Tomorrow is a Long Time
A teenager longs to escape from a home collapsing under the weight of grief; a life-altering event catapults him into an exciting adventure - Singaporean drama premieres at the Berlin Film Festival [Read More...]

Manodrome
Jesse Eisenberg stars as a confused Uber driver and father-to-be in John Trengove's bizarre cocktail of dysfunctional masculinity and freaky cultism - on VoD on July 3rd [Read More...]

Superpower
Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman's documentary about Volodymyr Zelenskyy is so ridiculously grovelling that it's barely watchable - from the 73th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything (Irgendwann Werden Wir Uns Alles Erzaehlen)
Two misfits with an age gap of more than 20 years develop an explosive sexual connection, in this conventional German romance set during the collapse of the Wall - in Competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

BlackBerry
Big boys play with their new toy: Canadian comedy charts the rise and the collapse of [Read More...]

Creature
Choreographer Akram Khan's wild new creation is elegantly captured by one of Britain's most acclaimed documentarists - Asif Kapadia's latest film is in cinemas on Friday, February 24th [Read More...]

Monica
An estranged daughter returns home in order to assist her ailing mother, in this Intimate exploration of trauma - from the From Venice to London Film Festival (taking place between February 3rd to 6th) [Read More...]

She is Love
A divorced couple are reunited entirely by chance in a country hotel in Cornwall, in this improvisational film shot in just six days - now on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

Fashion Reimagined
British designer sets out to create a collection that's sustainable from beginning to end, challenging an industry with little to no regard to environmental and social issues - in cinemas on Friday, March 3rd [Read More...]

Eileen
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie star in queer psychological drama with a touch of Todd Haynes's Carol - from Sundance [Read More...]

January
Two men and a bird are trapped within the confines of a remote rural house, in this highly elliptical, meditative Bulgarian film dotted with folklore references - exquisite winter treat is in cinemas on Friday, January 27th [Read More...]

Fantastic Machine
Dirty gem of a documentary takes us on a voyage through the life of the video camera, one that offers a breadth of intrigue and unparalleled insight - on VoD on Monday, May 6th [Read More...]

Living
What do you want leave behind you when you die? Bill Nighy's character finds out that it's never too late to leave your mark on this planet, in this remake of a Kurosawa classic of the 1950s - in cinemas on Friday, November 4th [Read More...]

A Man Called Otto
In this sickly sweet comedy drama, Otto Anderson embraces the present moment, after years of living in a cloud; anyone hoping for American Beauty II will be disappointed - in cinemas on Friday, January 6th [Read More...]

Blue Jean
Closeted Lesbian PE teacher wrestles with Section 28, in this realistic drama set in the year the homophobic legislation was introduced - impressive debut is now on various VoD platforms (including Netflix) [Read More...]

The Chorus (O Coro)
Delicate Brazilian film bursting with music and poetry follows the lives of four very different people as they seek solace in the local orchestra - now on Amazon Prime [Read More...]

The Lone Wolf (O Lobo Solitário)
A late-night radio host receives a call from an old friend live on air, with shocking repercussions - short film from Portugal qualifies for the Oscars [Read More...]

Subject
Metatextual documentary investigates the impact that documentaries have on their subjects, and the revelations are sobering - in selected cinemas on Friday, March 3rd [Read More...]

More Than Ever (Plus Que Jamais)
Vicky Krieps shines as a vivacious young woman stricken with a very aggressive and fatal disease, in French drama also starring the late Gaspard Ulliel (himself the victim of a shocking, real-life death) - on BFI Player on Monday, January 30th [Read More...]

Enys Men
Billed as a Cornish "folk horror" tale, Mark Jenkin's astounding second feature transports viewers to a mysterious coastal island in the 1970s, without slipping into tiresome cliches - in cinemas on Friday, January 13th [Read More...]

What’s Love Got To Do With It
Profoundly entertainment romcom reveals the dirty machinations of “assisted” marriage in the UK and in Pakistan, all with a very lighthearted and moving touch - in cinemas on Friday, February 24th [Read More...]

Holy Spider
An Iranian serial killer targets vulnerable, highly ostracised prostitutes, in a society with little sympathy for the [Read More...]

Jack
Tripping on its crass humour, middle-of-the-road and unimaginative screenwriting, Pelayo De Lario’s debut feature falls flat on its face - on VoD on Monday, January 23rd [Read More...]

