Our dirty questions top Catherine Argyrople
Victoria Luxford interviews the director of Growing Pains, a blend of coming-of-age and cancer survival drama; they talk about her experience with the disease in her childhood, eating disorders, LGBT+ sensibility, the importance of having women telling stories, and much more [Read More...]

Growing Pains
A string of delicate topics are explored in a coming-of-age story that approaches the teenage years with sensitivity - from the Boston International Film Festival [Read More...]

Agathe, Solange and Me (Agathe, Solange et Moi)
Filmmaker and old friend search through family films and letters, in this sincere ode to memory and loss - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino 2024 [Read More...]

Black Stone
Overprotective mother desperately seeks her troubled son, in this profound and meaningful comedy from Greece - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino 2024 [Read More...]

Do You Love Me?
Ukrainian girl's innocent view of the world collapses alongside the USSR, in this timely Ukrainian-Swedish co-production - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino 2024 [Read More...]

The Imminent Age (L’Edat Imminent)
A grandson tries to cling to the only family he knows in this quiet but affecting Spanish drama about ageing - from the 24th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Nicolas Dozol
Victoria Luxford interviews the director of Last Party, an ambitious and reflective graduation drama with a dirty twist; they talk about filming in one continuous take, temporality between the audience and the characters, David Lynch, the teenage experience in film, and much more - read our exclusive interview [Read More...]

Last Party
A graduation party takes some surreal turns in Nicolas Dozol ambitious and reflective drama - from the Chelsea Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions do Sanjay Patel
The Indo-Canadian director of indigenous drama The Birds Who Fear Death talks to Victoria Luxford about hiring native talent, cultural and environmental challenges, working in the oil and gas industry, drawing inspiration from cancer, and much more [Read More...]

The Birds Who Fear Death
Two brothers searching for their inheritance find a lot more in this thoughtful Canadian drama about indigenous heritage - from the Calgary International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Christopher Greenslate
The director of Bananahead, a horror-drama about an actor with a troubling legacy, gets [Read More...]

Bananahead
An actor with a troubling legacy finds dreams come at a cost in this impressive horror-drama - from the HollyShorts Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to the Chinese-American daydreamer
Victoria Luxford interviews Ziyu Lou, the director of American Daydream; they talk about undocumented immigrants, language barriers, Confucian values, shifting from comedy to drama, and... cooking Chinese food for your cast and crew! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Warren Fischer
The director of The Serena Variations - about an autistic violinist coaxed into taking drugs - talks about the pressures musicians face, taking psychedelics, the Niccolò Paganini connection, seeking the approval of mentors, and much more [Read More...]

American Daydream
Chinese-American doctor has to grapple with her passion for acting and her undocumented mother, in this non-judgmental take on the American Dream - from the HollyShorts Film Festival [Read More...]

The Serena Variations
The mind of an autistic violinist unravels as she is coaxed into taking drugs and pitted against her contemporaries - from Raindance [Read More...]

Israel’s equine weapon: Alina Orlov discusses treating horses and mistreating people
Victoria Luxford interviews Alina Orlov just as she premieres The Cavalry in Locarno; they talk about filming with the Israeli police, animal abuse as a metaphor for human authoritarianism, and raising awareness of what Israel "has been doing for the last more than half a century" [Read More...]

The Cavalry
Alina Orlov uses horses as a proxy for abuse of authority in Israel, in this courageous [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Ziad and Christine
Victoria Luzford interviews Ziad H. Hamzeh and Christine Handy, the director and original writer/ exec producer of Hello Beautiful, an emotionally compelling drama about successful model, her mother, and a life-changing diagnosis [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to the two-hearted filmmakers
Victoria Luxford interviews Rory McHarg and Bret Miller, the two directors of A Two Hearted Tale, a colourful documentary about a peculiar beer label and a heartwarming local story [Read More...]

Tiny Lights (Svetylka)
We are invited to view the trials of a family through the eyes of their youngest member - Beata Parkanová’s inventive, thoughtful drama is in the Crystal Globe Competition of the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival [Read More...]

Trans Memoria
Thailand is the setting for a journey of reflection, identity, and pain in a deeply emotional documentary - from 58th Karlovy Vary International Film, Festival [Read More...]

Spheres
Swiss filmmaker Daniel Zimmermann spins us in circles in this self-describedyy "essay with images" - from the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival [Read More...]

A Two Hearted Tale
The story behind a beer label becomes an enticing stroll through personal history in this colourful local film [Read More...]

My Killer Buddy (Io e il Secco)
Revenge, imagination, and fatherhood are all explored in this emotionally charged drama from Italy, playing at the 32nd edition of the Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Searching for Amani
Murder, climate change and hope all play a big part in a bereaved young Kenyan’s search for the truth - touching documentary premieres at the 32nd Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Smiling Georgia
No laughing matter: The lengths some politicians are willing to go in order to retain power can leave voters toothless - painful Georgian doc premieres at the 32nd edition of Raindance  [Read More...]

The Contestant
Japanese male is confined to a room naked and without food for more than a year, in a sadistic experiment that helped to spawn reality television - in cinemas on Friday, November 29th [Read More...]

National Anthem
Luke Gilford’s debut feature shows us what queer expression without restraint truly looks like, against the masculine backdrop of the Old West - from the 32nd edition of Raindance  [Read More...]

The Dead Don’t Hurt
Part-love story, part-revenge thriller, part-feminist Western revision, Viggo Mortensen's sophomore feature (on the director's seat) shows scrappy ambition, and gets flanked by two stellar performances - in cinemas on Friday, June 7th [Read More...]

