Our dirty questions to Franz Böhm
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the German director of observational war drama Rock, Paper, Scissors, shortlisted for the Oscars; they discuss emotional landscapes, restraint, empathy, what it feels like winning a Bafta, and more - read our exclusive interview [Read More...]

Hamnet
Shakespeare's wife grapples with grief after the untimely death of their youngest child, in Chloe Zhao's finely crafted yet frustratingly timid new film - in cinemas on Friday, January 9th [Read More...]

Rock, Paper, Scissors
German-directed, British-made short film shortlisted for the Oscars builds empathy with teenage Ukrainian soldier through quiet observation rather than jingoism and cheap heroics [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Harald Hutter and Olga Kviatkovska
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the director and lead actress of deeply experimental feature Leleka; they discuss leaving Ukraine without a destination, PTSD, a stork's nest, shooting on film, Abbas Kiarostami, and more [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Andrés Clariond
Natalia Serebriakova interviews the Mexican director of Versalles, a sharp satirical drama about a politician and his wife morphing into fantasy monarchs - live from the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Versalles
Set in the aftermath of a failed presidential bid, this sharp satirical drama from Mexico transforms political disappointment into grotesque pageantry - from the Official Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/ REC Tarragona [Read More...]

Time to the Target (Chas Pidlotu)
Vitaly Mansky’s new film extends his long-standing exploration of post-Soviet identity and human endurance into the deeply personal terrain of his native Lviv, in Western Ukraine - from the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Not Made for Politics
Women became the face of resistance as Belarus fought against Lukashenko, in this dirty doc dedicated to female Belarusians involved in politics - from the Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

AI and I: a very intimate journey
DMovies journalist Nataliia Serebrakova knew very little about AI. Then an AI specialist approached her about a possible collaboration, and encouraged her to create her own AI movie... that's when she went bananas! [Read More...]

Inside Amir
Iranian man preparing for migration refuses to let go of his bicycle, in a meditative drama with echoes of Neorealism and Kiarostami - from the 82nd Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Two Seasons, Two Strangers
Sho Miyake's delicate meditation on movement and stasis masterfully depicts unspoken intimacy and dazzling Japanese landscapes - winner of the 78th Locarno Film Festival shows at the Red Sea [Read More...]

Legend of the Happy Worker
David Lynch's editor takes the director's seat and creates a modern-day Western with abundant light, scorching soils and... no guns - from the 78th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Tamara Stepanyan
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the Armenian director of In the Land of Arto, the opening film at Locarno; they discuss reconstructing a sense of home, becoming a female director in a land that where "cinema is for men", carrying the weight of guilt, and much more! [Read More...]

In the Land of Arto (Le Pays d’Arto)
French woman uncovers the dark secrets of her late husband and his native Armenia as she travels to the West Asian nation - deeply affecting drama opens the 78th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Mad of Madness
Indonesian director transforms a sand quarry into a moral battleground, where wealth, death, and the supernatural collide in eerie synchronicity - from the Udine Far East Film Festival [Read More...]

See You Tomorrow
A quiet and introspective street photographer finds strength in the mere act of forging ahead, in this gently revolutionary Japanese drama - from the Udine Far East Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Iván Fund
Silver Bear winner discussess the link between childhood and cinema, the nobility of spontaneous emotions, adults who perform "magic", Argentinian cinema's "defiant determination", and more! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Gabriel Mascaro
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the Brazilian director of The Blue Trail, the dystopian old-age drama which just won the Silver Bear for Best Picture; they talk about "removing" the elderly from society, exoticising the Amazon, Yasujiro Ozu, Rodrigo Santoro, Brazil's obsession with the Oscars, coming-of-age in your 80s, and much more! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Léonor Serraille
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the director of Montparnasse Bienvenüe and Ari, which just premiered in Berlin's Official Competition; they talk about motherhood, dark and sorrowful interpretation, growing apart from old friends, working with children, and more! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Ramon Zürcher
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the director of Locarno entry The Sparrow in the Chimney; they talk about making chamber pieces, metamorphoses, Christian Petzold, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, killing cats inside the washing machine, and much more! [Read More...]

Dad’s Lullaby
Traumatised Ukrainian veteran returns home and attempts to reconnect with his family, after leaving part of his soul on the battlefield - documentary premieres at the Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Juri Rechinsky
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the director of brutally honest and unforgivingly graphic war doc Dear Beautiful Beloved; they discuss vulnerable Ukrainian evacuees, lies on television, filming near shelling, and why Juri will never watch his own film again [Read More...]

Dear Beautiful Beloved
Harrowing documentary exposes the brutality of the Ukraine war in graphic detail, allowing no room for indifference - from Locarno, IDFA and the Black Nights [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Pavlo Ostrikov
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the Ukrainian director of U Are The Universe, a chamber play about a lonely astronaut and his mean computer; they talk about the challenges of making cinema in his country (both before and after the invasion), retrofuturism, Soviet vibes, Christopher Nolan, Stephen Hawking, and much more! [Read More...]

U are the Universe
A solitary Ukrainian astronaut desperately seeks to reach the only other surviving human, in this tasteful blend of survival drama and dark comedy - from Tiff Romania [Read More...]

Songs of a Slow Burning Earth
Ukrainian filmmaker reflects on the normalisation of war, in a documentary dotted with haunting snippets of everyday life - from the 81st Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Olha Zhurba
Ukrainian journalist Nataliia Serebriakova interviews her fellow countrywoman, just as she premieres her jarring "mosaic" of a war documentary at the Biennale [Read More...]

Animal
Sofia Exarchou's filthy genius sophomore feature exposes the animalistic routine of resort animateurs in Greece - from the 32nd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

About Dry Grasses (Kuru Otlar Üstüne)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's latest cinematic marathon puts viewers right into the heart of Anatolian winter, facing a Chekhovian existential crisis - on VoD on Monday, October 7th [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Jonas Trueba
Ukrainian movie critic Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the Spanish director behind the happy-go-divorce drama The Other Way Around, which premiered in Cannes last month; they talk about his career, the good side of separations, a lesson that he learnt from his filmmaking father, making low-budget films, and more! [Read More...]

The Other Way Around (Volvereis)
A Spanish couple decides to throw a divorce celebration party, and the preparations are well underway... in cinemas on Friday, July 11th [Read More...]