Canadian filmmaker asks whether we should really want to live forever, in this philosophical sci-fi short film - from the Sedona International Film Festival [Read More...]
In this true account of mafia crime, Robert De Niro plays two mobsters; sadly neither role stretches him beyond cliché and routine - in cinemas on Friday, March 21st [Read More...]
Afghan Ambassador to Austria finds herself powerless as a deeply misogynistic regime that few countries recognise takes over - from CPH:DOX [Read More...]
Dying old man looks over his pornographic adventures in the hope of discovering meaning, while inviting audiences to join in - from BFI Flare [Read More...]
Murderous colonialism and Black music are combined to intoxicating effects, in this dazzlingly inventive documentary about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba - now on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]
Osgood Perkins's adaptation of Stephen King’s short story about a murderous toy is bloody good fun, if a little repetitive - in cinemas on Friday, February 21st [Read More...]
Set almost entirely inside a bar, this boozy Spanish drama is surprisingly profound, and guaranteed to make you feel lighter - from the Slamdance Film Festival [Read More...]
The latest Best Documentary Academy Award winner is a painfully real and objective register of the horrors Palestinians have to endure, and of the unhinged depravity of their oppressors - stream it now for free [Read More...]
Kahlil Joseph takes viewers on a dizzying, kaleidoscopic journey of Black history, in a movie straddling cinema and installation - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Obsessive fans of a missing musician harass his partner, in this silly psychological thriller from the United States - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski’s essayist exploration of fraught memory and the twisted legacy of colonialism in Peru provides “an opaque doorway” into a horrifying past - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
A monkey and his canine sidekick embark on a mission to uncover a "warm" force, in this largely generic and derivative Chinese animation - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Chinese teacher introduces the topic of death education to his students... by experiencing it firsthand - poetic documentary premiered at Sundance [Read More...]
The director of Berlin Alexanderplatz returns with another bold literary adaptation set in present-day Germany (this time it's Shakespeare’s Richard III), and he deserves praise for that - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Leonie Bensch shines as a burnt out nurse toiling in an understaffed Swiss hospital - profound drama with an urgent message premieres at the Berlinale [Read More...]
Michel Gondry hand draws multiple love letters to his adorable little daughter, in his first animated feature ever - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
A boy shelters with his grandparents while his mum and dad take part in the May 1968 protests - confusing mix of family and historical drama is in the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Edgar Reitz contemplates painting, cinema and the human condition in polished yet ponderous new feature, with a sheer disregard for female artists - live from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Ambitious actor and fast-rising politician engage in a fiery and sex-driven affair, in queer drama about the Brazil's toxic relationship with celebrity and politics - from the Panorama section of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Young people forge a sense of normalcy despite the looming war, in this documentary about life in Ukrainian schools - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Happy-go-lucky boyfriend meets his loving in-laws with unexpected consequences, in Hong Sang-soo’s super informal drama - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Norwegian teen falls in love with her teacher and puts her infatuation to paper, but there could be dear consequences for the unsuspecting adult - honest and warm drama is in the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Lewd and manipulative filmmaker mortifies his prospective actresses with some very questionable requests, in this painfully real Iranian drama - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Chinese filmmaker Vivian Qu mixes crime, action, comedy, fantasy and family drama to very messy results - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
While retaining his anti-cinema aesthetic, Radu Jude turns away from the absurd into the sad and profound - political drama about guilt and comfort premieres in the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Profoundly lyrical and elliptical drama featuring Georges Khabbaz and Hanna Schygulla illustrates the Arab immigration experience in Germany - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
A super camp Ethan Hawke impersonates a famous American lyricist, in Richard Linklater's tedious and esoteric new film - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Argentinian girl communicates with animals, in Ivan Fund's unusual and mesmerising road movie - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Mother is convinced that there's something wrong with her newborn baby, in Austrian suspense movie with a touch of Rosemary's Baby ambiguity - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Lonely gay man from Honk Kong seeks redemption through multiple sexual encounters, in this simple drama with elements of autofiction - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Single mother has to confront the abusive father of their children in court, as he seeks to challenge her custody - courtroom drama with a documentary touch premieres in the Berlinale [Read More...]
Couple are forced into being honest to each other after their daughter develops telepathic power, in this extremely simple and effective comedy from Germany - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Maternal pressures cause a therapist to have a meltdown worse than any of her patients, in this very dark and engaging American dramedy - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
James Bond meets Dario Argento, in this Franco-Belgian explosion of violence, sex and colours - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
The director of Montparnasse Bienvenüe crafts a fractured study of a vulnerable young male under the pressure of fatherhood - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Teen fugitive runs seeks shelter in a film studio, in Lucile Hadžihalilović's ice cold, cryptic and laborious new creation - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Clever granny evades old-age "colony" established by Brazil's authoritarian government, in this gently dystopian drama set in a terrifyingly near future - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Michel Franco's new creation, about an illegal Mexican immigrant in the US, is less violent, more mature and rounded than New Order - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
A small confrontation at a movie set explodes into unhinged anger, conspiracy, and racism, in Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's sly drama - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Double the trouble: Bong Joon-ho's first film since Parasite is an unapologetically loud and bizarre blend of sci-fi and comedy, featuring Robert Pattinson in the two leading roles - in cinemas on Friday, March 7th [Read More...]
Nina Hoss and Saskia Rosendahl star in humanistic German drama about small-town folk riven by class divides, fears and anxieties - from the Panorama section of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Austrian film director investigates the dynamics of the matriarchy and the female body, in a horror movie with echoes of The Stepford Wives - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Mother and daughter travel to sunny Spain in order treat inexplicable illness, in Rebecca Lenkiewicz's exquisite debut - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Intimate portrait of rural China provides viewers a tactile experience of the land, even if the multithreaded plot fails to engage - from the Official Competition of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Timid teen grapples with her burgeoning sexuality inside old-fashioned Catholic school - Slovenian coming-of-age drama premieres in the Berlinale [Read More...]
Real-life "mermaids" become a proxy for non-conforming American bodies, in this chimeric mixture of fiction and documentary - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Rape allegation puts a woman's unwavering devotion to her brother to the proof, in this finely acted and intriguing German film - from the Panorama section of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Timothée Chalamet steals the scene in James Mangold's irrevocably flat and conventional biopic of Bob Dylan; the outcome is a one-man-show of sorts - on various VoD platforms on Monday, March 24th [Read More...]
Danish director shines the spotlight on elderly people and their caretakers, with very graphic depictions and a warm touch of humanism - from the Panorama section of the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
Tomas Tykwer’s riff on German values and obsessions is overbloated, conceited and with absolutely nothing relevant to say - extremely long drama opens the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]
