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Knife + Heart (Un Couteau dans le Couer)

Yann Gonzalez
2019

Victor Fraga - 29-03-2019

Giallo-inspired and brazenly gay serial murder story from France features a magnetic Vanessa Paradis in the lead and an electrifying music score - in cinemas Friday, July 5th [Read More...]

Red Joan

Trevor Nunn
2019

Victor Fraga - 28-03-2019

Spy drama starring a "communist" Judi Dench raises moral questions about national allegiances and world peace - in cinemas Friday, April 19th [Read More...]

No Box for Me, An Intersex Story (Ni d’Ève, ni d’Adam. Une histoire intersexe)

Floriane Devigne
2019

Victor Fraga - 28-03-2019

People born with both sexes are beginning to challenge the established orthodoxy of binarism, but they face an uphill struggle - from BFI Flare [Read More...]

Sunburn (Golpe de Sol)

Vicente Alves do Ó
2019

Victor Fraga - 27-03-2019

Four friends seeking relaxation in an luxurious villa instead are confronted with ghost of the pasts, as a mysterious visitor is about to arrive - now available on BFI Player [Read More...]

Vox Lux

Braby Corbet
2019

- 26-03-2019

Musical drama starring Natalie Portman examines the allures and pitfalls of modern celebrity culture, yet it never explicitly tackles its false values - in cinemas Friday, May 3rd [Read More...]

3 Faces

Jafar Panahi
2019

Victor Fraga - 26-03-2019

Jafar Panahi's latest feature is extremely inventive in its narrative devices, while also deep diving into the old traditions of rural Iran - in cinemas Friday, March 29th [Read More...]

We The Animals

Jeremiah Zagar
2019

Victor Fraga - 25-03-2019

Homosexuality of nine-year-old begins to flourish as he contends with his dysfunctional household, in lyrical drama based on eponymous novel - in cinemas and also on VoD [Read More...]

Water Makes Us Wet

Annie Sprinkle/ Beth Stephens
2019

Victor Fraga - 24-03-2019

Explore the romantic and sexual pleasures of water, in this documentary about "ecosexuality" (literally, making love to the Earth) - from BFI Flare [Read More...]

Minding the Gap

Bing Liu
2019

Ben Flanagan - 19-03-2019

Three young men find a healing tool in skateboarding for their dysfunctional family lives - documentary set in Illinois is out in cinemas Friday, March 22nd, and on VoD on Monday, March 25th [Read More...]

A Clockwork Orange

Stanley Kubrick
1971

Redmond Bacon - 19-03-2019

As Stanley Kubrick's ultraviolent and dystopian crime thriller hits UK cinemas almost five decades after its original release, Redmond Bacon investigates what's beneath the surface - out on Friday, April 5th [Read More...]

The dirty movie that changed my life: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

 

Karin Thimm - 18-03-2019

Our reader Karin Thimm describes the very film and the very sequence that gave her a renewed sense of purpose in life, after an acrimonious divorce battle at the age of just 20! [Read More...]

When identity politics backfire

 

Victor Fraga - 18-03-2019

The trans drama GIRL has encountered fierce criticism amongst our readers and elsewhere because it was directed and starred by cis men. Should cis artists refrain from taking the lead in trans films? [Read More...]

Breaking Habits

Rob Ryan
2019

Victor Fraga - 15-03-2019

Self-proclaimed nuns challenge the American federal establishment and old prejudices by setting up a marijuana business for medicinal purposes - in cinemas and digital HD on Friday, April 26th [Read More...]

Loro

Paolo Sorrentino
2019

- 11-03-2019

Caustic and stringent satire of Silvio Berlusconi's Italy is one of the most subversive pieces of political filmmaking you will see in a long time - in cinemas Friday, April 19th [Read More...]

Benjamin

Simon Amstell
2019

Lucas Pistilli - 10-03-2019

Young filmmaker uses his own romantic life as the source material for his films, until one day one blossoming love changes the course of his career - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Prodigy

Nicholas McCarthy
2019

- 10-03-2019

Mommy and daddy are elated as their little son shows signs of rapid development and extreme intelligence, unaware that these are symptoms of something very sinister - now available on Netflix [Read More...]

Donbass

Sergei Loznitsa
2019

Victor Fraga - 09-03-2019

War is ugly and absurd! Sergei Loznitsa's twisted and grotesque allegory of the ongoing War in Donbass has good moments but lacks the lyrical genius of his previous works - in cinemas on Friday, April 26th, and on VoD on Monday, April 29th [Read More...]

Pond Life

Bill Buckhurst
2018

Victor Fraga - 07-03-2019

A small mining village is teeming with teenage hormones, Summer dreams and real-life deceptions, in profoundly sensitive and moving drama by first-time director - on VoD on Monday, August 19th. [Read More...]

Maiden

Alex Holmes
2019

Redmond Bacon - 05-03-2019

Sailing against the current! Doc about first all-women crew of an around-the-world yacht race is an ode to female perseverance in a macho world - on VoD Monday, September 30th [Read More...]

