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Other People (Inni ludzie)
A panoramic portrait of Polish life is provided in this epic hip-hop opera, showing off the storytelling possibilities of the rap form. [Read More...]

The List of Those Who Love Me (Beni Sevenler Listesi)
As his business deteriorates, a high-end drug dealer is forced to seek new suppliers and grapple with a string of louche characters - Turkish tribute to Scorsese and the Nouvelle Vague premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Precious Ivie (Ivie wie Ivie)
The Afro-German experience is captured with great sensitivity in this must-watch drama debut — live from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

The Gentiles (Las Gentiles)
Two Spanish girls contemplate a suicide pact as they grapple with the malaises of adolescence, in this tender and realistic drama - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Who is Sleeping in Silver Grey (Bai tian zong shi tai guo man cahng)
Beautiful yet baffling, this Chinese arthouse film is a transportive yet frustrating experience — live from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival! [Read More...]

Troubled Minds (Nemierīgie prāti)
Two brothers bristle against in each other in both life and work in this searching yet surprisingly touching art-world satire. [Read More...]

Captain Volkonogov Escaped
Defector of Stalin's barbaric secret police seeks forgiveness from the family members of the people he executed, in this very bizarre political fable - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

A Vanishing Fog (Entre la Niebla)
Father and son cling to their misty and mystical land despite the constant menace from outsiders - strangely beautiful Colombian film premieres at Tallinn [Read More...]

Mukagali
Biopic of one of Kazakhstan's greatest poets is imbued with sadness, lyricism and stunning imagery - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Dark Heart of the Forest (Le coeur noir des forêts
The woods is a breeding ground for new potential in this moody Belgian drama — live from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

Tenzin
A character study of a Tibetan exile in Canada is rich in philosophy while ultimately lacking a sense of dramatic conviction. [Read More...]

Occupation (Okupace)
Czechoslovakian-Soviet relations are bitterly investigated in this taut black comedy thriller — live from Tallinn Film Festival. [Read More...]

The Radio Amateur (El radioaficionado)
A man with autism finds his mental difficulties come under great strain in this touching seaside drama from the Basque region. [Read More...]

What Went Wrong (Que Hicimos Mal)
Filmmaker seek to reconcile with her past dalliances in this highly confessional and inventive blend of fiction and documentary - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Perpetuity
Post-apocalyptic Hungarian drama set in a near-future reveals a Europe plagued with violence, and devoid of hope and solidarity - from the Tallinn Black Night Film Festival [Read More...]

Animals
Homophobia reveals its ferocious and bestial face, in this punch-in-the-face Belgian real-life drama that will stay with you for a long time - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Nr 10
A frustrated actor has more secrets in store than anyone could have anticipated, in this very bizarre and bewitching Dutch-Belgian production - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Cloud & The Man (Manikbabur Megh)
This whimsical Indian tale explores man's desire to break free from everyday monotony in surprising and strange ways. [Read More...]

Yanagawa
Chinese and Japanese sensibilities blend seamlessly, in this quiet and lyrical drama set in Yoko Ono's birth place - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Made on the Rooftop
Two gay friends find themselves unexpectedly growing up in a warm-hearted film from activist and filmmaker Kim Jho Gwang-soo - from the London Korean Film Festival [Read More...]

Shades of the Heart
Quiet divorcé returning from England seeks glimmers of hope in his native Seoul, in this poignant and thought-provoking Korean drama - from the London Korean Film Festival [Read More...]

My Sunny Maad
A young European woman marries an Afghan man and moves to Kabul to start a family, only to clash with the cultural customs - Czech animation premiered at Raindance. [Read More...]

Aloners
A loner reconsiders her attitude towards life after a number of sobering events - on Mubi on Monday, July 11th [Read More...]

Escape from Mogadishu
North and South Korea must coincide in order to escape war-torn Somalia, in Ryoo Seung-wan’s award-winning thriller - on VoD on Monday, April 11th [Read More...]

Amulet
An ex-soldier takes up a job as a carer for a woman and her dying mother, only to encounter an insidious presence in the house - British horror by actress-turned-director Romala Garai is on VoD on Monday, February 28th [Read More...]

