Veins (Nervures)
Mad doctor toys with the pains of vulnerable villagers, in this very finely-crafted and surprising body horror from Canada - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Running Man
Glen Powell is miscast in this turgid adaptation of a Stephen King book - Edgar Wright's un-British new creation is on VoD on Thursday, January 1st [Read More...]

Versalles
Set in the aftermath of a failed presidential bid, this sharp satirical drama from Mexico transforms political disappointment into grotesque pageantry - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/ REC Tarragona [Read More...]

Interior (Interjöör)
A very studious burglar films their victims from inside their own home, in this dark and voyeuristic German gem - from the First Feature Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Hercules Falling (Herkules Falder)
Danish soldier struggles with PTSD while trying to reconnect with his family, in this delicate and compassionate drama - from the First Feature Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Honey Don’t!
Energetic story about a series of bizarre deaths struggles to make an everlasting impression - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

Leleka
Harald Hutter’s abstract road movie takes two female friends on a trans-European odyssey towards war-torn Ukraine - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Stories
Egyptian director of Yomeddine intertwines personal stories with his country's history, in this heartwarming family drama - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/ the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

LifeLike (Bir Arada Yalnız)
Young man with terminal cancer seeks comfort in VR, while his parents find diagonally opposite ways to reconcile with his looming death - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Elena’s Shift
Gentle social realist drama from Greece packs a punch while offering a glimmer of hope in a world void of compassion - from the First Feature Competition of the 29th Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
Traditional Japanese family grapple with grief and guilt, in this long and meditative drama - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

La Carn
Young gay dancer risks losing himself as he cruises the virtual meat market, in this thoughtful drama from Spain - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Admission
Taiwanese parents panic after school rejects their small child, in a cleverly assembled story that toys with our curiosity and voyeurism - from the First Feature Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Therapy (Terapia)
Two relationship therapists watch their own marriage break into pieces, in this amusing Finno-Estonian co-production - from the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Good Daughter (La Buena Hija)
Teenage daughter quietly breaks down after their parents separate, in this very familiar tale of toxic masculinity told with infectious vigour - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Megalomaniacs
Spiros Stathoulopoulos’ strange, quirky and at times irritant sort-of sex comedy finds in its present (and future) endless echoes of the past - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Juana
Ambitious first feature about trauma and femicide cold cases technically pops and stuns - from in the First Feature Competition at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Street Wanderers (Los Caminantes de la Calle)
Two officers from different sides of the world take on the Chinese mafia, in this South American thriller based on true events - from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th edition of the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

Think of England
English actress is forced into making a pornographic movie for WW2 soldiers, in this colourful and ambitious riff on war and libido - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Round 13 (13ème Round)
Mohamed Ali Nahdi’s heartbreaking drama explores strength in impossible circumstances – from Critics' Picks section of the 29th edition of the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

The Dashed Lines (As Liñas Descontinuas)
Middle-aged woman bonds with her house burglar on a very unexpected level, in this warm and tender LGBT+ Galician-language drama - from the Official Competition at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/ REC Tarragona [Read More...]

The Activist (Aktyvistas)
The final instalment of Romas Zabarauskas's queer trilogy is a multifaceted and inventive crime thriller - from the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Vache Folle
Damaged war-veteran-turned-cowherd reluctantly fights for his dreams, in this dirty gem of a Franco-Swiss production - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Invisibles
A Montreal sex worker finds new direction when she takes on a different kind of client, in this sweaty and passionate drama – from the Critics' Picks section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  [Read More...]

18 Holes to Paradise (18 Buracos para o Paraíso)
Portuguese family test their values, ambitions and allegiances as they spend one last summer together in their posh villa - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Emergency Exit
Top-drawer ensemble takes a bizarre coach trip to the other side, in this metacinematic arthouse fare from Spain - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights [Read More...]

