American Girl
Teen is caught between two cultures, a family tragedy, and the Sars epidemic - Taiwanese-American feature debut shows at the Taipei Golden Horse Festival [Read More...]

Matrix Resurrections
Justin Khoo feels let down by the fourth instalment of the Matrix Franchise, a movie that by its own admission "shouldn’t exist" - in cinemas now; also on premium VoD on Monday, January 24th [Read More...]

Pig
Nicolas Cage is a heroic truffle hunter on a wild quest to recover his stolen swine - Michael Sarnoski's mournful and promising feature debut is now available on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

An American Prayer
The American dreams morphs into a nightmare, hallucination or mere "bullshit", as marginalised citizens recall their experience - heartfelt doc premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

You Resemble Me (Tu me resembles)
Dina Amer’s debut film is a stunning portrait of a vulnerable woman who finds herself and then loses herself in the comforting wrap of extremism - in cinemas and also on Digital from Friday, February 3rd [Read More...]

The Glance of Music (Ennio)
Giuseppe Tornatore’s new documentary is a loving portrait of Ennio Morricone, the Italian film composer who has to be one of the greatest composers to ever write for the screen - from the first ever Red Sea Film Festival [Read More...]

Communion (Qorban)
Nejib Belkadhi's film is a dark comedy about love and madness in the time of coronavirus - live from the first ever Red Sea Film Festival [Read More...]

Wadjda
A young girl tests the limits of her freedom in the first ever film shot in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - live from the Red Sea Film Festival [Read More...]

Brighton 4th
This poignant comedy on the Georgian immigrant experience in New York is a life-affirming experience - live from the Red Sea Film Festival, Saudi Arabia [Read More...]

Cyrano
Joe Wright’s Cyrano has all the luxurious panache of a box of very expensive chocolates - on VoD on Friday, May 27th [Read More...]

The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Anthology movie about the pandemic was created by seven magnificent filmmakers and exudes both joy and pain, while also inviting viewers to reflect about their own lives [Read More...]

Titane
Julia Ducournau weld herself into pole position of her own grimy body horror genre, with yet another arthouse, stomach-churning masterpiece - Cannes's big winner is out now on all major platforms [Read More...]

Inner Wars
The Donbass war is seen from a women's point of view in this affecting documentary portrait of working in an endless war zone - watch it online for during the entire month of December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Sami, Joe and I (Sami Joe und Ich)
Three school leavers find their dreams and friendship challenged by adulthood in Karin Heberlein’s engaging coming-of-age drama - watch it online for free in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Wood and Water
A mother searches for her absent son in the shadow of the Hong Kong protests, inviting the audience to enter a hypnotic space - watch it for free during the entire month of December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Nocturnal
Schoolgirl and older man build a friendship as they experience an existential crisis - watch British coastal drama online for free during the entire month of December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Jiyan
Deep dive into the claustrophobic refugee experience in Germany, as a Syrian couple struggles to integrate - watch it online and for free during the entire month of December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

When The Trees Fall
The rural landscape is an enchanting force, in this Ukrainian drama about love and criminality - watch it online for free during the entire month of December with ArteKino [Read More...]

Call Me Marianna
Wheelchair-bound woman has to sue her own family in order to undergo gender reassignment, in this sympathetic Polish doc about struggle and acceptance - watch it online for free during the month of December only with ArteKIno [Read More...]

The Last to See Them (Gli Ultimi a Vederli Vivere)
A family grapples with an eerie, insidious force that may prove the death of them - watch this jarring Italian thriller for free during the entire month of December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Oasis
Set in an institute for people with disabilities, an unlikely love triangle emerges - watch Serbian movie online and for free during the entire month of December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Petit Samedi
Filmed in Belgium, this documentary tells a tale of drug addiction that will be familiar to many of our readers, albeit one laced with hope, love and family - watch it online for free in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

LOMO – The Language of Many Others
Drifting in and out of reality, the frustrated Karl finds greater solace within the privacy of his room than he does in the world outside - watch it for free online in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Belfast
Kenneth Branagh remembers the Troubles and the pain of departing from his birth city at the age of just nine, in this lukewarm childhood memoir - now available on various platforms [Read More...]