The Kindergarten Teacher

Sara Colangelo
2019

Victor Fraga - 03-03-2019

Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers auspicious performance and shines, despite playing a mostly disjointed character in awkward film about a small child poet - now available on VoD; on Mubi in November [Read More...]

Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration

Martyn Atkins
2019

Eoghan Lyng - 03-03-2019

Chaka Khan, James Taylor, Graham Nash and many others join forces on stage in order to celebrate a living songwriting legend - in cinemas on Thursday, March 21st [Read More...]

Fighting with my Family

Stephen Merchant
2019

Charlie Jones - 01-03-2019

Biopic of British wrestling diva Paige is effective enough even for non-fans of the sport, despite a few shortcomings - in cinemas Wednesday, February 27th [Read More...]

Hannah

Andrea Pallaoro
2019

Victor Fraga - 24-02-2019

A profoundly moving Charlotte Rampling stars in bleak and brutally honest character examination set in Belgium - in UK cinemas Friday, March 1st [Read More...]

Once Upon a Time in London

Simon Rumley
2019

Redmond Bacon - 19-02-2019

British gangster movie has historical depth, but it's ultimately watered down by down by a run-of-the-mill script and countless cliches - on Netflix from January 11th [Read More...]

Ring (Ringu)

Hideo Nakata
2019

Fiona Whitelaw - 17-02-2019

A 20th anniversary restoration of Hideo Nakata's groundbreaking slow burn psychological horror is in cinemas and also on Blu-ray on Friday, March 1st [Read More...]

Elisa and Marcela (Elisa y Marcela)

Isabel Coixet
2019

Victor Fraga - 13-02-2019

The real story of two Spanish women who married with one of them posing as a man almost 120 years ago is a superb piece of filmmaking, excelling both in technical and in dramatic terms - now available on Netflix [Read More...]

Piercing

Nicolas Pesce
2019

Redmond Bacon - 05-02-2019

Director of The Eyes of My Mother returns with a tribute to giallo bursting with extravagant aesthetics and vivid tunes, while also lacking some substance - on Shudder on June 1st [Read More...]

Cold Pursuit

Hans Petter Moland
2019

Victor Fraga - 05-02-2019

Cold and soulless: this blend of thriller and dark comedy starring a lethargic Liam Neeson has very little to offer other than the occasional Colorado wintry landscape - in cinemas Friday, March 22nd [Read More...]

The Song of Sway Lake

Ari Gold
2018

Angelo Boccato - 05-02-2019

Evocative family drama celebrates nostalgia with an unusual storyline and a sumptuous collection of tunes from the past - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Rosie

Paddy Breathnach
2019

- 05-02-2019

Is this the Irish Daniel Blake? Young mum-of-four faces poverty and homelessness in a Dublin that has little time for those caught on the wrong end of the capitalist system - in cinemas Friday, March 8th [Read More...]

High Life

Claire Denis
2019

Petra von Kant - 04-02-2019

An orgasmic Claire Denis crafts a very unorthodox sci-fi about space voyagers who encounter an elusive "Sex Box", featuring Juliette Binoche and Robert Pattinson - now available on VoD! [Read More...]

América

Erick Stoll, Chase Whiteside
2019

Redmond Bacon - 04-02-2019

Simple and uplifting documentary takes an an affecting look at the complexities of end-of-life care in Mexico - in cinemas Friday, February 8th [Read More...]

Dolor y Gloria

Pedro Almodovar
2019

Victor Fraga - 02-02-2019

Watch the trailer for Almodovar's latest drama, a very personal drama about the very nature of filmmaking [Read More...]

The White Crow

Ralph Fiennes
2019

- 02-02-2019

The story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West becomes a British film directed by Ralph Fiennes, and it examines the ballet dancer's unapologetic "outsiderness" - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Alita: Battle Angel

Robert Rodriguez
2019

Victor Fraga - 01-02-2019

Bleak, unoriginal and very violent: how the latest American sci-fi movie produced by James Cameron & co left me mostly numb and cold - on Disney+ on Friday, July 2nd. [Read More...]

All is True

Kenneth Branagh
2019

Patricia Cook - 31-01-2019

A trove of national treasures is both in front of and behind the cameras in this imaginative exploration of Shakespeare's final years - on Netflix on Sunday, January 3rd [Read More...]

Ray & Liz

Richard Billingham
2018

Ben Flanagan - 31-01-2019

Richard Billingham mines his own memories of poverty-stricken Black Country life for a striking British debut filled with powerful performances - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Bathtubs over Broadway

Dava Whisenant
2019

Ben Flanagan - 30-01-2019

Gleeful doc sheds light on the often overlooked “industrial musical”, while also celebrating one man's devotion to comedy and ironic entertainment - live from Rotterdam [Read More...]

Diamantino

Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt
2019

Ben Flanagan - 28-01-2019

Absurdist comedy from Portugal mocks football, celebrity culture, gender identity and more, with a very likeable Cristiano Ronaldo surrogate at the heart of the story - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Mule

Client Eastwood
2019

Charlie Jones - 27-01-2019

Clint Eastwood plays nonagenarian horticulturalist-turned-drug-courier to whom women are magnetically attracted, in a poorly acted and directed film infused with vanity - in cinemas Friday, January 25th [Read More...]

