Blue Moon
A super camp Ethan Hawke impersonates a famous American lyricist, in Richard Linklater's tedious and esoteric new film - on various VoD platforms on Tuesday, January 27th [Read More...]

The Message (El Mensaje)
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’s Baby
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...]

Queerpanorama
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...]

We Believe You (On Vous Croit)
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 shows at Karlovy Vary [Read More...]

What Marielle Knows (Was Marielle Weiss)
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 69th BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Maternal pressures cause a therapist to have a meltdown worse than any of her patients, in this very dark and engaging American dramedy - in cinemas on Friday, February 20th [Read More...]

Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Reflet dans un Diamant Mort)
James Bond meets Dario Argento, in this Franco-Belgian explosion of violence, sex and colours - from various festivals [Read More...]

Ari
The director of Montparnasse Bienvenüe crafts a fractured study of a vulnerable young male under the pressure of fatherhood - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

The Ice Tower (La Tour de Glace)
Teen fugitive runs seeks shelter in a film studio, in Lucile Hadžihalilović's ice-cold, cryptic and laborious new creation - on VoD on Tuesday, January 20th [Read More...]

The Blue Trail (O Ultimo Azul)
Clever granny evades old-age "colony" established by Brazil's authoritarian government, in this gently dystopian drama set in a terrifyingly near future - from various festivals [Read More...]

Dreams
Michel Franco's new creation, about an illegal Mexican immigrant in the US, is less violent, more mature and rounded than New Order - showing at various film festivals [Read More...]

Hysteria
A small confrontation at a movie set blows into unhinged anger, conspiracy, and racism, in Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's sly drama - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Mickey 17
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 - on all major VoD platforms on Monday, April 7th [Read More...]

Cicadas (Zikaden)
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...]

Welcome Home Baby
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...]

Hot Milk
Mother and daughter travel to sunny Spain in order treat inexplicable illness, in Rebecca Lenkiewicz's (the screenwriter of Ida) exquisite debut - on VoD on Tuesday, August 19th [Read More...]

Living the Land (Sheng Xi Zhi Di)
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...]

Little Trouble Girls (Kaj Ti Je Deklica)
Timid teen grapples with her burgeoning sexuality inside old-fashioned Catholic school - Slovenian coming-of-age drama is now on VoD [Read More...]

Sirens Call
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...]

The Good Sister (Schwesterherz)
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...]

A Complete Unknown
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...]

Home Sweet Home (Hjem Kaere Hjem)
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...]

The Light (Das Licht)
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...]

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office 
A portrait of mad scientist and aquatic Doctor Doolittle, John C Lilly, becomes a survey of 1960s' crackpottery and counterculture - from the 54th edition of Rotterdam [Read More...]

Lurker
Théodore Pellerin and Archie Madekwe shine in Alex Russell’s cynical debut feature about parasitical friendship and fame, a movie with significant parallels to Saltburn - in cinemas on Friday, December 12th [Read More...]

The Stringer
Bao Nguyen’s mesmerising documentary follows a photojournalist in search of the truth behind one of history’s most formative war photos - from Sundance [Read More...]

Fiume o Morte!
Igor Bezinović’s hybrid documentary takes on a key episode on the road to fascism and renders it both hilarious and terrifying - in cinemas on Friday, November 28th (also showing at the Tallinn Black Nights) [Read More...]

The Summer with Carmen
Metatextual queer drama from Greece celebrates male virility and Athens, while also referencing a familiar classic - on VoD on Monday, April 7th [Read More...]

Perla
Slovakian artist and dissident deals with love, motherhood and freedom when pulled back by an old love to the country she fled - from the Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

Predators
Find out what happens when vigilantism and voyeurism intertwine, in David Osit’s harrowing doc about NBC’s catch-a-paedo crime series - live from Sundance [Read More...]

The Assistant (Człowiek do Wszystkiego)
Polish filmmakers Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal deliver a postmodern rendering of  class bound exploitation with humour - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

The Night is Dark and Colder than the Day
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...]

Together
Alison Brie and Dave Franco literally become one, in this amusing blend of body horror and dark comedy about emotional attachment  - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Rabbit Trap
Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen disturb ancient forces in Bryn Chainey’s fascinating genre feature, in cinemas on Friday, January 30th [Read More...]

Didn’t Die
Post-zombie-apocalyptic podcaster struggles to maintain her listener base, with most of humanity either brain-dead or brain-ravenous - live from Sundance   [Read More...]

Rebuilding
Convincing performances, a timely subject matter and a strong sense of place cover up the conservative undertones of Max Walker-Silverman’s sophomore feature - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Last Days
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...]

Presence
Entirely filmed from the entity's perspective, Steven Soderbergh supernatural horror is unusually warm and gentle to watch - in cinemas on Friday, January 24th [Read More...]

Blood Ties (Les Liens du Sang)
A medical assistant doctor throws a dysfunctional family into further disarray, in a short film blending comedy and horror - watch it online for a month only with MyFrenchFilmFestival [Read More...]

All to Play For (Rien à Perdre)
Desperate mother jumps through the increasingly smaller hoops of social services - simple and illuminating drama shows at MyFrenchFilmFestival [Read More...]

Into The Bloo
Drag songwriter Lagoona Bloo reflects on childhood and the experiences that led them to embark on a musical journey - from Out on Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival [Read More...]

1970
Polish government kills dozens of average citizens protesting against soaring household good prices, in this ingenious however limited animated doc - on VoD on Friday, January 3rd [Read More...]

Celebration
Croatian soldier grapples with his morals as far-right extremism overtakes Europe - sleek and intelligent war drama premiered at the 58th Karlocy Vary International Film Festival [Read More...]

Nosferatu
Robert Eggers's reimagining of the horror classic is highly conceited, overbloated, and pointless - on VoD on Monday, February 3rd [Read More...]

My Boo
Young woman talks to her invisible [Read More...]

Bin U Bin, Elsewhere the Border (Bin U Bin, Ailleurs la Frontiere)
Petrol smugglers and filmmaker forge an unlikely bond as they seek to escape their existential rut - taciturn desert thriller is in the Main Competition of the 4th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Hanami
Cape Verdean woman abandons her baby daughter on a volcanic island, in this fiery tale of failed motherhood and reconnection - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Freedom Way
Violence and corruption are the main currencies of Lagos, in this loose collection or urban parables from hell - from the 4th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Songs of Adam
Iraqi boy refuses to grow, in this lyrical and cryptic tale of eternal youth - from the 4th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]