Quake (Rappumine)
Engaging Icelandic mystery-drama about a fearful yet resilient woman strikes beats of positivity and inspiration - from the Current Waves section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The King of all the World (El Rey de todo el Mundo)
Octogenarian filmmaker and DOP join forces in order to create a film exuding youth, while also paying tribute to Spanish/Mexican music and dance - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Killing the Eunuch Khan
The seductive aesthetic of a nightmarish vision fails to engage with ideas and themes - rudderless Iranian film plays in the Official Competition section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Wait (Odotus)
Slow and straightforward drama set during Finnish summer meditates on love, betrayal and brutal honesty - from the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Wedding Day (Wesele)
Humorous beats of debauchery at a wedding offsets the visceral memories of ethnic cleansing in Poland - plays in the Official Competition section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, running from 12-28th November. [Read More...]

Big Night
One of the Philippines' most prolific and audacious directors takes aim at Rodrigo Duterte's catastrophic war on drugs with a very fast-paced comedy - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Zuhal
Turkish comedy with shades of Murakami uses a lost cat to explore contemporary Turkish society — live from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival! [Read More...]

Make the Devil Laugh
Modern, heart-wrenching samurai fable exposes a ruthless and deeply xenophobic Japanese society driven by greed - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Alice, Through the Looking: À la recherche d’un lapin perdu (In Search of a Lost Rabbit)
British cinema gets an injection of French philosophy in this bizarre, meandering, metafictional post-Brexit extravaganza [Read More...]

Her Way (Une femme du monde)
Veteran theatre, TV and film actress Laure Calamy is finely directed in this powerful debut film exploring the cross-border German-French sex work industry - live from Tallinn! [Read More...]

Feature Film About Life (Ilgo metro filmas apie gyvenimą)
A young woman is suddenly thrust into adulthood in this bittersweet reflection on life and death - expanding the auto-fiction form in novel ways. [Read More...]

The Red Tree (El árbol rojo)
This Colombian road trip is both an exploration of nation and character, a modest yet touching drama — live from Tallinn Film Festival! [Read More...]

Zeria
The first human being born in Mars returns to Earth in order to meet his grandfather, in this expressionist Belgian sci-fi - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Dear Thomas (Lieber Thomas)
Biopic of East German writer and filmmaker Thomas Brach reveals a deeply subversive artist who finds comfort on neither side of the Wall - from the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Immersion (Inmersión)
This Chilean drama is the kind of well-made thriller that makes you think while you squirm — live from Tallinn Film Festival. [Read More...]

Dozens of Norths (Ikuta no Kita)
The long-awaited first feature from a legend of Japanese animation, this trip through the darkest places on earth more than meets expectation. [Read More...]

The Shape of Things to Come (Tiempos Futuros)
A man and his son are hell-bent on bringing rain to the dry and dusty capital of Peru, in this contemporary sci-fi drama - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Fest [Read More...]

A Place Called Dignity (Un Lugar Llamado Dignidad)
Child abuse, torture, Nazism and religious mortification come together to horrifying results, in this shockingly powerful Chilean film based on real events - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Memoria
One of the 21st century's greatest directors returns with, unsurprisingly, another masterful work of slow cinema - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

The Score
Watching this film is like being promised a gourmet steak but the food arrives late and straight out of the microwave. [Read More...]

Blind Love
This impressive Kenyan debut explores magic and alcoholism in fascinating ways — straight from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

Songs for a Fox (Dainos Lapei)
Lithuanian fantasy drama investigates the power of dreams; sadly the outcome is soporific rather than oneiric - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Life Suits Me Well (La vie me va bien)
A touching portrait of mental deterioration and its effect on family in 1990s Morocco. Live from the Tallinn Film Festival! [Read More...]

No Looking Back
Mother and grandmother fight over a child with all weapons available, in this blood-soaked slapstick comedy from Russia - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Herd Immunity
Drinking from the same well as French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, Kazakh director creates an invigorating gangster picture - from the Official Competition section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Other Cannibals (Altri Cannibali)
The spirit of Ben Wheatley is transplanted to South Tyrol in this effective horror-comedy blend - live from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]