Our editor attended the 78th edition of the Festival de Cannes; he discusses the winners, the losers and his dirty picks (our team reviewed all the Official Competition and Un Certain Regard titles, and much more) [Read More...]
After catching all the films in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes and more, Eoghan Lyng reveals this thoughts of the winners, and those who left empty-handed alike [Read More...]
BEST SCRIPT WINNER AT CANNES: four troubled young mothers must decide whether to keep their babies, in the Dardenne Brothers' humanistic new creation (and their best film in many years) - on VoD on Thursday, October 3rd [Read More...]
Czech woman takes her Down Syndrome son on a road trip across Italy, until bouts of fatigue begin to take their tolls on the two people - from the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes [Read More...]
A miscast Josh O'Connor plays Mooney, a novice criminal who tries to pull off the perfect art heist...and fails miserably at it - on Mubi in December [Read More...]
Russian director dissects the heart of the unrepentant "Angel of Death", in this disturbingly vivid biopic - from the Tallinn Black Nights [Read More...]
Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson star in this loud tale of failed motherhood and female insanity - in cinemas on Friday, November 7th [Read More...]
Eighteen-year-old Marina retraces the footsteps of her biological parents in Galicia (Northwestern Spain) - Carla Simon's heartbreakingly honest, semi-autobiographical new film shows in various festivals [Read More...]
John C.Reilly plays the John Wayne type, in this sluggish Italian-American co-production about outlaws running for their lives - from the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes [Read More...]
Two Indian friends rely on each other through poverty and pain... until a mere cough throws their relationship into question - in cinemas on Friday, September 12th [Read More...]
Mother contends with her wild son and duplicitous fiance, in this complex Iranian web of family intrigue (with more twists than a cheap garden hose) - live from the Official Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes [Read More...]
Vicky Krieps gives a brave performance in an otherwise spineless drama about a queer woman fighting for custody of her estranged little son - from Karlovy Vary [Read More...]
GRAND PRIX WINNER AT CANNES: Seventy-year-old filmmaker is hellbent on finishing his first movie in a decade, as Joachim's Trier comments on the complex relationship between artistry and humanity - in cinemas on Friday, December 26th [Read More...]
in the New England of the 1910s, two folk singers fall in love, sing and part, in a British-American co-production as boring as it sounds - from the 69th BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]
Much like an ostrich, this Somalian heroine is stuck in a land full of crime thugs, nasty employers and degradation - filthy genius Pan-Arabic production premieres at Cannes [Read More...]
In Scarlett Johansson's sugary holocaust comedy, a nonagenarian passes off her late friend's stories as her own, with inevitable consequences - in cinemas on Friday, December 12th [Read More...]
Middle-aged writer released from prison finds comfort in an former inmate, just as she seeks to rekindle her life - Goliarda Sapienza's uneven biopic is in Cannes's Official Competition [Read More...]
Police officer employs extreme intimidation tactics at work and also at home, in this honest, funny and enlightening drama from Cameroon (the concept of masculinity is guaranteed to ruffle some feathers in Europe) - from the 69th BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]
In this Middle Eastern Tarantino-esque thriller, an actor swears vengeance for a pal cruelly gunned down (while prophesising an end to the genocide) - from the Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]
Two rowdy lads get into trouble with the law, putting their future into uncertainty, in a bland and uneventful French drama - from Cannes [Read More...]
A father brings his two boys to Lagos at a time of cultural upheaval, but love still prevails at all times - British-Nigerian dirty gem shows at Karlovy Vary [Read More...]
Superstar of Egyptian cinema is persuaded into taking part in a government propaganda film, with very dangerous repercussions for him and his loved ones - from the Official Competition at Cannes [Read More...]
PALME d'OR WINNER - Torture survivors accidentally kidnap their apparent tormentor of yore, in Panahi’s meditation on the ethics and the dynamics of revenge (with a message for Iranian censors and thugs) - in cinemas on Friday, November 5th [Read More...]
