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...]

24 Hours with Gaspar (24 Bersama Gaspar)
High-octane Indonesian drama about a man prescribed with 24 hours to live due to cardiac problems will not get your heart beating fast - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Touched
Provocative and unabashed German film portrays the sexually intensive relationship between plus-size model and a paraplegic dancer - Best Performance Leopard winner at Locarno [Read More...]

Critical Zone (Montagheye Bohrani)
Drug dealer offers comfort, redemption and liberation to some of the most vulnerable people of Tehran - ultra-subversive, scream-out-loud Iranian movie wins the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival; showing at Tallinn Black Nights [Read More...]

Dreaming & Dying (Hao Jiu Bu Jian) 
Bad omens, unrequited love, and the deep-sea mythical rise above the shoreline for a trio of reuniting friends in Nelson Yeo’s surreal Singaporean drama - from the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.   [Read More...]

Dammi
British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed excels as a man grappling with his clashing cultural identities, in French-Algerian director’s bold new film - from the 3rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

La Vedova Nera
Italian teen is caught in a fantasy world of murder, sex and cinema, in this Franco-Italian pithy and vibrant tribute to giallo - from the Pardi di Domani section. of the 76th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Remember, Broken Crayons Colour Too
Deeply poetic Swiss documentary about Jamaican trans woman excels in inventiveness - from the Pardi di Doman section of the 76th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhere (Nuit obscure - Au Revoir Ici, n'Importe Où)
Moroccan prepubescent teens fight for survival on the deserted streets of Spanish exclave Melilla, in this cold and distant Swiss-French documentary - from the 76th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

What Remains
Stellan Skarsgard and Andrea Riseborough star in psychological crime drama about serial killer in a Scandinavian psychiatric hospital - from the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Baan
Two tormented young women bond through their afflictions and pains, in this unusually structured Portuguese drama - from the Best of Festivals section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Me and the Beasts (Las Bestia y Yo)
Venezuelan drama investigates the crippling desire to create a world of destruction, and the power of music in a damaged world - from the 76th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Patagonia
Italian teen dreams of eloping to a distant land with a slightly older man, in this twisted queer coming-of-age drama - from the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Stepne
Ukrainian man returns to his precarious countryside village in order to tend his sick mother, in this beautiful yet monotonous riff on departure - from the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

The Permanent Picture (La Imatge Permanent)
Gently subversive and achingly realistic Spanish drama investigates the impermanence of time, sentiments, and the complex relation between the image and the subject - from REC, Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

The Vanishing Soldier
Young Israeli soldier gets caught in the inescapable trappings of a society defined by military belligerence - from the Official Competition of the 76th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Do not Expect too Much from the End of the World (Nu Astepta Prea Mult de la Sfârsitul Lumii)
Raju Jude presents his unsightly, messy and completely bonkers new movie, a caustic satire of a Romania intoxicated by film wizardry - in cinemas on Friday, March 6th [Read More...]

Manga d'Terra
Young Cape Verdean mother migrates to Lisbon in search of financial opportunities, but singing morna becomes her only reliable companion - from the 76th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Sweet Dreams
Three very different women fight for their perceived home, in this exquisite allegory of Dutch colonial relations in Indonesia at the turn of the century - from the 76th Locarno Film festival [Read More...]

Yannick
Artist and audience forge a toxic, love-hate relationship, in Quentin Dupieux's dirty, hilarious tribute to the (movie) theatre - in cinemas on Friday, April 5th [Read More...]

Slimane
LGBT+ people are hunted down and forced to live in hiding, in a not-so-distant Germany - moody piece of slow cinema premieres at the Pardi di Domani section of the 76th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Paradise Europe (Du bist so Wunderbar)
Young Brazilian gay man grapples the strange idiosyncrasies of Berliners as he desperately seeks accommodation - from the Pardi di Domani section of the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

The Old Oak
Ken Loach's portrayal of poverty, xenophobia and failed refugee integration in Northern England is authentic and captivating; he gets to the roots of racism without condoning it - in cinemas on Friday, September 29th [Read More...]

Our Lady of the Chinese Shop (Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chines)
Dirtylicious Angolan gumbo of a movie blends religion, reason and colonialism into one single recipe - from the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Tales of the Purple House (Hikayat elbeit elorjowani)
An epic documentary that's both video essay and panoramic portrait of Lebanon in decline, this is a massive lost opportunity — live from Locarno! [Read More...]