We are Guardians
The Amazon Rainforest becomes a battleground for the planet, in this thoughtful American-Brazilian doc about the true cost of deforestation - from the 31st Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Sex with Sue
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Does Christopher Nolan look down on his women?
Victoria Luxford writes in response to allegations that Christopher Nolan gives the female characters of Oppenheimer the "blow up doll" treatment, and that every single one of his films may have failed the Bechdel Test [Read More...]

Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy are both at their explosive best, in this artistically-led drama about the [Read More...]

It’s Burning (Es Brennt)
A shockingly racist confrontation symbolises a systemic problem in this prescient German drama - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

My Name is Alfred Hitchcock
The Master of Suspense guides you through his work in Mark Cousins's illuminating new documentary - on all major VoD platforms on Monday, July 24th [Read More...]

Punch
New Zealand drama blends boxing with gay romance, in a story that hits viewers right in the face - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Accident (O Acidente)
Inspired by a true "accident", this debut Brazilian feature delves straight into challenging subject matter, grabbing you from the very beginning of a story that grows into a compelling moral maze - from the First Feature Competition of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Three Thousand Numbered Pieces (Haromezer Szamozott Darab)
Theatre director and Roma actors discuss their traumatic life, in this ambitious play-within-a film story - Hungarian drama premieres at the Rebel with a Cause strand of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Job Interview (Entrevista Laboral)
Experimental to the extreme, this dirty gem from Colombia portrays a young rapper and the impressive urban landscape that surrounds him - from the Rebel with a Cause strand of the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Wake Up, Leonard
An LA actor tries to stay mindful in the chaos of this irreverent, modern comedy - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Dogwatch
War may be hell, but this excellent Greek documentary shows that peace can also have its challenges - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

When We Speak
The costs of exposing the wrongs of the powerful are examined in this ambitious British documentary - from the 30th Raindance Film Festival [Read More...]

Winners
This charming comedy from Iran celebrates childhood, community, and movies - from the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival [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...]

King Richard
The biopic of tennis coach Richard Williams is a glossy but inspiring take on the American Dream, with a career-best performance from Will Smith - five-Oscar nominee is now in cinemas and also on various streaming platforms [Read More...]

West Side Story
Spielberg is a little too reverent to cinema history in a remake that searches for a purpose - Oscar winner is out on VoD on Wednesday, April 21st. [Read More...]

Drive My Car
This Oscar winner is a quietly wonderful exploration of grief and accepting the beauty of human complication - on all major VoD platforms on Friday, April 1st [Read More...]

Souad
Egyptian drama conducts a quiet and yet powerful examination of faith, societal pressure and family - in cinemas Friday, August 27th [Read More...]

Vanquish
Familiar actors fight their way through a dreadful John Wick imitation - on various Digital platforms on Friday, May 28th [Read More...]

The Virtuoso
The life of an assassin has never been duller, as this limp thriller clings to an Oscar winner’s involvement for some credibility - on Digital on Friday, April 30th and on DVD on Monday, May 10th [Read More...]

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
James Luxford sheds a new light on the dirty comedy classic from the late 1990s, just in time for the release of its special edition on April 19th [Read More...]

Ammonite
Francis Lee’s follow up to God’s Own Country is a disappointingly chilly romance with striking similarities to his previous endeavour – out on digital platforms from 26th March [Read More...]

The Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
This Japanese trio of short stories explores the power of the past in inventive ways - Silver Bear winner is on all major VoD platforms on Friday, July 1st [Read More...]

Willy’s Wonderland
Maximum Cage rage as the Oscar-winner takes on killer animatronics, in a film that is more fun than it has a right to be – out on Digital platforms from 12th February [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...]

Monsoon
Henry Golding is haunted by the past in this elegant British work of cinematic tourism - in cinemas Friday, September 25th [Read More...]

The New Mutants
This disjointed X-Men afterthought proves that some things aren't worth waiting for - the latest addition to the Marvel franchise is on Sky Cinema and NOW on Friday, June 11th [Read More...]

Babyteeth
Parents disapprove of a seriously-ill teen's dalliance, in this palpably human Australian drama dotted with familiar faces - on VoD on Monday, December 7th; on Netflix on Thursday, December 31st [Read More...]

An American Pickle
In an industry where even dead actors are getting new gigs, Seth Rogen playing two concurrent roles is nothing new, but the way he plays them is the true attraction - on Sky Cinema and NOW on Friday, April 30th [Read More...]

Perfect 10
This gritty, powerful take of a fractured family has echoes of Andrea Arnold's FISH TANK, and is guaranteed to enrapture audiences in Britain and beyond - out on Friday, August 7th [Read More...]

Summerland
Gemma Arterton shines in a wartime drama whose cosiness belies a revolutionary streak – on Sky Cinema and NOW on Saturday, July 31st; also on other platforms [Read More...]

Stage Mother
Texas church choir director inherits her late son's drag queen club, in this all-American comedy where all problems are solved with a jolly tune - on VoD on Monday, November 16th; on Netflix on Monday, December 7th [Read More...]

Litigante
A single mother cares for her ailing mother, with whom she has a stormy yet profound relationship, in this quietly impressive Colombian drama - on various VoD platforms in January [Read More...]

Hamilton
Ambition, love, and hip-hop combine to bring Lin-Manuel Miranda's masterpiece to the small screen - out on Disney Plus on Friday, July 3rd [Read More...]