If These Walls Could Sing
Mary McCartney returns to the British recording studios where her father recorded some of the most staggering records in pop history; both surviving Beatles turn up for interview, as does a roster of familiar faces - out on Monday, January 9th [Read More...]

Empire of Light
A middle-aged white woman and a young black man working at the local cinema fall in love, in Sam Mendes's ode to the movie theatres of yore - in cinemas Monday, January 9th [Read More...]

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig reprises his role as Benoit Blanc in this plodding sequel to Knives Out. Beatles fans should give this film a miss, but then so should everyone else - on Netflix on Friday, December 23rd [Read More...]

Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel
Embark on a tour of the iconic Manhattan building decades after it first became a breeding ground for avant-garde artists - in cinemas and on VoD on Friday, January 20th [Read More...]

Citizen Nobel
Charismatic biophysicist Jacques Dubochet takes us along his personal journey as he meditates on what a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry should do with his newfound fame - documentary is out on Friday, December 16th [Read More...]

Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa's 1950 riff on Japanese pride and deceit remains as current as ever, its clever narrative tricks as fresh as seven decades ago - in cinemas on Friday, January 6th [Read More...]

Husband
In this piercing, polished documentary, a married couple discuss their views and fears to a camera that spies on their each and every movement - in cinemas and also on Curzon Home Cinema on Friday, February 10th. [Read More...]

Within Sand
A lone merchant is ambushed by a gang of thieves and left to perish in the desert - Saudi tale of survival shows at the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Nezouh
A Syrian father refuses to abandon his war-torn town and flat, forcing his despondent wife and daughter into a dangerous and precarious existence - on VoD on Friday, June 7th [Read More...]

St Omer
The real story of a French-Senegalese woman who murdered her baby by drowning on the beach becomes a stunning courtroom drama - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

The Blue Caftan
Spectacular Moroccan movie blends to perfection the topics of gay love and terminal disease - in cinemas on Friday, May 5th; also available on BFI Player [Read More...]

Kamla
Female shrink learns the hard way that she is as vulnerable as one of her patients, as she falls into the trappings of sexism and ageism - Egyptian film premieres at the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

A Human Position
Two young women from Norway find intimacy and comfort... on a chair!!! Unabashedly slow movie is out on Monday, january 30th [Read More...]

Metronom
Phenomenal Romanian drama exposes the dirty tactics of youth oppression during the Communist era - from the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Flag (Alam)
A group Palestinian students living under Israeli occupation confront their tormentors and fight to retain their identity - activist film shows at the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Geographies of Solitude
A lone and devoted scientist studies and records the fauna and the flora of a remote Canadian Island for five decades - reflective documentary shows at the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Harka
Young Tunisian man has to fend for himself and his two younger sisters, in a country that offers his generation very few opportunities - tantalising drama is in cinemas on Friday, May 5th [Read More...]

Our Lady of the Chinese Shop (Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chines)
Dirtylicious Angolan gumbo of a movie blends religion, reason and colonialism into one single recipe - from the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Last Queen (La Derniere Reine)
French Algerian epic historical drama tells the story of Princess Zaphira, wife of the last King of Algiers Salim Toumi - from the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Out of this World (Hors du Monde)
Misogyny and murder engulf a young musician’s life, in this greasy thriller from France - on Digital HD on Friday, December 5th [Read More...]

Before Now and Then (Nana)
Young wife and her husband's concubine strike an intense friendship, in this very feminine period drama from Indonesia - from the Official Competition of the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous
A Syrian refugee falls in love with an Ethiopian migrant worker, but their relationship has more obstacles than they anticipated - quirky Lebanese parable of (failed) social integration premieres at the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Hanging Gardens (Janain mualaqa)
Child garbage picker finds a friend and also a means of subsistence in a talking sex doll that he rescued from the Baghdad landfill - live from the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Roads Lead to Rome
Super lighthearted Lebanese comedy about sauntering nuns smitten with a young actor cast to play the Pope caters mostly for Arab sensibilities - from the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Flour Test (O Teste da Farinha)
Brazilian journalist and filmmaker offers British viewers an overview of his native country, and its complicated history of male homosexuality. [Read More...]

Lovable (Milulis)
A man’s conscience is stirred by a nine-year-old orphan in a technically bold and captivating Latvian drama (despite the absence of a sympathetic lead) - from the Baltic Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Upon Entry
US border officers put young Spanish woman and her Venezuelan partner through the wringer, in a deeply dehumanising interrogation procedure - dirty gem shows at REC, Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]