Safe Place (Sigurno mjesto)
A suicide drama that's unafraid to look tragedy directly in the eye, this is an unrelenting yet startling experience — live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Fragments From Heaven
This enigmatic Moroccan documentary takes us on a quest through the desert to understand the origins of human life — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]

Before I Change My Mind
This sensitive Canadian non-binary coming-of-age story is pleasant enough, but it's unlikely to make any serious impact — live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Rule 34 (Regra 34)
A fun exploration of the connection between sex and law, pleasure and pain, Rule 34 is a sexy and smart Brazilian film - live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Sermon to The Fish (Balıqlara xütbə)
A study of life after war, Sermon to The Fish boasts technically stunning visuals but is in service of an emotionally inert story — live from Locarno. [Read More...]

Astrakan
This miserablist French coming-of-age story has a lot of craft, but is in the service of an irredeemable storyline — live from Locarno [Read More...]

Arnold Is a Model Student (Arnon pen nakrian tuayang)
This delightful and odd school-set Thailand satire asks if the revolution is even worth it — live from Locarno Film Festival 2022. [Read More...]

Medusa Deluxe
Blackly comic thriller about a high-level hairdressing competition is a cut above the rest - British debut of rare promise is in cinemas on Friday, June 9th [Read More...]

A Perfect Day for Caribou
Pristine black and white feature tells the tale of fathers and sons, lost and found, failure and connection - live from Locarno [Read More...]

My Neighbor Adolf
Offensive in its inoffensiveness, awkward comedy about a Holocaust survivor in Colombia and his strange new neighbour fails to impress one of our writers - showing at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Fairytale (Skazka)
Dictators collide in this legendary Russian director's late period animation, equal parts beguiling and compelling — live from Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Declaration (Ariyippu)
This Indian Covid-set immigrant factory drama shows how the coronavirus pandemic doesn't affect everyone equally — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]

Stone Turtle
Malaysian director creates a multilayered blend of tragedy and horror about stateless refugee on a remote island - live from the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Wet Sand
This queer Georgian drama takes an iceberg approach to narrative, resulting in an affecting portrait of living under repression - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Streams
Starting off slowly before growing into a masterful work, this Tunisian movie is one of the standout films from the Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]

Zeros and Ones
The latest from the legendary New York auteur is a very moody spy thriller that barely ever seems to come out from the cold - on all major VoD platforms on Monday, March 21st [Read More...]

Juju Stories
This collection of magical tales shows off the breadth, humour and vitality of Nigerian cinema - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Mostro
Blending experimental abstraction with neorealist drama, we witness the brutal dehumanisation of everyday youth in modern Mexico - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Luzifer
Neither flat-out horror or compelling arthouse drama, this Austrian film fails to properly evoke the terror of the devil - from Locarno [Read More...]

The Sacred Spirit (Espíritu sagrado)
This cautionary tale of believing in conspiracy theories is greatly abetted by a strong aesthetic and some eye-catching imagery - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Cop Secret
This unevenly plotted Icelandic cop action-comedy has laughs galore, a great villain and an affirming message at its heart - from the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

FIRST TIME [The Time for All but Sunset - VIOLET]
Arthouse drama expertly uses a circle train in Hamburg to represent the painful feeling of romantic tension - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Medea
A modern myth for the Russian expat generation, this film excels due to the great command of tone by actress Tinatin Dalakishvili - live from Locarno [Read More...]

The Giants (I giganti)
Evoking Beckett and Pirandello, this Italian chamber piece depicting an endless binge fails to mark its mark as a compelling piece of existential fiction - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Communists!
Welsh film programmer and critic Christopher Small makes an alluring directorial debut with this film festival-set quasi-thriller [Read More...]

The Masseur
This Filipino movie has more potential than its execution manages to accomplish, but its gay-for-pay topic is of great interest to LGBTQ+ audiences - from the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Memories of my Body (Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku)
This highly lyrical Indonesian movie is a reflection on a life lived in full, exploring desire, looking for knowledge and embracing the intangible in an all-too-material world - from the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Songlap
Gangland, baby-trafficking drama from Malaysia returns to Switzerland - live from the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Apparition (Aparisyon)
A self-contained nunnery finds itself intersecting with the forces of history in this mostly academic movie - running as part of Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

South Terminal (Terminal Sud)
Neither dramatic enough nor powerful enough to hold the viewer's interest, Swiss film wallows in vagueness when it should be ramping up the tension - live from Locarno [Read More...]

