The Fox (Der Fuchs)
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...]

Conversations On Hatred (Conversaciones Sobre El Odio)
There’s a great deal of bad blood between two ageing actresses when they meet in the apartment of one of them – Spanish Argentinean film that should have been a play premieres the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Land Within (Osa Mullast)
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...]

The Good Person
Against her better judgement, a film producer on the lam agrees to produce a film about King Saul for a former movie-star-turned-rabbi planning a comeback – stylish Israeli drama premieres the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Young Arsonists
Four teenage girls spend the summer in the abandoned house where one of them used to live with their family - Canadian drama with a genuine vision, albeit unfocused, premieres at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Pelican
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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...]

Tallinn 2022 Kids Animation Programme – part 3
The final programme of this year’s kids animation shorts at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival contains a selection of five stirring little films [Read More...]

Tallinn 2022 Kids Animation Programme – part 2
Read Jeremy Clarke's take on the second of three programmes of this year’s impressive kids animation shorts at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Tallinn 2022 Kids Animation Programme – part 1
The first of three programmes of this year’s kids animation shorts boasts a stronger selection than you might expect – live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Storm
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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...]

Speak No Evil
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
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
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...]

My Mother’s Son
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...]

Return to Dust
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  
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...]

Black Adam
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'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...]

Trip
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
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)
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
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...]

Father’s Day
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...]