On the Basis of Sex

Mimi Leder
2019

Victor Fraga - 26-01-2019

Biopic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (yes, yet another film about her) is a fitting tribute to gender equality, if also a little romanticised - in cinemas Friday, February 22d [Read More...]

Roma

Alfonso Cuarón
2018

Ben Flanagan - 24-01-2019

Alfonso Cuarón's latest epic is one for the history books, and it deserved every single one of the 10 Oscar nominations that it received - now streaming on Netflix [Read More...]

Green Book

Peter Farrelly
2019

Victor Fraga - 23-01-2019

Friendship between Afro-American classical pianist Don Shirley and his Italian-American driver Tony Lip in a country grappling with its "twoness" is the topic of effective tearjerker - Best Picture Academy Award winner is now available on VoD [Read More...]

Rosa Luxemburg

Margarethe von Trotta
1986

Victor Fraga - 21-01-2019

Biopic of Polish born German revolutionary reveals that she wasn't as "radical" as the modern media would like us to think - Margarethe von Trotta's classic is rereleased on Monday, February 4th [Read More...]

Backtrace

Brian A. Miller
2019

Fedor Tot - 17-01-2019

Heist thriller lacks a little imagination, just like its amnesia-stricken protagonist (played by a far more effective Matthew Modine) - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Monsters and Men

Reinaldo Marcus Green
2019

- 16-01-2019

Afro-American man accidentally witnesses and films the police killing of another Afro-American, in powerful drama about getting trapped in the machinations of power - in cinemas Friday, January 18th and on VoD on Monday, January 21st [Read More...]

The Raft

Marcus Lindeen
2019

Redmond Bacon - 14-01-2019

Is this Big Brother's grandfather? The surviving members of a very strange social experiment are brought together nearly a century later: the 11 strangers were made to live on a raft for three months cut off from the rest of the world - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Beautiful Boy

Felix Van Groeningen
2019

Victor Fraga - 13-01-2019

The life of 18-year-old Nic Sheff is turned upside down after he becomes addicted to crystal meth, in this cinema adaptation of best-selling books by Nic and his father David - now available on VoD [Read More...]

London Unplugged

Layke Anderson, Natalia Casali, Nick Cohen, Mitchell Crawford, Andres Heger-Bratterud, Ben Jacobson, Rosanna Lowe, Gaelle Mourre, Kaki Wong, Qi Zhang
2019

Victor Fraga - 12-01-2019

Anthology film comprising 10 segments directed by emerging filmmakers celebrates the British capital, serendipity and isolation, mostly from a very female perspective - in cinemas Friday, January 18th [Read More...]

Stan & Ollie

Jon S. Baird
2018

Victor Fraga - 08-01-2019

Late-career biopic following a UK tour of Laurel and Hardy successfully rescues and celebrates slapstick and old Hollywood nostalgia, but it also lacks a little punch (or slap?) - in cinemas on Friday, January 11th [Read More...]

Colette

Wash Westmoreland
2019

- 08-01-2019

Biopic of French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette starring a stunning Keira Knightley details her struggle to overcome strict societal constraints of the Belle Époque and to become an artist in her own right - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Newly Single

Adam Christian Clark
2018

Eoghan Lyng - 06-01-2019

After being dumped by his girlfriend, an aggressive and egotistical Astor embarks on an erratic dating crusade, in profoundly dark comedy about hurt egos and cruel psyches - available now on VoD [Read More...]

The House By The Sea (La Villa)

Robert Guédiguian
2019

Redmond Bacon - 05-01-2019

A father’s legacy is minutely dissected in this stirring tale of regret, nostalgia and the true meaning of community spirit - in cinemas Friday, January 11th [Read More...]

An Impossible Love (Un Amour Impossible)

Catherine Corsini
2019

Eoghan Lyng - 03-01-2019

French drama detailing the lives of two lovers during four decades is a canny tale of chauvinism and quiet domestic suffering - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Coffee with Cinnamon (Café com Canela)

Glenda Nicacio, Ary Rosa
2019

Fiona Whitelaw - 02-01-2019

Powerfully evocative portrait of grief, love and loss amongst a group of close friends and neighbours is a dirty gem of Brazilian cinema! [Read More...]

The 12th Man

Harald Zwart
2019

Ben Flanagan - 02-01-2019

Survival epic about lone survivor of a Norwegian resistance boat during WW2 uses devices of mainstream war genre to convincing results - in cinemas and also on VoD on Friday, January 4th. [Read More...]

One Cut of the Dead (Kamera o Tomeru na!)

Shinichirou Ueda
2019

Ben Flanagan - 01-01-2019

Ultra dirty, low-budget Japanese meta-comedy-horror lives up to its ambitions and delivers a bounty of surprises - on VoD, DVD and BD on Friday, January 28th [Read More...]

