Fortuna – The Girl and the Giants (Fortuna)
Fantasy and reality collide to chilling effect in this moving Italian arthouse drama — live from Tallinn [Read More...]

Beasts (La Terre des Homes)
The subtle machinations of sexual abuse and deeply rooted patriarchal power structures are the central pillar of this quiet French drama - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Why Not You (Hochwald)
Austrian conservatism, Italian style and religious fundamentalism clash in this Bataclan attack-inspired drama — live from Tallinn [Read More...]

Caged Birds (Bis Wir Tot Sind Oder Frei)
The real story of the Swiss Jailbreak King is turned into a delectable blend of crime thriller and philosophical essay on the meaning of freedom - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Goodbye Soviet Union (Hüvasti, NSVL)
This nostalgic and bittersweet look at life behind the Iron Curtain radiates with charm — live from Tallinn [Read More...]

Sign Painter (Pilseta Pie Upes)
A Latvian sign painter attempts to remain neutral during WW2 as his country grapples with enemies on both sides, and allegiances become increasingly deceitful - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Enemies (Doshmanan)
This melancholy Iranian portrait of middle aged loneliness is full of questions and no easy answers — playing at Tallinn Film Festival. [Read More...]

Blizzard of the Souls (Dveselu Putenis)
A young and vulnerable soldier embodies Latvia's struggle for independence, in the country's biggest grosser since independence - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Translator
An interpreter has to find his own voice in this gripping Syrian thriller — live from Tallinn [Read More...]

The Flood
The aboriginal people of Australia strike back in this Django Unchained-inspired Western — live from Tallinn Film Festival [Read More...]

Sententia (Sentensia)
A slow and studied Russian arthouse drama charting the last days of Soviet poet Varlam Shalamov — live from Tallinn. [Read More...]

Gracious Night (Yo Armahtaa)
Highly conversational Finnish drama proposes a spontaneous answer to the challenges of lockdown - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Latvian Coyote (Valkatajs)
A human trafficker smuggles illegal immigrants into the EU at the Latvian-Russian border, in this fly-on-the-wall type of documentary - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Tailor (Raftis)
This gentle Greek tale reminds us that it's never too late to reinvent yourself — live from Tallinn [Read More...]

Model Olimpia (Modell Olimpia)
A mother and son relationship unlike any other is presented in this carefully controlled and strange German film — live from Tallinn! [Read More...]

Black Light (Bit-Gwa Cheol)
A slippery investigation into the truth of a haunting accident, this Korean melodrama fails to provoke emotion — live from Tallinn [Read More...]

My Favourite War
Gingerly handmade animation illustrates the memories of a young girl grappling with oppression in the final decades of the Soviet Union - from the virtual edition of the Glasgow Film Festival taking place between February 25th and 28th [Read More...]

Madly in Life (Une Vie Démente)
The complexity of living with dementia is expertly caught in this bittersweet drama-comedy — live from Tallinn! [Read More...]

25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda (25 lat niewinności. Sprawa Tomka Komendy)
Based on a true story, a man is wrongfully imprisoned in this dark yet hopeful Polish prison drama — live from Tallinn! [Read More...]

Poppy Field (Mooniväli)
A gay police officer in Romania has to contend with the different parts of his personality in this thrilling drama - from BFI Flare [Read More...]

American Utopia
This high-octane two-hour crash course on David Byrne filmed by Spike Lee is the dance extravaganza the world needs right now - on DVD and VoD on Monday, December 14th [Read More...]

Karnawal
The family drama meets the crime thriller in this gritty Argentinean film, inspired by the native Molumbo dance — live from Tallinn. [Read More...]

Should the Wind Drop (Si le Vent Tombe)
Timely Armenian drama set in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh uses a prospective airport as a metaphor for freedom — live from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Patrick (De Patrick)
We all like some good ol' naked drama, but this Belgian feature set in a naturist camp takes it one step further - available on VoD on Friday, November 20th [Read More...]

Enfant Terrible
The life of Rainer Werner Fassbinder is given the Brechtian treatment in this Cannes-selected film - on BFI Player on Friday, April 2nd [Read More...]

Longing Souls (El Alma Quiere Volar)
Colombian kitchen sink drama is invigorated with a quirky eye for detail - female-led debut feature premieres at the from Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

Nuclear
Psychological-drama sees a teen and her mother stranded on the outskirts of a remote village in Northern England, in a meticulous and thoughtful representation of trauma – out now on VoD. [Read More...]