The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Both a celebration and lament for The City by the Bay, this film is also a deeply felt inquisition into the meaning of home - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Wilcox
Denis Côté's second film of 2019 is a silent tale of social isolation that sees the Quebec auteur pushing his minimalist approach to new limits - from the Cambridge Film Festival [Read More...]

Echo (Bergmál)
This surprisingly sentimental entry from Rúnar Rúnnarsson is an epic ode to his Icelandic homeland in equal parts funny and sad - now on Mubi [Read More...]

Notre Dame
See the Cathedral in its full glory for the last time in Valérie Donzelli's latest film; a breezy French comedy about womanhood and architecture - live from Locarno [Read More...]

A Voluntary Year (Das Freiwillige Jahr)
A drive to the airport turns hairy in awkward German black comedy A Voluntary Year, a brilliant tale of adolescent indecision and fatherly overbearance - live from Locarno [Read More...]

7500
7500 breathes new life into the plane hijacking thriller by confining all the action in just the cockpit itself. This is one wild ride you won't forget! [Read More...]

Nimic
Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos shows his new short on Mubi, a strange provocation that needs to be watched again and again! [Read More...]

Adolescents (Adolescentes)
Five years in the making, Adolescentes is a remarkable achievement, charting two very different girls from 13 to 18 as they grow into maturity - on Mubi on July 9th [Read More...]

Maternal (Hogar)
What constitutes motherhood? This is the question Maternal (Hogar) wrestles with, a deeply Christian riff on the tale of the Virgin Mary! From the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

Last Night I Saw You Smiling (Yub menh bong keunh oun nho nhim)
A single building in Cambodia is used to interrogate a changing nation, in this quiet yet deeply affecting movie - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Godless (Bezbog)
A life without dignity and self-respect: corrupt nurse barely makes a living in a Bulgarian society riddled with degradation of every type conceivable - streaming now with DMovies [Read More...]

Damned Summer (Verão Danado)
Some like it hot and wild: get lost in this highly visual and melodic template of nightlife with the hedonistic youth of Portugal - available for online streaming for a limited period only [Read More...]

Severina
Book it right now: this lyrical tale about the moribund habit of buying and reading books will enrapture you from its first pag... minute! From the Locarno Film Festival, and also available to view online for free for a short period only [Read More...]

Ian Christie dissects Powell and Pressburger
Film historian Ian Christie talks to DMovies' editor Victor Fraga about 21st century audiences and their relation to the iconic British filmmaking duo, P&P's influence on other artists, the late Queen, and much more - read our exclusive interview, in partnership with Doesn't Exist [Read More...]

The top 10 dirtiest movies of 2023
For the eighth consecutive year, we have asked our writers to pick their favourite dirty movie; the dirtylicious list is full of delightful surprises from various corners of the planet! [Read More...]

From the Leopard's mouth: our verdict of the 76th Locarno Film Festival
Victor Fraga attended 2023's edition of one of the most exciting and surprising film festivals in Europe and the world; these are the dirty gems that he came across, and the biggest winners [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Tsai Ming-Liang
DMovies' editor Victor Fraga met with the iconic Taiwanese filmmaker as he prepared an exhibition and received a major prize at the 76th Locarno Film Festival; they talked about slow cinema, gay marriage in Taiwan, and... lots of sex! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Giona Nazzaro, Locarno's Artistic Director
We catch up with the man at the helm of one the world's most diverse and exciting film festivals; he talks their "unpredictable programme", reveals Switzerland's passion for Ken Loach (while comparing his work to Neorealism), shares some of their curating secrets, and much more! [Read More...]

Bruce LaBruce inside Pasolini: transgressive filmmaker is in London this April
Canadian provocateur travels to London this April for a string of events at the BFI, the Rich Mix, and a sexually explicit film/exhibition inspired by Pasolini's Theorem at arts organisation a/political - in partnership with DMovies and Doesn't Exist [Read More...]

The top 10 dirtiest movies of 2022
Once again, it's that time of the year when we ask our writers to pick their favourite dirty movie of the year; the dirtylicious list is full of delightful surprises from various corners of the planet! [Read More...]

Our top 10 dirty picks from the 66th BFI London Film Festival
The 66th edition of the largest film festival in the UK takes place between October 5th and 16th in multiple venues across London, and online screenings everywhere in the UK - here are the dirtiest movies picked exclusively for you! [Read More...]

Our verdict of the 70th edition of San Sebastian
Our editor Victor Fraga attended the 70th edition of one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world in its entirety; he discusses the diverse film selection and the incredible experience [Read More...]