Acceptable Damage

Lavinia Simina
2019

Victor Fraga - 31-12-2018

Aspergic teen is taunted and bullied by a street gang in a leafy London suburb, exposing a country with institutions unprepared to handle young people with special needs - winner of National Film Awards is now on VoD [Read More...]

For your lips only!!!

 

Madelaine Byford - 27-12-2018

Little-known dubbing technique stretches and compresses words, rendering multilingual films homely and natural to audiences wherever they are [Read More...]

RBG

Betsy West, Julie Cohen
2019

Victor Fraga - 26-12-2018

Progressive American Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is celebrated for her mammoth achievements and treated as a celebrity, but should we bestow such treatment upon judges? Our editor reviews and raises questions about doc out in cinemas and also on VoD [Read More...]

Santa Claus (Le Père Noël)

Alexandre Coffre
2014

Redmond Bacon - 13-12-2018

A petty criminal disguised as Santa Claus learns the true meaning of Christmas, in festive French comedy that never overstays its welcome - out on VoD on Monday, December 17th (with Walk This Way) [Read More...]

Free Solo

Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
2018

Redmond Bacon - 12-12-2018

Ain't no mountain high enough? Extreme climber wants to become the first person to achieve an impressive feat, with very little concern for the possible consequences of his actions - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Meteors (Meteorlar)

Gurcan Keltek
2018

Victor Fraga - 06-12-2018

Man strikes, and so does nature! Filmmaker exposes Turkish operation against Kurds by blending footage collected by locals with images of natural phenomena such as a meteorite rain and the eclipse of the sun - streaming now with DMovies [Read More...]

Old Boys

Toby MacDonald
2018

- 05-12-2018

British public school spin on Cyrano de Bergerac features a dazzling Alex Lawther as the school runt, yet it fails some of the rules of a good farce - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Those Who Are Fine (Dene Wos Guet Geit)

Cyril Schaublin
2018

Eoghan Lyng - 30-11-2018

Call centre worker Alice begins scamming elderly women, and the interwoven consequences of her deeds could be serious - available until December 31st on ArteKino. [Read More...]

For Some Inexplicable Reason (Van Valami Furcsa Es Megmagyarázhatatlan)

Gabor Reisz
2015

Richard Greenhill - 30-11-2018

Hungarian film reminiscent of Michel Gondry deals with the existential realities of youth, and it's also infused with political flavours and a heartfelt tribute to Budapest - available in December with ArteKino [Read More...]

L’Animale

Katharina Mückstein
2018

Lina Samoili - 30-11-2018

Small town in Austria is riddled with repressed sexuality and confused sentiments, but there's also a beam of hope for the silent hearts - available in December with ArteKino [Read More...]

Flemish Heaven (Le Ciel Flamand)

Peter Monsaert
2018

Redmond Bacon - 30-11-2018

Set in a brothel on the French-Belgian border, queasy tale asks difficult questions about parenthood and responsibility - available throughout December on ArteKino [Read More...]

A Shelter Among the Clouds (Streha mes Reve)

Robert Budina
2018

Victor Fraga - 29-11-2018

Two religions, one temple! Drama set in very rural and traditional Albania proposes a very peculiar gesture of unity between Muslims and Catholics: a joint mosque and church. But is it feasible? from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Slam

Partho Sen-Gupta
2018

Victor Fraga - 28-11-2018

Australian film directed by Indian filmmaker will hit you like a punch in the face; our editor describes it as "film of the year" - from Sydney Film Festival [Read More...]

A Place to Live

Bernard Émond
2018

Victor Fraga - 28-11-2018

The topics of grief, mourning and reconnecting with the past are the central pillar of this Canadian drama, set in the wintry countryside of Quebec - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Still River (Akinito Potami)

Angelos Frantzis
2018

Victor Fraga - 27-11-2018

Greek film set in Siberia excels in the sombre and wintry cinematography; it deals with a number of very different topics including corporate interests, Russian Orthodox faith and a dormant libido - from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Asandhimitta

Asoka Handagama
2018

Victor Fraga - 25-11-2018

Is this the Asian (and cisgender) Divine? Completely bonkers Sri Lankan film about fat psychotic woman seeking fame premieres at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Awaken

Tom Lowe
2018

Victor Fraga - 23-11-2018

Sensory film filmed in 35 countries during six years premieres in the Competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival; the outcome is rather impressive if not without imperfections [Read More...]

Assassination Nation

Sam Levison
2018

Paul Risker - 22-11-2018

American exploitation movie offers dystopian view of the most powerful country in the world, while also timely echoing Trump's rhetoric of violence and attacks on the press - now also available on Netflix [Read More...]

Back to Berlin

Catherine Lurie
2018

Redmond Bacon - 22-11-2018

Detailing the journey of 11 bikers taking the torch to the 2015 European Maccabi games in Berlin, sombre documentary lays bare the worst atrocity to ever occur in human history - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Becoming Animal

Emma Davie, Peter Mettler
2018

Redmond Bacon - 18-11-2018

This is NOT your average Planet Earth episode... based on David Abram's reflections on how humans have evolved differently from other animals, doc raises questions about the relation between technology and nature - in cinemas from Thursday, November 22nd [Read More...]