The Body Fights Back
Our paradoxical relationship with food is deftly explored in this British-Estonian documentary - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. [Read More...]

No Hard Feelings (Futur Drei)
Refreshing, intersectional queer coming-of-age tale investigates Germany's failure to integrate second- and third-generation "foreigners" - on Digital on Monday, December 7th [Read More...]

Shiva Baby
Jewish tradition and a young woman's licentious lifestyle collide in this hilarious comedy set in New York - available now on Mubi [Read More...]

Asia
Israeli drama directed by a young woman investigates a very unusual and tragic mother-daughter relationship - from the UK Jewish Film Festival; and Curzon Home Cinema [Read More...]

Billie
Tribute to both the iconic Billie and the journalist who so profoundly adored her is spiced with very intimate details of their troubled lives - on virtual cinemas on Friday, November 13th and on VoD on Monday, November 16th [Read More...]

Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula
Sequel of 2016 Korean zombie thriller offers frenetic and devilish fun to popcorn-loving moviegoers stuck at home - on Digital on Monday, November 23rd [Read More...]

You Cannot Kill David Arquette
The Hollywood actor seeks a blood-spattered redemption on the wrestling ring, as he grapples with his faltering career and tragic personal life - documentary is on VoD on Monday, November 23rd [Read More...]

Looted
Effective and entertaining slice of life drama that shows how no opportunities and no recourse pushes UK youths to the brink - on Sky Cinema and NOW on Monday, July 12th [Read More...]

About Endlessness
Roy Andersson's last film is less funny and yet no less potent than his previous features, and it is a fitting swan song for the peculiar Swedish auteur - on various VoD platforms from January 1st, 2020 [Read More...]

The Burnt Orange Heresy
Psychological neo-noir set in the art world presents a terse, self-contained drama of ethical ambiguity - on Sky Cinema and NOW on Saturday, July 3rd [Read More...]

Woman of the Photographs
Twisted blend of horror, comedy and romance strikes the nerve of our dependency on social media - Japanese film premiered at FrightFest [Read More...]

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Who better to skewer Trumpism than a similarly outdated reality star? Dirty movie is now on Amazon Prime [Read More...]

Let’s Scare Julie
This single-shot American horror, with its nod to our love of scary stories and pranks, is the perfect late night treat - from FrightFest [Read More...]

African Apocalypse
British documentary shines a light on Europe’s colonial legacy through the lens of the novella Heart of Darkness - on BFI Player from Friday, October 30th [Read More...]

Held
A watchable American horror still in search of itself, leaves it to up to us to decide whether we see a woman empowered or a victim of objectification - from Arrow Video FrightFest Digital Edition 2 [Read More...]

Luxor
Luxor-iate in the gorgeous settings of this travelogue film, boasting a fine performance from British actress Andrea Riseborough - on Sky Cinema and NOW on Wednesday, June 23rd [Read More...]

On the Rocks
Coppola and Murray reunite and engage with the trials and tribulations of human nature, in a movie that's both funny and meaningful - on Apple TV+ from Friday, October 23rd (and also showing in selected cinemas) [Read More...]

Cordelia
Psycho-sexual thriller drapes British national trauma within a neo-noir setting, offering a grim and foreboding vision of London - also available on Sky Cinema and NOW [Read More...]

A Common Crime (Un crimen común)
Argentinean drama about young boy ‘disappeared’ by the police is a universal criticism of a society rife with systemic inequality and injustice - on VoD on Friday, April 9th [Read More...]

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
This hagiographic feature commemorates one of the most astonishing photographers in his field, but how does his work match up to modern standards? On Curzon Home Cinema and Digital on Friday, October 23rd [Read More...]

Striding Into The Wind
Chinese road movie about a cranky film student who sets off from Beijing to Inner Mongolia offers insight into the country's vastness, but is sorely lacking in excitement - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Rose: A Love Story
A couple living in the middle of nowhere while dealing with a strange illness see their winter wonderland turn into a freezing hell in this British psychological horror - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

One Night in Miami
First-time director imagines the meeting of Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown (which never happened), and the outcome is surprisingly convincing - out on VoD on Friday, January 15th [Read More...]