Mother, Country (El Pais de Mi Madre)
Pablo Navarrete focuses on his family in a simple yet poignant story about Chile’s traumatic past [Read More...]

Out of Season (Hors-Saison)
Regret and nostalgia dominate Stéphane Brizé's breezy tale of unrequited love - from the 2nd Mediterrane Film Festival, in Malta [Read More...]

Backstage
Arab dancers "without borders" get lost in the Moroccan forest, in this ambitious yet clumsy international co-production of four countries - in the Official Competition of the 2nd [Read More...]

Meeting with Pol Pot (Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot)
The impossible love affair of press and propaganda: three French journalists are invited to interview the leader of the Khmer Rouge, only to find out that their mission isn't feasible at all - in the Official Competition of the 2nd Mediterrane Film Festival [Read More...]

I Saw the TV Glow
Two best friends get sucked in by their favourite television show, and their minds are shaken up "like a snow globe" - psychedelic teen drama is on VoD on Monday, September 30th [Read More...]

Gunfighter Paradise
"Godly" voices guide and torment a lone hunter, in intriguing drama set in a trigger-happy United States [Read More...]

Negu Hurbilak
Entirely spoken in Basque, this quiet and sombre political drama peeks into the sad life of a lone separatist living in hiding - from the 2nd Mediterrane Film Festival, in Malta [Read More...]

Nocturnes
Observational nature doc offers insight into the life of moths and the human beings researching them, in a film experience oscillating between the hypnotic and the soporific - in selected cinemas on Friday, December 6th [Read More...]

A Two Hearted Tale
The story behind a beer label becomes an enticing stroll through personal history in this colourful local film [Read More...]

Dog War
Would you empathise with a puppy-muncher? Documentarist examines the dog-eating culture of Korea: the good, bad and poochy - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Where Elephants Go
Highly experimental, bonkers Romanian film follows three lonely citizens of Bucharest as desperately seek to inject meaning into their lives - in the Official Competition of the 23 Tiff Romania [Read More...]

The Old Bachelor
Father and son battle for the love of a seductive young woman, in this elegant however prosaic Iranian drama-turned-crime-thriller from Iran - in the Official Competition of the 23rd Tiff Romania [Read More...]

The Hypnosis (Hypnosen)
Awkwardness reigns supreme, in this very Scandinavian drama about a young woman "transformed" by a single hypnosis session - on VoD on Friday, August 16th [Read More...]

The Man With A Thousand Faces (L’homme aux Mille Visages)
A surgeon, an engineer and a boyfriend deceive a convoy of women in this probing French doc about a multifaceted conman - available online for a month with MyFrenchFilmFestival from January 17th [Read More...]

The Dreamer (L’homme d’Argile)
French artist becomes infatuated with the non-conventional body of a one-eyed man, and proceeds to immortalise her ageing subject - exquisite French drama available online as part of MyFrenchFilmFestival [Read More...]

The Other Son (El Otro Hijo)
Colombian teen grapples with grief and guilt after his brother's untimely death, in this tale of fraternal love, complicity, and tacit rivalry - in competition at the 32nd edition of Tiff Romania [Read More...]

The Exorcism
Banking on Russell Crowe’s newfound love relationship with b-horror, this new flick (about a troubled actor shooting a supernatural film) has virtually nothing to offer viewers - on VoD on July 22nd [Read More...]

Day Tripper
Wacky, deadpan comedy traverses an ordinary winter day inside a heavily polluted city of Northern China - from the 32nd edition of Tiff Romania [Read More...]

What You See of Me
German drama about open relationships treats its characters' vulnerability with respect, and asks profound questions without exacting judgment - premieres at the 32nd Raindance Film Festival. [Read More...]

My Killer Buddy (Io e il Secco)
Revenge, imagination, and fatherhood are all explored in this emotionally charged drama from Italy, playing at the 32nd edition of the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Summer Brother (Zomervacht)
Young Brian must look after his severely disabled brother, after his careless father "borrows" him for a scorching summer in a chaotic trailer park - gentle and raw drama is in Competition at the 23rd edition of Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Girls Will Be Girls
Gifted teen decides to explore her sexuality at her own accord, but any missteps could have serious consequences for her and her family - Indian coming-of-age drama is on VoD on Monday, December 23rd [Read More...]

The Performance
Jewish American tap dancer has to stomp his way to the top of the Nazi regime, in what's possibly the worst film adaptation of Arthur Miller ever made - from the 23rd edtion of Tiff Romania [Read More...]

1286
Sombre and elegiac Kazakh drama observes the shocking repercussions of modern-day slavery, and unbridled sadism - from the 23rd edition of Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Infested (Vermine)
Claustrophobic spider horror keeps viewers on the edge of their seat, as flesh-eating arachnids terrify a suburban council block in France - available for streaming on various platforms [Read More...]