The Last Duel
Ridley Scott's new medieval drama about duelling French nobles is a discursive, meditative affair unlikely to blow you away - now available on most VoD platforms [Read More...]

Last Survivors
Father and son living off-the-grid are confronted by a beautiful stranger, in dystopian thriller featuring Alicia Silverstone  – from the Arrow Video FrightFest [Read More...]

The Welder
American indie horror about a mixed-race couple who fall prey to a mad scientist draws device from Jordan Peele's GET OUT, but never reaches the same heights - from Raindance [Read More...]

White Noise
Documentarist get skin-crawlingly close to three alt-right figureheads, revealing how their white supremacist views moved from the fringe to the mainstream - from Raindance [Read More...]

Hating Peter Tatchell
The "most hated man in Britain" is never afraid to be the first on the frontline in struggle for LGBT+ justice and equality - explosive doc is on Netflix [Read More...]

Best Sellers
Michael Caine is a cranky writer on a tour from hell, in Canadian drama effusing a delightful charm and reminding us to never judge a book by its cover – opening the Raindance Film Festival 2021. [Read More...]

Miguel’s War
In this probing confessional, a frightened Lebanese gay man makes peace with his past - documentary premieres at Raindance [Read More...]

All Sorts
The banality and beauty of office work expertly intertwines in this absurdist filing competition comedy - from the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Hostile
Dirty doc interrogates the inhumane immigration policies by successive British governments, providing a scathing look at British racism - on BFI Player on Thursday, July 14th [Read More...]

The Beta Test
A Hollywood agent struggles to navigate the post-#MeToo film industry, in Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe's ambitious yet poorly structured new movie - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Tragedy of Macbeth
In a rare solo outing as director and writer, Joel Coen draws upon on the lineage of Macbeth on screen, particularly the Orson Welles version, while putting his own unique stamp on it - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Last Night in Soho
The Swinging '60s become a dark and menacing place, in Edgar Wright's delicious blend of psychological horror and comedy - on Sky Cinema and NOW on Friday, June 17th; also available on other platforms [Read More...]

The Velvet Underground
One of the greatest music acts of all times gets the Todd Haynes treatment; the outcome is a fitting tribute as revolutionary as the band - now on VoD [Read More...]

Dashcam
A real-life Covid denialist embarks on a vehicular hell trip in order to escape "madness", in this strange blend of found footage and screenlife horror - from the BFI London Film festival [Read More...]

Second Thoughts (Ich Ich Ich)
A failed marriage proposal stunt unleashes a number of unexpected events on a young German couple, in this exquisite debut feature - from the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Benedetta
Talk about a dirty movie; sex and violence abound in Paul Verhoeven’s lesbian nun odyssey, loosely based on a real-life story - on Mubi on Friday, July 1st [Read More...]

Father of Flies
British horror wilfully disorients viewers with a tightly structured script, and a little dash of Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist - from Raindance [Read More...]

Ali & Ava
Clio Barnard's new drama illustrates the contrasts, the conflicts and also the joys of a multiracial couple in Bradford - on all major VoD platforms on Monday, May 23rd [Read More...]

The French Dispatch
Wes Anderson's star-studded anthology film is a complex and delightful ode to journalism, and it may require a few viewings in order to unpack all the references - on most VoD platforms on Monday, February 14th [Read More...]

Inexorable
Belgian voyeuristic thriller excels in cinematography, while also slipping into worn-out cliches of women and mental illness - from the BFI London Film Fstival [Read More...]

Babi Yar. Context
The enfant terrible of Ukrainian cinema crafts a historical documentary raising questions about Jews erased from history and complacence - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Shepherd
The disturbed mind of man driven mad by guilt on a ravaged island unspools like reams of wool, in this atmospheric British horror - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Cow
Andrea Arnold seeks pastures green in this genuinely mooo-ving documentary about the cruel routine of milk cow Luna - on all major VoD platforms on Friday, March 11th [Read More...]

La Veronica
Chilean director takes a very dark look behind the facade of a manipulative social media celebrity - from the Taipei Film Festival [Read More...]

Bull
Seemingly missing for 10 years, the titular animal is back in town-and this time he wants revenge on his ex-girlfriend's dad - on Netflix on August 18th [Read More...]