Do Something, Jake

James Smith
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 17-11-2018

An unemployed introvert, unable to read or write, draws on brilliant ingenuity when the woman he secretly loves is threatened  - indie proudly boasting its "no budget" credentials premieres in London [Read More...]

The Workshop (L’atelier)

Laurent Cantet
2018

Redmond Bacon - 14-11-2018

Angry without a cause? Teacher has to grapple with student's "white anxiety" and latent nationalism, as she attempts to help younger people to integrate into the world of work - French drama in cinemas Friday, November 16th [Read More...]

Promise at Dawn (La Promesse de l’Aube)

Eric Barbier
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 13-11-2018

Screen adaptation of 1960 autobiographical novel by Romain Gary follows the Lithuanian-born French-writer as he flees Nazism and engages in the French Air Force, with a dazzling Charlotte Gainsbourg as his mother - from the Jewish Film Festival [Read More...]

Step Up The Plate (Entre Les Bras)

Paul Lacoste
2012

Redmond Bacon - 11-11-2018

The legacy of a family restaurant is explored in this French documentary, that is as much about fatherhood as it is about cooking - now available with Walk This Way VoD [Read More...]

Bobbi Jene

Elvira Lund
2018

Ben Flanagan - 11-11-2018

Young, controversial and ambitious American dancer Bobbi Jene Smith uses her body as a tool for personal liberation - watch doc now with Walk This Way [Read More...]

Fukushima, A Nuclear Story (Fukushima, Una Storia Nucleare)

Matteo Gagliardi
2015

Victor Fraga - 11-11-2018

Italian documentarist and journalist join forces in order to shed light at a tragedy that narrowly destroyed Tokyo, raising questions about governance and accountability - out on Monday, November 12th as part of the Walk This Way collection [Read More...]

Wildlife

Paul Dano
2018

Victor Fraga - 04-11-2018

Family drama set in the remote hinterlands of Montana illustrates the gradual and inevitable collapse of a nuclear family, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Overlord

Julius Avery
2018

Victor Fraga - 04-11-2018

A little Indiana Jones, a little Guillermo del Toro. American military horror set on D-Day makes use of every conceivable genre cliche, yet it's scary and fun enough to watch - now on Netflix [Read More...]

Three Identical Strangers

Tim Wardle
2018

Eoghan Lyng - 01-11-2018

Three triplets, separated at birth from one another are rekindled to find each other, just as they find out more about one another and about themselves - now available on Netflix [Read More...]

King of Crime

Matt Gambell
2018

Redmond Bacon - 31-10-2018

An entertaining British crime caper with more twists and turns than most television series, plus offering a refreshing way forward for old-school British gangsters movies, is out in cinemas Friday, November 2nd [Read More...]

Peterloo

Mike Leigh
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 30-10-2018

Mike Leigh's historical epic is a superb register of a grassroots movement and massacre hardly heard of outside Britain, in a country that never saw a large revolution - available on VoD [Read More...]

Been So Long

Tinge Krishnan
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 29-10-2018

Love story set in London has all vital ingredients of your average romcom, yet it's highly inventive and its musical structure, and it's also a loving tribute to the British capital itself - on Netflix [Read More...]

Do cowboys have fantasies?

 

Steve Naish - 25-10-2018

As a crisp 4k restoration of Dennis Hopper's "lost" masterpiece The Last Movie hits UK cinemas, Stephen Lee Naish reevaluates the film that nearly ruined the late American artist - out on Friday, December 14th [Read More...]

Rhooba

Lenin M. Sivam
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 23-10-2018

Tamil-Canadian film about relationship between older man and younger trans woman uses food as a trope and a token of affection; it will ring bells with those who watched A Fantastic Woman - from the Cambridge Film Festival [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Alberto Sciamma

 

Redmond Bacon - 23-10-2018

We spoke to the Spanish director of I Love My Mum, a British comedy laced with sociopolitical undertones, Brexit tropes and jokes about nationalism, plus it's also a picturesque tour of Europe and North Africa - the film premieres at the Cambridge Film Festival [Read More...]

I Love My Mum

Alberto Sciamma
2019

Redmond Bacon - 23-10-2018

British comedy about haggling mother and son accidentally shipped to Morocco humanises refugees and also functions as a trope for Brexit; it's a real delight to watch - in cinemas Friday, May 31st [Read More...]

Miss Dali

Ventura Pons
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 22-10-2018

Relationship between Spanish Surrealist painter and his sister Anna Maria is the topic of new drama; the performances are very compelling, but the narrative has a few flaws - from the Cambridge Film Festival [Read More...]

Malcolm is a little unwell

Malcolm Brabant/ Trine Villeman
2018

Victor Fraga - 21-10-2018

BBC foreign correspondent Malcolm Brabant looks back in time and chronicles his very own descent into madness, which was caused by a very peculiar and unusual trigger - from the Cambridge Film Festival [Read More...]

