Rule 34 (Regra 34)
A fun exploration of the connection between sex and law, pleasure and pain, Rule 34 is a sexy and smart Brazilian film - live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Sermon to The Fish (Balıqlara xütbə)
A study of life after war, Sermon to The Fish boasts technically stunning visuals but is in service of an emotionally inert story — live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Prey
Competent prequel provides fresh blood for the Predator franchise - Dan Trachtenberg's new sci-fi thriller is now available on Disney+ [Read More...]

Astrakan
This miserablist French coming-of-age story has a lot of craft, but is in the service of an irredeemable storyline — live from Locarno [Read More...]

Maisie
Dirty gem of a documentary provides some vibrant insight into the life of Britain’s oldest drag queen - in cinemas and also on BFI Player on Friday, August 5th [Read More...]

Arnold Is a Model Student (Arnon pen nakrian tuayang)
This delightful and odd school-set Thailand satire asks if the revolution is even worth it — live from Locarno Film Festival 2022. [Read More...]

Medusa Deluxe
Blackly comic thriller about a high-level hairdressing competition is a cut above the rest - British debut of rare promise is in cinemas on Friday, June 9th [Read More...]

A Perfect Day for Caribou
Pristine black and white feature tells the tale of fathers and sons, lost and found, failure and connection - live from Locarno [Read More...]

My Neighbor Adolf
Offensive in its inoffensiveness, awkward comedy about a Holocaust survivor in Colombia and his strange new neighbour fails to impress one of our writers - showing at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Fairytale (Skazka)
Dictators collide in this legendary Russian director's late period animation, equal parts beguiling and compelling — live from Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Declaration (Ariyippu)
This Indian Covid-set immigrant factory drama shows how the coronavirus pandemic doesn't affect everyone equally — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]

Stone Turtle
Malaysian director creates a multilayered blend of tragedy and horror about stateless refugee on a remote island - live from the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Beloved
A bitter marriage threatens to ruin everything, as two people become joyless cheaters and hypocrites - American indie shows in film festivals across the globe. [Read More...]

Lost Highway – 25th anniversary 4k restoration
A quarter of a century after its original release, David Lynch's real masterpiece receives a 4k restoration; the film continues to leave audiences disturbed, uneasy, confused, weirded out, immersed, amused, and even vulnerable [Read More...]

Prizefighter
Boxing drama featuring Russell Crowe and partiaclly inspired by the life of Jem Belcher deliver emotional punches that hit harder than the physical blows to the head - on Prime Video on Friday, July 22nd [Read More...]

Donna
In this probing documentary with a sensibility akin to Oscar Wilde, a transgender playwright commits their most important tale to page and screen - in cinemas on Friday, July 15th; also available on Digital [Read More...]

Laurent Garnier: Off the Record
Rockumentary about iconic French music producer and DJ blends informative history with unconventional framing techniques, to excellent results - now available on various VoD platforms. [Read More...]

Thor: Love and Thunder
The fourth entry in the Thor series demonstrates a more searching character fighting a menace that's deadlier, and more expensive, than any he's fought before, yet the outcome is utterly predictable and soporific - in cinemas on July 8th [Read More...]

Ithaka
The enigmatic character study of Assange’s father, John Shipton, is a masterful piece of filmmaking that will impress Assange's supporters as well as also those who don't like him - in cinemas on Friday, July 8th [Read More...]

Futura
Insightful and courageous documentary investigates the future of Italy through a string of interviews with youngsters aged 15 to 20 - now on BFI Player and Curzon Home Cinema [Read More...]

The Long Rider
Authentic, intimate and raw documentary about an aspiring journalist’s 25,000km, eight-year incredible epic journey on horseback will move and grip you - from the Dances with Films Film Festival [Read More...]

Babysitter
This Quebecois tale of toxic masculinity feels as unwanted as the acts it tries to make fun of — live from Transylvania International Film Festival. [Read More...]

Inferno Rosso: Joe D’Amato on the Road to Excess (Inferno Rosso: Joe D’Amato Sullva Via Dell’eccesso)
More of a DVD supplement than a genuine film, horror and porn director Joe D'Amato is given a tribute that is only skin deep — live from Transylvania [Read More...]

Beautiful Beings
This moody, sensitive portrayal of Icelandic youth in the 90s is a difficult yet tender portrait of teen vulnerability — live from TIFF Romania [Read More...]

The Execution (Kazn)
An unpredictable and dark serial killer drama, this Russian film plunges us straight into the Soviet heart of darkness — live from TIFF. [Read More...]