Sleep
Korean comedy horror begins well, but ultimately provokes an indifferent response despite an intriguing premise - on VoD on August 19th [Read More...]

DogMan
Luc Besson's fanciful and bizarre allegory of animal love and crossdressing is resolutely barking mad - [Read More...]

When Evil Lurks (Cuando Acecha la Maldad)
Argentinean horror offers a "rotten" twist on the well-worn zombie genre, in a movie as mangled and gruelling as the victims portrayed - on various VoD platforms in July [Read More...]

Handling the Undead (Håndtering av Udøde)
Norwegian director reinvents the zombie movie, replacing gore with tragic and decaying existences - from Sundance London [Read More...]

Searching for Amani
Murder, climate change and hope all play a big part in a bereaved young Kenyan’s search for the truth - touching documentary premieres at the 32nd Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Sting Like a Bee
Leone Balduzzi's debut feature takes viewers on a journey of rural Italy, and into the lives of young people terrified of Aids and enamoured with a three-wheeled vehicle - from the 32nd Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Animal
Sofia Exarchou's filthy genius sophomore feature exposes the animalistic routine of resort animateurs in Greece - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Satu – Year of the Rabbit
Two starry-eyed fantasists help each other as they face the bumpy road ahead, in this classic coming-of-age tale set in the mountains and the jungle of Northern Laos - on VoD on Monday, January 26th [Read More...]

Ama Gloria
Six-year-old Cléo isn't ready to give up her nanny Gloria, so they spend their last summer together on an island haunted by colonialism - on VoD on Monday, July 22nd [Read More...]

Sisterhood (HLM Pussy)
Building upon the principles of #MeToo, Nora El Hourch demonstrates that female emancipation often comes from a place of privilege - French-Moroccan drama premieres in the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

The Click Trap
Beyond the state-of-the-art talking heads, quick edits and eerie music, an unsettling truth unravels: tech companies control us in more ways than one - creepy doc premieres at the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Árni
Hungarian tale about a mundane and soulless travelling circus and their handyman is in reality a riff on loneliness and animal love - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Smiling Georgia
No laughing matter: The lengths some politicians are willing to go in order to retain power can leave voters toothless - painful Georgian doc premieres at the 32nd edition of Raindance  [Read More...]

The Contestant
Japanese male is confined to a room naked and without food for more than a year, in a sadistic experiment that helped to spawn reality television - in cinemas on Friday, November 29th [Read More...]

National Anthem
Luke Gilford’s debut feature shows us what queer expression without restraint truly looks like, against the masculine backdrop of the Old West - from the 32nd edition of Raindance  [Read More...]

Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound
Rockumentary offers colourful insight this British brand of elegant and introspective post-rock music; strangely, the "stars" are conspicuous in their absence - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Kneecap
Irish-singing, insult-hurling, drug-taking and politically incendiary hip-hop band from Belfast earn an adrenaline-inducing piece of autofiction - on VoD on Monday, October 7th [Read More...]

The Stranger’s Case
Cutting between seven central characters in Syria and Greece, director Brandt Andersen paints a jarring fable about survival, sincerity and family - refugee drama premieres at the 32nd edition of Raindance/ also in the Official Competition of the 2nd Mediterrane Film Festival, in Malta [Read More...]

About Dry Grasses (Kuru Otlar Üstüne)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's latest cinematic marathon puts viewers right into the heart of Anatolian winter, facing a Chekhovian existential crisis - on VoD on Monday, October 7th [Read More...]

From My Cold Dead Hands
Colourful documentary reveals Americans desperate to show off their hidden weaponry, but ultimately fails to challenge the gun ownership epidemic - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Kathleen Is Here
A wayward teen leaves foster care behind, only to bump into a potential "mother" - on VoD on Monday, February 10th [Read More...]

The Heirloom
Allie does everything she can in order to get her scriptwriter boyfriend to purchase a pet, in this lighthearted romcom from Canada - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

War and Justice
Timely and urgent doc explores the International Criminal Court, from Nuremberg to theatres of war in Ukraine and Palestine, revealing the unfortunate repercussions of EU incoherence and US meddling [Read More...]

The Dead Don’t Hurt
Part-love story, part-revenge thriller, part-feminist Western revision, Viggo Mortensen's sophomore feature (on the director's seat) shows scrappy ambition, and gets flanked by two stellar performances - in cinemas on Friday, June 7th [Read More...]

The Other Way Around (Volvereis)
A Spanish couple decides to throw a divorce celebration party, and the preparations are well underway... in cinemas on Friday, July 11th [Read More...]