Burning (Beoning)

Lee Chang-dong
2018

Ben Flanagan - 21-10-2018

Korean director borrows filmic devices from Hitchcock, crafting breathtaking sequences with rigorous handheld camerawork; Ben Flanagan describes it as "film of the year" - now also available on VoD [Read More...]

How Ally’s father is crucial to the success of his daughter

 

Redmond Bacon - 21-10-2018

Our writer takes a dirty look at the third remake of the Hollywood classic A Star is Born, and reveals why the paternal figure, played by Andrew Dice Clay, remains instrumental to the protagonist, played by a dazzling Lady Gaga  [Read More...]

Life Feels Good (Chce Sie Zyc)

Maciej Pieprzyca
2013

Redmond Bacon - 18-10-2018

Polish film depicts disability in a candid and positive light, without shying away from more difficult topics such as sexuality - watch it now with Walk This Way [Read More...]

Apostle

Gareth Evans
2018

Charlie Jones - 16-10-2018

British horror has echoes of Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man, Ken Russell's The Devils and Greek mythology, with plenty of blood, gore and majestic imagery! Available on Netflix from Friday, October 12th [Read More...]

Fair Play

Andrea Sedláčková
2014

Fiona Whitelaw - 16-10-2018

In the name of the fatherland? In the late years of the Iron Curtain, a woman has to give up her personal life and even her own body in favour of athletics and the Communist regime - watch it right here and right now! [Read More...]

School’s Out (L’Heure De La Sortie)

Sébastien Marnier
2018

Ben Flanagan - 15-10-2018

Just child's play? Substitute teacher suspect's there's something Machiavellian about his students, and that they may have been involved in his predecessor's suicide - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Tonio

Paula Van Der Oest
2016

Eoghan Lyng - 13-10-2018

Dutch filmmaker directs compelling drama about two grieving parents, stirred and shaken as they hear the news their only child has been killed in a car crash - watch it now with Walk This Way [Read More...]

London is in high spirits!!!

 

DMovies' team - 03-10-2018

The 12th Native Spirit Film Festival starts in just a week at the heart of the British capital, with a selection of Indigenous films from all corners of the planet teeming with colour, diversity and urgent sociopolitical issues; check out our lowdown on the event. [Read More...]

The Comfort of Strangers

Paul Schrader
1990

Fedor Tot - 23-09-2018

Reissue of Paul Schrader's often-overlooked psychological drama set in Venice is teeming with outstanding performances, an exquisitely complex script by Harold Pinter and a sterling cinematography by Dante Spinotti - out on DVD and Blu-ray with very special features [Read More...]

Mandy

Panos Cosmatos
2018

Steve Naish - 22-09-2018

A new dirty masterpiece of horror is born, on a par with Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch, and starring an electric Nicolas Cage - ou DVD, BD and VoD on Monday, October 29th [Read More...]

Blindspotting

Carlos López Estrada
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 22-09-2018

'Buddy movie' set in California is akin to the Greek myth of Theseus, where the hero must overcome obstacles and challenges in order to make it out of the Labyrinth - on DVD + BD on Monday, February 4th. [Read More...]

Burkinabé Rising 

Iara Lee
2018

Redmond Bacon - 21-09-2018

People have the power! Doc reveals that a grassroots revolution transformed Burkina Faso in a real democracy, and how the surrounding art world helped to articulate the resistance - from the Native Spirit Film Festival taking place between October 10th and 21st [Read More...]

The Captain (Der Hauptmann)

Robert Schwentke
2018

Paul Risker - 18-09-2018

WW2 drama about German soldier who impersonates a captain blends the beautiful with the monstrous and raises moral questions about our passivity as viewers - on VoD on Monday, October 1st [Read More...]

Matangi Maya M.I.A.

Stephen Loveridge
2018

Redmond Bacon - 17-09-2018

The London-born incendiary singer of Sri Lankan origin has always been caught between two worlds, and she is now the subject of what's possibly the best documentary of the year - out on VoD on Monday, December 10th. [Read More...]

Our 10 mega-filthy picks for the BFI London Film Festival 2018

 

DMovies' team - 17-09-2018

The 62th BFI London Film Festival takes place between October 10th and 21st; check out the 10 unmissable dirty gems that we have unearthed, all of them thoroughly reviewed exclusively for you! [Read More...]

Madame

Amanda Sthers
2018

Derek Winnert - 17-09-2018

Toni Collete, Rossy de Palma and a luxurious dinner going terribly wrong, what else could you ask for? French dramedy is out on DVD, BD and VoD on Monday, September 17th [Read More...]

Female Human Animal

Josh Appignanesi
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 16-09-2018

Novelist Chloe Aridjis is a wild and indomitable beast who will not surrender to these lame creatures called men, in dazzling doc blending a variety of media - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Pixote

Hector Babenco
1981

Maysa Monção - 15-09-2018

Classic of Brazilian realism remains equally moving and disturbing nearly 40 years after its original release - shows at the BFI London Film Festival taking place October 10th-12th [Read More...]

