Swede Caroline
This very British hybrid of mockumentary and deep fake television is as juicy and plump as the vegetables portrayed, but also a little overgrown - in cinemas on Friday, April 19th [Read More...]

Rouge
Basketball documentary transports viewers to the front seat of a sports event, while also dissecting racial politics in segregated Michigan - from the Cleveland International Film Festival. [Read More...]

Tomorrow’s Freedom
Palestine's most popular and inspirational leader (often compared to Mandela) becomes the topic of this insightful yet patchy documentary - in cinemas on Friday, April 26th [Read More...]

Back to Black
Despite a string of cliches and platitudes, Amy Winehouse's biopic is a thoroughly entertaining nostalgia-fest - in cinemas on Friday, April 12th [Read More...]

The First Omen
Star-studded, elegant prequel of 1976 classic pays tribute to several horror movies, but not without some clumsy twists and turns - in cinemas on Friday, April 5th [Read More...]

The Trouble with Jessica
A dinner party turns sour when one of the guests elects to kill herself - uneven yet funny British comedy is in cinemas on Friday, April 5th [Read More...]

Urban Jungle
An unrecognisable Penelope Cruz and a gun-toting, animalistic Brian Cox star in what's probably Ken Loach's most unabashedly romantic film (a Liverpool-set drama about a socialist builder and his Palestinian lover) - in cinemas on Friday, April 5th [Read More...]

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
Ryuichi Sakamoto's final performance is captured by his son Neo Sora, in this heartwarming celebration of a multifaceted artist who influenced many people in the film world - in cinemas on Friday, March 29th [Read More...]

Silver Haze
Loosely based on Vicky Knight's own tragic life, British drama depicts a strong young woman struggling to hold together her highly fractured existence - in cinemas on Friday, March 29th [Read More...]

Green Border (Zielona granica)
Ordinary Poles are faced with difficult ethical choices as refugees grapple with horrors at the Polish-Belarusian border - Agnieszka Holland's politically-charged new drama is in various festivals; in cinemas on Friday, June 21st. [Read More...]

Wake Up
Rollicking fun American horror may lack a guttural punch, but isn’t dragged down by its breezier ambitions - from the Glasgow Film Festival [Read More...]

Elaha
A young Kurdish-German bride-to-be seeks a hymenoplasty in order to gain the trust of her partner and her conservative community, in this simple and authentic drama - in cinemas on Friday, April 26th [Read More...]

The Problem of the Hero
Two playwrights disagree on a scene, but this has as much to say about their backgrounds as it does their writing acumen; American drama set 80 years ago highlights some very familiar facets of racism and misogyny [Read More...]

Baldiga – Unlocked Heart (Baldiga – Entsichertes Herz)
Queer photographer from Germany openly exposed his life in a bid to remove HIV stigma from generations to come - from the Panorama Dokumente section of the Berlinale [Read More...]

Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
Singer-songwriter Judee Sill never received her due, but this documentary shows that the ballads, and the balladeer, are deserving of her listener's attention [Read More...]

Nathan-ism
Retired Jewish guard recalls his experiences of Nazi Germany through his cartoon work, in this documentary of admirable beauty [Read More...]

Shambhala
Young woman happily marries three brothers in rural Nepal, before a controversial pregnancy disrupts their fragile harmony - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Teaches of Peaches
Filthy Canadian singer based in Berlin celebrates the 20th anniversary of her most transgressive work; she remains as sweaty and sexy as ever - from the Panorama Dokumente section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

My New Friends (Les Gens d’à Côté)
Isabelle Huppert stars as a grieving policewoman searching for a new meaning in life, in a misfire from octogenarian French auteur André Téchiné - from the Panorama section of the 74th Berlinale [Read More...]

Sasquatch Sunset
Writer-director brother duo Nathan and Daniel Zellner conjure into existence American folklore creature, the sasquatch, most commonly known as Big Foot - unbelievably realistic film shows at the Berlinale Special [Read More...]