One Day I Wish To See You Happy
Separated by geography and war, a filmmaker records conversations with her husband in their shared pursuit of happiness - from the Doc@PÖFF International Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Anemone
Man's search for his brother is thematically elusive and with too few redeeming qualities tests - from the Best of Festivals at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Mo Papa
A touching, beautiful follow up to Estonian hit Mo Mamma, Eeva Mägi’s second in a thematic trilogy is just as magnificent - opening film of the Critics' Picks section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Lost Stars of the Horoscope
Ukrainian immigrants find shelter and solace in Estonia, despite tussling with non-belonging sentiments - from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Hungarian Wedding (Magyar Menyegző)
Young Hungarian rocker asks for the hand of Romanian girl in exchange for a very peculiar something, in this music-infused and harmless crowdpleaser - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Electing Ms Santa
Political hopeful has to overcome gender prejudices by dressing up as a Christmas icon if she has any hope of becoming mayor - Moldovan documentary premieres in the Doc@PÖFF International Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Happiness is Living in our Land (Õnn on Elada me Maal)
Appropriately messy and entertaining doc about Estonian punk band that supposedly helped to trigger the demise of the USSR lacks in historicity - Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Laguna
Sharuna Bartas and his daughter embark on a self-appointed pilgrimage to Mexico in order to honour their late Ina Marija, killed at just 24 - filthy genius doc shows in the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Edge of the Night (Ööäär)
From sex parties to rubbish collection: documentarist uncovers the dark secrets of the cold Estonian night - from the Doc@PÖFF International Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

No Other Choice
Park Chan-wook's revenge thriller has its playful moments but wears its audience down with an indulgent streak - in cinemas on Friday, January 23rd [Read More...]

Far Away
A Turkish director returns to the town he once called home, and encounters a place horribly scarred by an armed conflict - from the Doc@PÖFF International Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

My Family and Other Clowns (Minu Pere ja Muud Klounid)
The family life of Estonia's top two clowns isn't all smiles and laughter - from the DOC@PÖFF Baltic Competition of 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Eyes of the Forest (Metsasilmad)
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: young woman searches for a man gone missing in the forest at night, in Estonian film packed with meaningful colours and supernatural elements - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Don’t Look Away (Ära Vaata Eemale)
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: tension quickly builds as a young streamer uses his camera as a catalyst for danger - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Peanuts (Maapähklid)
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: young and timid woman feels shunned at her own birthday party, but tables are about to turn - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Wishful Thinking
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: mother and daughter engage in a fierce duel for a magically conjured male - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Lunch: a Letter to America
Italian filmmaker captures fragments of country riven by political clashes; the outcome is a movie that's funny, poetic and yet over simplistic - from the Doc@PÖFF International Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Time to the Target (Chas Pidlotu)
Vitaly Mansky’s new film extends his long-standing exploration of post-Soviet identity and human endurance into the deeply personal terrain of his native Lviv, in Western Ukraine - from the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Stiina
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: young mother has to prioritise her nanny job ahead of her own daughter, in this harsh yet hopeful Estonian film - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Last Will (Testaments)
Latvian erotic and crime writer Anatols Imermanis died in 1989 without visiting the Pigalle; now a group of artists have set out to scatter his ashes there - from the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Plans for Tomorrow (Plaanid Homseks)
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: two friends anxiously wait for their fling to show up at their boozy party, in a film with strong echoes of a big Estonian hit - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Am I Ukrainian Enough? (Kas ma Olen Piisavalt Ukrainlane?)
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: Ukrainian filmmaker returns home, and investigates language as a resistance weapon - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

10,000 Steps to Smoking Area
FILM REVIEW WORKSHP: a cigarette becomes the lifeline of an elderly radio star, in this thoughtful meditation on the failing human body - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Friction!
FILM REVIEW WORKSHOP: in a dystopian future, down-to-earth Alvar is made to choose between eternal love and gardening - from the PÖFF Shorts section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]