The Balcony Movie (Film balkonowy)
The whole world is revealed to us from the smallest possible corner in this glorious Polish documentary — live from TIFF. [Read More...]

The Hole (Il Buco)
This descent into the third deepest cave in the world is a mesmeric cinematic experience — live from Transylvania Film Festival. [Read More...]

How I Learned To Fly (Leto kada sam naucila da letim)
A lightweight comedy tackling serious themes in Balkan history, this is a film perfect for introducing children to the 90s conflict - live from Transylvania [Read More...]

Piggy (Cerdita)
This exceptionally mean-spirited Spanish horror about an obese teenager and her crush on a serial killer is an absolute blast - in cinemas Friday, January 6th [Read More...]

Amira
This powerful Palestinian family drama asks deep questions about the true meaning of home — live from Transilvania International Film Festival. [Read More...]

The Natural History of Destruction
This exhaustive archival documentary asks if the price of winning a war is ever worth the cost — live from Cannes Film Festival! [Read More...]

Sick of Myself
From the producers of The Worst Person in the World comes a superior Oslo-set tale, pushing narcissism to its limits - on BFI Player and also on Curzon Home Cinema on Monday, July 3rd [Read More...]

The Woodcutter Story
This typically Finnish tale ticks all the boxes of the national spirit, but failed to lift mine - from the 66th BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Resistances: Words and Art for Fighting Political Defamation
Four Brazilian artists living in political exile aim to transform trauma into art and beauty, in this reflective piece of filmmaking - at the Rich Mix on Saturday, May 28th [Read More...]

The Drover’s Wife
Meandering western led by a stellar performance covers some important themes, but it struggles to grip hold of its audience - now on BFI Player and Amazon Prime [Read More...]

This Much I Know To Be True
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis's creative relationship reaches its pinnacle during the pandemic, their interaction gently captured by Andrew Dominik - now also available on Mubi [Read More...]

Renaissance
This beautiful black and white short starring Victoria Lacoste is an exploration of love, feminine sexuality and finding joy in the solitude of nature, where music, film and art intertwine [Read More...]

The Northman
Epic drama takes the all-familiar medieval setting and reinvents it with intimidating beauty - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Velvet Queen
Embark on a cinematic journey across a harsh wilderness; the mission is to find the elusive snow leopard in the Tibetan Highlands; the outcome, however, couldn't be more different - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

On the Ground
On Central London’s Highbury Corner, a group of protesters demonstrate against the proposed felling of seven trees, in a refreshing representation of political action - at the Rich Mix on May 5th [Read More...]

No Extradition
Documentary follows John Shipton, the father of journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in his efforts to prevent his son from being extradited to the United States - now on VoD [Read More...]

The Great Movement (El Gran Movimiento)
Modern civilisation and simplicity come into conflict in this ambitious Bolivian city-symphony - on VoD on Monday, May 30th [Read More...]

Midnight
Intriguing and unconventional horror film delivers an incredibly intense atmosphere without killing any characters - on VoD on Monday, March 14th [Read More...]

Compartment No. 6
A nightmare train journey becomes a tale of human connection in this intriguing European co-production - on all major VoD platforms on Friday, May 6th [Read More...]

The Coup d’État Factory (A Fantástica Fábrica de Golpes)
As Brazil turns a tragic page of its history (with Lula's inauguration on January 1st, and Bolsonaro relegated to the bin of history), watch the film that sheds light on what actually happened - DMovies' first ever production is now on VoD [Read More...]

Raça
The last nation to abolish slavery in the Western world is still grappling with racial equality, political, social and cultural representation - at the BFI Southbank on Saturday, May 7th [Read More...]

Deep Water
After a 20-year hiatus, British director Adrian Lyne returns to the silver screen with a satisfactory erotic thriller, not dissimilar to the titles that made him famous decades earlier - on Prime Video on Friday, March 18th [Read More...]

Olga
Ukrainian teenage gymnast Olga uses gymnastics as an escape from the troubles that danger her family and the place she calls home, as she watches her city burn from the distance - in cinemas Friday, March 18th [Read More...]

Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion take matters into their own hands when it comes to climate change, charging at the agonisingly difficult problem head-on - on Netflix on Wednesday, June 29th. [Read More...]

True Things
Young female becomes intoxicated by a male who treats people more or less the same way he handles cars, in this complex British psychological drama - on BFI Player on Monday, July 25th; also available on other platforms [Read More...]