The 75th Locarno Film Festival: dark films for dark times
Dirty gem of a movie from Brazil takes home the top prize at the 75th Locarno Film Festival - a beam of optimism during an otherwise sullen programme [Read More...]

What to Look Out for at the 75th Locarno Film Festival
A mixture of arthouse and Hollywood efforts characterise a diverse programme at the 75th Locarno Film Festival — we look at the films to put on your radar. [Read More...]

The top 10 dirtiest movies of 2021
It's finally that time of the year when we ask our writers to pick their favourite dirty movie of the year; the dirtylicious list is full of delightful surprises! [Read More...]

Our top 10 dirty picks from the BFI London Film Festival
The 65th edition of the largest film festival in the UK takes place between October 6th and 17th in multiple venues across London, and online screenings everywhere in the UK - here are the dirtiest movies picked exclusively for you! [Read More...]

Walking with Peter Greenaway — exclusive work-in-progress report
We bring you one of the first-look reports from Peter Greenaway's latest film WALKING TO PARIS, screened secretly at Locarno, with the official premiere still to be confirmed [Read More...]

Locarno Film Festival 2021: a terrific Ticinese time
This year's incarnation of the Ticinese festival served up a fascinating selection of both auteur and genre works. This critic had a great time. [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Abel Ferrara
Just as he launches his pandemic thriller ZEROS AND ONES, the king of New York brings down the eternal city - read our exclusive interview conducted at the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]

Locarno 2021 preview: a return to the magic of in-person discovery
After a year break, the return of an in-person Locarno has this critic feeling both excited and a tad trepidatious. Read our preview now! [Read More...]

A return to cinemas this summer? Yes, we can do it!
Giona Nazzaro, the new artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival, is teeming with optimism, enthusiasm and new ideas for the prestigious event, which could be the first of its type to return to physical format this year - in exclusive interview [Read More...]

Delivering the right film festival, at the right time
Olivier Père, the director of Arte France Cinéma, talks about the latest edition of the online European Film Festival ArteKino, gender parity, the impact of Covid-19 on arthouse films, and much more, in exclusive interview! [Read More...]

The top 10 dirtiest movies of 2020
It's once again that time of the year when ask our writers to pick their favourite dirty movie; the list remains as international, diverse and downright filthy as ever! [Read More...]

European film brightens up this dark winter!
ArteKino is back for the fifth consecutive year with a selection of 10 dirty gems from every corner of Europe available until December 31st, and it's entirely free to watch! [Read More...]

The Brazilian resistance speaks up!
We spoke to the two directors of Bacurau, the audacious sci-fi/Western that won the Jury Prize in Cannes this year, and became a powerful weapon against the far-right, anti-culture government of Brazil [Read More...]

Our top 10 dirty picks from the 2019 BFI London Film Festival
Check out 10 dirtylicious films from the upcoming BFI London Film Festival, including the latest features by Martin Scorsese Francois Ozon and Kleber Mendonca Filho, plus a little treat from Pablo Larrain! [Read More...]

The dark humour of fatherhood
German film lays bare the awkwardness of fatherhood. We sat down with directors Henner Winckler and Ulrich Köhler to learn about their latest work! [Read More...]

Discover Iceland in all its glory!
We sat down with Icelandic auteur Rúnar Rúnarsson to discuss Echo, covering everything from working with amateurs to the country's outstanding beauty! [Read More...]

Cinema that bites!
We sat down with the directing duo behind Space Dogs, an experimental and deeply disturbing doc depicting canine life in a never-seen-before way - live from Locarno [Read More...]

Our dirty picks from the upcoming Locarno Film Festival
We are looking out for the dirty gems from the eclectic programme at Locarno so you don't have to. They include the latest films by Tarantino, Kapadia, Kurosawa and many more! [Read More...]

December is the month of European cinema!
ArteKino is back with a selection of 10 dirty gems from every corner of Europe available until December 31st, and it's entirely free to watch! [Read More...]

We have a surprise for you, but it's for BEFORE Christmas
ArteKino and Festival Scope have a prezzie for you: 10 European films that you can watch from the comfort of your lounge anywhere in the old continent for free; but HURRY UP, you have to do it before December 17th [Read More...]

Under the red carpet of Cannes
Beyond pomp and circumstance: Dirty Movies lifts the red carpet in Cannes and uncovers the most audacious and promising projects being hatched at the event [Read More...]