Deadly virus turns people into marble, in Julia Ducournau's stone-cold parable of love and abandonment - on all major VoD platforms in December [Read More...]
A recovering alcoholic and former poet is charmed by a student's writings, but finds himself in hot water when she too takes to wine - from Tallinn [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...]
Soulful Sérgio Coragem stars in an overlong piece about an aid worker walking in the steps of his white privilege - Brazilian drama shows at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]
Roma teen contends with the multiple threats affecting his family and "the largest slum of Europe" - Spanish drama with touches of Neorealism shows at San Sebastian [Read More...]
BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST ACTOR WINNER AT CANNES: Kleber Medonca Filho's crime drama about a dignified researcher on the run pays tribute to the films and the cinemas of yore, while also celebrating the director's native Recife, in Northeastern Brazil - from various festivals [Read More...]
A homeless man with addiction issues is given a second chance, but life in London threatens to send him plunging down, in Harris Dickinson's impressive directorial debut - in cinemas on Friday, October 3rd [Read More...]
Japanese blend of murder mystery and child imagination allegory is cryptic and bizarre, dogged by elementary cinematography and wooden acting - showing in various festivals [Read More...]
George Orwell's musings on authoritarianism and state manipulation are juxtaposed against flashing cards, film clips and historical footage from the past 100 years - Raoul Peck's extraordinary new doc shows at the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]
Sebastian Lelio's feminist musical is so didactic, literalistic and clumsily executed that it's truly painful to watch - live from Cannes [Read More...]
Kristen Stewart's directorial debut about an Olympic swimming hopeful is a strong film, however dented by sudden tonal shifts - from the 69th BFI London Film Festival [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...]
Claes Bang stars as a real-life architect overcoming broken dreams in order to realise what's most dear to him - Franco-Danish production premieres in Cannes [Read More...]
Young Muslim seeks to reconcile her homosexuality and her religion, in this ordinary coming-of-age drama from France - from the Official Competition at Cannes [Read More...]
A skin condition offers school camp bully Jake the opportunity to make Ben's life hell, in this shoddy body horror/comedy - live from Cannes [Read More...]
In 1980s' Chile, the child of a queer family wants to discover the cause of the "plague" villagers talk about - dazzling drama shows in various film festivals [Read More...]
European whims are shattered into pieces, in Oliver Laxe's hauntingly beautiful and disturbing allegory of life on the edge - showing at various film festivals [Read More...]
French Riviera family struggles with mentally disabled daughter, in this honest and heartfelt yet mostly unmemorable drama - live from Cannes [Read More...]
Situated in two different eras and disparate geographies, two women reconcile their heritage - disappointing literary adaptation premieres in Cannes [Read More...]
A hungry labourer feels for his wife and child, before dreaming of an existence where the oppressed challenge their controllers - dirty Latin classic shows in Cannes [Read More...]
Independent police investigator deep-dives into a police brutality case, in this thoughtful study of repression and impunity - from the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]
Young and dignified lawyer confronts Stalin's corrupt establishment, in Sergei Loznitsa's profound and sombre new film - from the 29th Tallinn Black Nights [Read More...]
In Tunisia, three black women face discrimination and prejudice from a country that judges them on gender, language and colour - hard-hitting drama premieres at Cannes [Read More...]
A grandfather surrounded by gorgeous Dutch geography ruminates on a murder mystery, in this engaging but unresolved feature - live from Cannes [Read More...]
Aesthetically astounding German drama seamlessly blends the visual and the tactile, just as it weaves together three families from different eras - from various festivals [Read More...]
Four short movies directed by nascent filmmaking duos offer snapshots into the Brazilian state of Ceara, a land of abundant heat and sand dunes - from Cannes [Read More...]
In this spellbinding musical, a pregnant lady has to face difficult home truths, and all to mesmerising pop beats - opening film live from Cannes [Read More...]
Just as Cannes announces its full 2025 programme, the DMovies team picks up the Top 10 dirty movies they are looking forward to watching and reviewing exclusively for you (and also the ones they are dreading to see) [Read More...]
