Our dirty questions to Morad Mostafa
Lida Bach interviews the director of the acclaimed socio-surrealist drama Aisha Can‘t Fly Away; they discuss the Egyptian director‘s close connection to the film‘s setting, migrant stories in contemporary Egyptian cinema, bird metaphors, and more - from the 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival [Read More...]

Tehran, Another View (Tehran, Nama-yi Digar)
Iranian filmmaker blends romance and comedy without lapsing into romcom tropes; he captures a city teeming with life and memory - from the 59th edition of Karlovy Vary [Read More...]

Yes (Ken)
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid crafts a stark, unsettling portrait of artistic compromise and the quiet violence of complicity - from the 59th edition of Karlovy Vary [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Sergei Loznitsa
Lida Bach interviews Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; they discuss his new film Two Prosecutors, inspiration in cinema and literature, the painful persistence of dictatorial systems, the War in Ukraine, and much more  [Read More...]

The Love That Remains (Ástin Sem Eftir Er)
Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason explores a family’s break-up with stoical patience, enticing imagery and a quirky sense of humour - from various festivals [Read More...]

Lesbian Space Princess
Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese rocket past convention with Camp, courage and cosmic chaos - Australia animation shows at the 59th edition of Karlovy Vary [Read More...]

Our verdict of the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival
Lida Bach attended the 24th edition of the biggest film festival of Romania; she reveals the prizes, the special honours, and some highlights from the event's vast and colourful programme [Read More...]

Letters from Wolf Street (Listy z Wilczej)
Indian filmmaker registers his own experience as a foreigner in Poland, in this gently piercing documentary - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Fabrice du Welz
Lida Bach talks to Fabrice du Welz, the Belgian director of serial killer crime drama Maldoror; they discuss the repercussions of [Read More...]

Maldoror
Fabrice du Welz’s police thriller offers a gritty, fictionalised account of Belgian serial killer, serial rapist, and child molester Marc Dutroux's case - from the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

TWST – Things We Said Today 
Romanian director reminisces about Beatlemania, in a gingerly made, conformist and clean documentary - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

And The Rest Will Follow (O Da Bir Şey Mi)
Turkish filmmaker Pelin Esmer’s first feature in seven years toys with notions of fandom and fanaticism, filmmaking and fabulating - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Rains Over Babel (Llueve Sobre Babel)
Spanish-Colombian filmmaker turns purgatory into a gay nightclub where identity and faith collide, in this colourful reimagining of Dante's Inferno - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Acts of Love (Kærlighedens Gerninger)
Member of fundamentalist cult sees her life turned upside down with the unexpected arrival of her brother - psychological drama from Denmark is in the Official Competition at Tiff Romania [Read More...]

The Helsinki Effect
World politicians rewrite history as they sign the Helsinki Accords, in a documentary so refined (with a little helping hand from AI) it looks almost fictionalised - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Layla
Arab drag falls in love with a conventional white man, in this exuberant British debut - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Peacock (Bin Ich Ect?)
Professional impersonator struggles to find his real self, in this funny, dry, and partly accomplished comedy from Austria - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Deaf (Sorda)
Empathetic Spanish drama exposes the tensions between deaf ceramist Ángela and her abled partner Héctor after their first child is born - in cinemas on Friday, September 12th [Read More...]

The Home (Hemmet)
Old age and family trauma are the real villains in Mattias Johansson Skoglund’s dirty gem of a horror movie - live from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Endless Cookie
Canadian half-brothers Seth and Peter Scriver craft a tapestry of memories, in this whimsical and thoughtful animated doc about family relations - live from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Zodiac Killer Project 
Charlie Shackleton turns his failed attempt to make a film about the Zodiac Killer into a witty scrutiny of the true crime genre - in cinemas on Friday, November 28th [Read More...]

9-Month Contract
Georgian filmmaker paints an ugly picture of surrogacy in her country, while leaving many questions unanswered - from the Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

Hacking Hate
Swedish journalist takes one deep breath and deep dives into the world of white supremacists - from CPH:DOX [Read More...]

Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Small-town teacher Pavel Talankin exposes Putin's militarisation of schools, in this extremely brave documentary about state propaganda - from the Tallinn Black Nights [Read More...]

Anwar
Canadian filmmaker asks whether we should really want to live forever, in this philosophical sci-fi short film - from the Sedona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Girls & Gods
Instead of examining the relationship between feminism and religion, documentary about [Read More...]

The Last Ambassador
Afghan Ambassador to Austria finds herself powerless as a deeply misogynistic regime that few countries recognise takes over - from the Tallinn Black Nights [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Fawaz Al-Matrouk
Lida Bach talks to the director of philosophical sci-fi Anwar; they discuss eternal life, Ridley Scott, the relation between technology and death, conflicts with religion, and much more! [Read More...]

The Monkey
Osgood Perkins's adaptation of Stephen King’s short story about a murderous toy is bloody good fun, if a little repetitive - in cinemas on Friday, February 21st [Read More...]

Kill Hitler with your own hands?
American biopic of Dietrich Bonhoeffer turns the German pastor and resistance fighter into a far right evangelical vigilante, causing a stir before its German release on March 13th [Read More...]

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Kahlil Joseph takes viewers on a dizzying, kaleidoscopic journey of Black history, in a movie straddling cinema and installation - from the 69th BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

After this Death
Obsessive fans of a missing musician harass his partner, in this silly psychological thriller from the United States - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]

The Memory of Butterflies (La Memoria de las Mariposas)
Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski’s essayist exploration of fraught memory and the twisted legacy of colonialism in Peru provides “an opaque doorway” into a horrifying past - from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]

Late Shift (Heldin)
Leonie Bensch shines as a burnt out nurse toiling in an understaffed Swiss hospital - profound drama with an urgent message shows at the Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting (Leibniz – Chronik eines Verschollenen Bildes)
Edgar Reitz contemplates painting, cinema and the human condition in polished yet ponderous new feature, with a sheer disregard for female artists - live from the 75th Berlinale [Read More...]

Girls on Wire (Xiang Fei De Nv Hai)
Chinese filmmaker Vivian Qu mixes crime, action, comedy, fantasy and family drama to very messy results - from the Kalocy Vary International Film Festival [Read More...]

Lurker
Théodore Pellerin and Archie Madekwe shine in Alex Russell’s cynical debut feature about parasitical friendship and fame, a movie with significant parallels to Saltburn - in cinemas on Friday, December 12th [Read More...]

The Stringer
Bao Nguyen’s mesmerising documentary follows a photojournalist in search of the truth behind one of history’s most formative war photos - from Sundance [Read More...]

Predators
Find out what happens when vigilantism and voyeurism intertwine, in David Osit’s harrowing doc about NBC’s catch-a-paedo crime series - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Together
Alison Brie and Dave Franco literally become one, in this amusing blend of body horror and dark comedy about emotional attachment  - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Rabbit Trap
Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen disturb ancient forces in Bryn Chainey’s fascinating genre feature, premiering at Sundance’s Midnight slate [Read More...]

Didn’t Die
Post-zombie-apocalyptic podcaster struggles to maintain her listener base, with most of humanity either brain-dead or brain-ravenous - live from Sundance   [Read More...]

Rebuilding
Convincing performances, a timely subject matter and a strong sense of place cover up the conservative undertones of Max Walker-Silverman’s sophomore feature - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Last Days
Justin Lin turns the true story of 26-year-old John Chau, killed in 2018 when trying to evangelise an uncontacted tribe, into a movie as misguided as its protagonist’s mission - live from Sundance [Read More...]