Spanish drama elicits visceral feelings from its audience as a father and son's combustible relationship teeters on the edge - from the 25th REC Tarragona Film Festival [Read More...]
RECLab 2025 wraps with strong industry momentum, a very rich slate of awarded projects, and a widespread sense of tranquility - Davide Abbatescianni reports on the Catalonian event [Read More...]
Davide Abbatescianni talks to the RECLab 2025 delegates at the coalface, and reveals how the Mediterranean approach can help to reset the industry [Read More...]
Deaf musicians stage Beethoven's only opera in sign language, in a touching show of creative inclusivity - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]
Dreamlike, experimental exploration of cinematic forms from Spain inspires conflicted feelings - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]
Sharp political film tackles the harsh realities of Egyptian classism from the perspective of two young girls - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]
Precocious Indian girl searches for "the perfect man", in this enjoyable comedy and riff on existential darkness - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]
Polish woman are forced to "enjoy" perpetual summer inside the confines of a palace, in a film with a modern twist on an ancient tale - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]
Now on its 25th edition and with an encompassing lab and industry arm, REC Tarragona spreads some cinema cheer over a very surprising Catalonian city [Read More...]
Teen has to decide between sex, religion and academia, in this fingerin' good little comedy - American indie is in REC Tarragona's Opera Prima section [Read More...]
RECLab 2025: Davide Abbatescianni reveals how Tarragona’s Lab for creative risk-rakers is redefining how emerging talent meets the industry [Read More...]
Mockumentary pokes fun at British privilege when a lonely aristocrat hosts a talent show at her mansion, and grabs her moment in the spotlight - in the First Feature Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/ REC Tarragona [Read More...]
Mokhtaria Badaoui and Nabil Ben Yadir’s Brussels-set meta-theatrical tragicomedy has four Muslim grandmothers restaging Shakespeare - from the Rebels with a Cause section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/ REC Tarragona [Read More...]
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...]
Middle-aged woman bonds with her house burglar on a very unexpected level, in this warm and tender LGBT+ Galician-language drama - from the Official Competition at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/ REC Tarragona [Read More...]
Park Chan-wook's revenge thriller has its playful moments but wears its audience down with an indulgent streak - in cinemas on Friday, January 23rd [Read More...]
Sorrentino's study of physical, moral and political decay uses the moribund presidential office of Italy as its subject (the outcome, however, is barely political) - from REC Tarragona [Read More...]
Iranian documentarist captures her video interactions with young photographer trapped in Gaza, in a historical register that's both heartwarming and harrowing - from various festivals [Read More...]
In this devilishly inventive tale of gay sex, a young inexperienced homosexual engages in a torrid liaison with an older biker - in cinemas on Friday, November 28th [Read More...]
Richard Linklater transports viewers back to the Paris and the Cannes of 1960, in his charming tribute to Jean-Luc Godard (mind: he occasionally betrays the spirit of the late French filmmaker) - from various festivals. [Read More...]