Black Tea
After shockingly dumping her husband-to-be at the altar, African woman starts a new life in Taiwan, in a movie with the visual panache of Wong Kar-Wai - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Sons (Vogter)
Motherly instincts and extreme violence collide to devastating results, in this Scandinoir prison drama from Denmark - in the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Who Do I Belong To (Mé el Aïn)
Young man groomed by Isis returns to his Tunisian family of farmers with a mysterious wife; the woman harbours a dark secret under her purple niqab - from the the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Seven Veils
Inexperienced theatre director has to "remount" Richard Strauss's Salome after her predecessor suddenly dies, only to realise some macabre parallels with her own personal story - from the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Gloria!
Five Italian women living in a Catholic institution join forces in order to confront the establishment, in this extremely cheesy and poorly acted musical - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

A Traveler’s Needs (Yeohaengjaui pilyo)
Isabelle Huppert stars as a happy-go-lucky and captivating French teacher living in Korea, in Hong Sang-soo’s breezy new drama - from the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

A Bit of a Stranger
Four generations of women in Russian-occupied Ukraine explore family trauma and ethnic identity through brutally honest conversations - from the Panorama section ofnthe 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Devil’s Bath (Des Teufels Bad)
Extremely bleak and gruesome Austrian drama with a touch of Carl Dreyer and exec produced by Ulrich Seidl dissects an unhappily married woman as she slowly descends into madness - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Another End
Gael Garcia Bernal and Renate Reinsve star in this extremely lame and predictable sci-fi from Italy - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Dahomey
Mati Diop's new creation is a deeply poetic rumination on French colonialism; she once again uses the Atlantic Ocean as a dark and sombre watershed - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Henry Fonda for President
Lengthy, in-depth character of the iconic Hollywood actor reveals a subversive, intelligent, and surprisingly self-loathing human being - from the Forum section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

La Cocina
Americans myths of social integration, freedom and tolerance are bust, seared and broiled in this kitchen from hell - caustic social satire is in the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Suspended Time (Hors du Temps)
Olivier Assayas's autofictional Covid drama is light and gentle like a spring breeze, however mostly unremarkable - from the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Architecton
Non-narrative, almost entire sensory film explores the rise and the collapse of the architecture of men and of nature; the outcome is strangely soothing - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Love Lies Bleeding
The British director of psychological horror St Maud crosses the pond in order to create an equally convincing (and violent) tale of queer love - from the Berlinale Special Gala section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Sleep with Your Eyes Open (Dormir de Olhos Abertos)
Chinese film entirely set in Brazil ruminates on rootlessness, wanderlust, and insurmountable cultural and linguistic barriers - from the Encounters section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

I Am Not Everything I Want To Be (Ještě Nejsem, Kým Chci Být)
Czech photographer captures the ordinary lives of her countryfolk, just as major historical events reshape the nation's history - from the Panorama section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Visitor
A suitcase lands on the River Thames, and inside it lies a man who is both a sexual and a political deviant .... Bruce LaBruce's newest feature gets the thrust in quickly - live from the 74th Berlinale [Read More...]

The Editorial Office (Redaktsiya)
Biologist-turned-journalist living in Southern Ukraine seeks truth and justice, is this extremely clumsy political comedy - from the Forum section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

A Different Man
Wacky American indie sets out to create a modern-day, metalinguistic Beauty and the Beast with real facial disfigurement as a device - from the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Adamant Girl (Kottukkaali)
Young Indian woman becomes completely silent after learning about her arranged marriage - quietly poignant and gently humorous drama premieres in the Forum section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

Small Things Like These
Excruciatingly boring drama about Magdalene laundries boasts a top-drawer cast (including Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson) and has absolutely nothing relevant to say - from the Official Competition of 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

My Favourite Cake (Keyke Mahboobe Man)
Seventy-year-old widow from Iran seeks love and affection in a society that blatantly denies women autonomy, freedom and the simple pleasures of life - gently subversive drama premieres in the Official Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Letter Writer
Emirati drama about young Arab infatuated with the picture of a British woman uses Imperialism and language barrier as a gauge for platonic love - on VoD on February 14th in the US, and on February 19th in the UK [Read More...]

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Retrofuturistic animation ponders on authoritarianism and the suppression of individualism; the outcome is loud and messy - from the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Occupied City
Steve McQueen’s monumental new doc takes its time mapping Amsterdam under Nazi occupation, and blending it with images captured during the Covid pandemic - on VoD on Monday, March 18th [Read More...]

City of God {Cidade de Deus)
Filthy classic that catapulted Black Brazilian talent to the forefront, and inspired filmmakers worldwide, still presents us with an objective lesson in pragmatism - back in cinemas on Friday, February 23rd [Read More...]

Grey Bees
Two old male loners "enjoy" a colourless life in the grey zone of Donbass, immediately before Russian invades Ukraine - anti-war allegory premieres at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Lost in the Night (Perdidos en la Noche)
Mexican psychological thriller about a young man seeking justice for his mother's disappearance boasts multidimensional characters and unexpected twists - from the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

We Are on Air (Estamos no Ar)
Three members from three different generations of a Portuguese middle-class family are equally lonesome and desperately seeking action - wacky little comedy premieres at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]