In defense of screen life movies: not just marketing gimmicks

 

Charlie Jones - 14-09-2018

'Screen life' movies (horror/actions flicks that unfold on computer screens) have been dismissed as marketing gimmicks; in reality, they have created a whole new language teeming with social commentary - argues poet and screenwriter Charlie Jones [Read More...]

The Wife

Björn Runge
2018

Victor Fraga - 13-09-2018

A dazzling Glenn Close shines in movie about ghost writing wife and the nature of creative writing; sadly the film is lacklustre in almost every other aspect - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Mirai

Mamoru Hosada
2018

Victor Fraga - 12-09-2018

Japanese animation master crafts a fascinatingly puerile and colourful tale about only child coming to terms with his newly-arrived sister; it's guaranteed to please children and grown-ups alike - in cinemas Friday, November 2nd [Read More...]

Black Divaz

Adrian Russell Wills
2018

Eoghan Lyng - 08-09-2018

Six Aboriginal drag queens compete for the title of Miss First Nation pageant in Australia. What does it take to be crowned the winner? Doc opens the Native Spirit Festival, taking place from October 11th-21st [Read More...]

Lucky

John Carroll Lynch
2018

Victor Fraga - 05-09-2018

Exquisite tribute to very old age starring a nonagenarian Harry Dean Stanton raises questions about loneliness and "realism" - now on all major VoD platforms [Read More...]

The Man who Surprised Everyone (Tchelovek Kotorij Udivil Vseh)

Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
2018

Tiago Di Mauro - 05-09-2018

An LGBT movie from Russia, but isn't that illegal? Transgressive Russian parable is a made into a film so full of shocks, twists and surprises that it will keep your head spinning - on Barbican Cinema on Demand/New East Cinema this December only [Read More...]

Reinventing Marvin (Marvin ou la Belle Education)

Anne Fontaine
2018

Eoghan Lyng - 05-09-2018

Both a coming-of-age and a coming-out film, this French drama centres on an young man fleeing from his village for being different. Through the life he encounters and the people he meets leads him on this path to reinvention - in cinemas Friday, September 14th [Read More...]

Searching

Aneesh Chaganty
2018

Charlie Jones - 04-09-2018

Third installment of brand new 'screen life' subgenre deals with father desperately seeking his missing daughter through a variety of online media - in cinemas now! [Read More...]

Under The Wire

Chris Martin
2018

Redmond Bacon - 04-09-2018

Marie Colvin dedicated her life to extreme journalism for selfless reasons instead of career ambitions; now the "Wonder Woman" becomes the subject of a documentary that raises key questions about the role of the media in conflict zones - in cinemas Friday, September 7th. [Read More...]

King of Thieves

James Marsh
2018

Victor Fraga - 03-09-2018

Hatton Garden heist is the subject of crime film starring Michael Caine; just like in the infamous burglary, the outcome is only partly successful - on VoD on Monday, January 14th, and then on DVD and BD on Monday, January 21st. [Read More...]

American Animals

Bart Layton
2018

Victor Fraga - 03-09-2018

The real-story of four highly ambitious and inept criminals who attempted to rob a library in Kentucky is surprisingly humanistic and moving - in cinemas Friday, September 6th [Read More...]

The Seagull

Michael Mayer
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 01-09-2018

Star-studded Hollywood take on Chekhov's classical play relies on sterling performances, but it simply lacks the "dirty factor" - in cinemas Friday, September 7th [Read More...]

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Desiree Akhavan
2018

Ben Flanagan - 01-09-2018

Because some things just can't be changed! American indie about gay conversion therapy that stunned Sundance earlier this year is finally out in the UK - on BFI Player on Monday, June 6th; also available on other platforms [Read More...]

Winter Ridge

Dom Lenoir
2018

Victor Fraga - 30-08-2018

British indie blends the topics of Alzheimer's, grief and loneliness with just the right amount of adrenaline; the outcome is elegant and moving - in cinemas Wednesday, September 5th [Read More...]

Baronesa

Juliana Antunes
2018

Victor Fraga - 29-08-2018

Two Brazilian females juggle motherhood, tenderness and survival in a precarious and treacherous urban environment - opening film at the Open City Docs Fest on September 4th [Read More...]

The Gospel According to André

Kate Novack
2018

Victor Fraga - 28-08-2018

Effective doc about fashion icon reveals audacious artistic streak contrasted against a certain racial ambivalence - in cinemas and on demand on Friday, September 28th. [Read More...]

The Breadwinner

Nora Twomey
2018

Victor Fraga - 28-08-2018

Afghani girl cross-dresses in order to earn a living for the family, after her father is arrested by the Taliban - heart-wrenching animation is out on VoD on Monday, September 14th and on DVD/BD the following week [Read More...]

Yardie

Idris Elba
2018

Angelo Boccato - 27-08-2018

Directorial debut by iconic Black British actor deals with criminality in Jamaica, Windrush and a very groovy Hackney in the 1970s and 1980s - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Nureyev

Jacqui and David Morris
2018

Victor Fraga - 26-08-2018

Latest doc about the bigger-than-life Russian ballet dancer is both fun and enlightening to watch, but it neglects at least one crucial topic: his sexuality - in cinemas from Tuesday, September 25th [Read More...]

Down to Earth

Renata Heinen and Rolf Winters
2018

Victor Fraga - 26-08-2018

The world is just about enough! Dutch family embarks of a journey of reconnection with the Earth by living for five years with the indigenous people of various parts of the planet - in cinemas on Friday, September 14th [Read More...]

Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast

Bruce Weber
2018

Lorna May - 25-08-2018

Robert Mitchum was a staunch bad guy, an unabashed ladies' man and also a jazz singer, always with a rough edge - brand new doc premieres the 75th Venice International Film Festival [Read More...]

Yuva

Emre Yeksan
2018

Victor Fraga - 24-08-2018

Turkish microbudget film financed by the Biennale Cinema College excels in ingeniousness, establishing a wild and oneiric environment virtually detached from reality - live from Venice, and you can also watch the film from home with Festival Scope [Read More...]

The King

Eugene Jarecki
2018

Victor Fraga - 23-08-2018

Not your average Elvis doc! Two-time Sundance Grand Jury winner rides Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce and deconstructs the American Dream using the iconic singer as a gauge - in cinemas Friday, August 24th [Read More...]

What Keeps You Alive

Colin Minihan
2018

Redmond Bacon - 20-08-2018

Canadian filmmaker (who also happens to be one half of The Vicious Brothers) twists traditional woods horror story to convincing results - in cinemas and also on VoD on Friday, August 24th (US viewers) and as part of FrightFest on August 25th (UK viewers) [Read More...]

The Children Act

Richard Eyre
2018

Victor Fraga - 18-08-2018

Emma Thompson is a prominent high court judge grappling with a case that returns to haunt her, in court drama based on novel by Ian McEwan - now available on VoD [Read More...]

The Last Witness

Piotr Szkopiak
2018

Fiona Whitelaw - 15-08-2018

Young journalist uncovers dirty war secret involving the slaughter of 22,000 Polish officers, in UK-Poland co-production perhaps best suited for primetime television - in cinemas Friday, August 17th [Read More...]

Distant Constellation

Shevaun Mizrahi
2018

Victor Fraga - 14-08-2018

Because we're all made of stars! Turkish doc about residents of a retirement home has tasteful dreamy touch, and is a fitting tribute to those in their twilight years - in cinemas Friday, August 17th [Read More...]

The Guardians (Les Gardiennes)

Xavier Beauvois
2018

Victor Fraga - 12-08-2018

Compelling French drama investigates the role of women safeguarding the family and the home during WW1, as well as the tough and "unjust" decisions that they have to make - available now on VoD [Read More...]

Bad Samaritan

Dean Devlin
2018

Redmond Bacon - 12-08-2018

American horror-thriller starring David Tennant about a well-intentioned criminal faced with a very unusual situation moves in more ways than one, a little bit like in a chess game - in cinemas Friday, August 24th [Read More...]

Run Lola Run, still going fast 20 years on!!!

 

Petra von Kant - 10-08-2018

Two decades later, Tom Tykwer's movie remains one of the most profitable foreign language films of all times; we investigate the dirty secrets of the highly influential German flick [Read More...]

Under the Tree (Undir trénu)

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
2018

Fedor Tot - 08-08-2018

The seeds of mistrust have been sown! Icelandic comedy about neighbours feuding over tree that blocks the sun has brilliant moments of black humour, but doesn't gel together as a whole - now also available on Mubi [Read More...]

The Heiresses (Las Herederas)

Marcelo Martinessi
2018

Victor Fraga - 07-08-2018

Shy and reserved middle-aged Lesbian has to face a classist society after her partner is imprisoned and financial difficulties arise, in Paraguayan director's impressive first feature - now on Mubi [Read More...]

Dog Days

Ken Marino
2018

Victor Fraga - 07-08-2018

Unabashedly glee and optimistic film about man's best friend is also dogged with clichés and empty platitudes - now also available on VoD [Read More...]

Hearts Beat Loud

Brett Haley
2018

Victor Fraga - 03-08-2018

American indie about father and daughter who bond through music has its heart in the right place, but it's also a little drab and syrupy - in cinemas Friday, August 3rd [Read More...]

Elvis: ’68 Comeback Special

Steve Binder
2018

Victor Fraga - 02-08-2018

Seminal television show that catapulted Elvis Presley back to the top of the music showbiz world celebrates 50 anniversary by returning to cinemas for one night only with special commentary by the film director and Priscilla - on Thursday, August 16th. [Read More...]

Heathers

Michael Lehmann
1979

Victor Fraga - 01-08-2018

The cult classic that helped to catapult a very young Winona Ryder and Christian Slater to fame is now 30 years old, but is its black humour still effective so many decades later? [Read More...]

Rondo

Drew Barnhardt
2018

Redmond Bacon - 31-07-2018

Not a surefire recipe for a dirty movie! Extreme tale of sex and violence has very little to say and even less to show, and it's contrary to the teachings of Godard - from the Fantasia Film Festival [Read More...]