Dirty gem of a documentary provides some vibrant insight into the life of Britain’s oldest drag queen - in cinemas, Curzon Home Cinema and BFI Player on Friday, August 5th [Read More...]
Blackly comic thriller about a high-level hairdressing competition is a cut above the rest - British debut of rare promise shows at Locarno [Read More...]
Offensive in its inoffensiveness, awkward comedy about a Holocaust survivor in Colombia and his strange new neighbour fail to impress one of our writers in Locarno [Read More...]
Dictators collide in this legendary Russian director's late period animation, equal parts beguiling and compelling — live from Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
This Indian Covid-set immigrant factory drama shows how the coronavirus pandemic doesn't affect everyone equally — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]
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...]
A bitter marriage threatens to ruin everything, as two people become joyless cheaters and hypocrites - American indie shows in film festivals across the globe. [Read More...]
A quarter of a century after its original release, David Lynch's real masterpiece receives a 4k restoration; the film continues to leave audiences disturbed, uneasy, confused, weirded out, immersed, amused, and even vulnerable [Read More...]
Boxing drama featuring Russell Crowe and partiaclly inspired by the life of Jem Belcher deliver emotional punches that hit harder than the physical blows to the head - on Prime Video on Friday, July 22nd [Read More...]
In this probing documentary with a sensibility akin to Oscar Wilde, a transgender playwright commits their most important tale to page and screen - in cinemas on Friday, July 15th; also available on Digital [Read More...]
Rockumentary about iconic French music producer and DJ blends informative history with unconventional framing techniques, to excellent results - now available on various VoD platforms. [Read More...]
The fourth entry in the Thor series demonstrates a more searching character fighting a menace that's deadlier, and more expensive, than any he's fought before, yet the outcome is utterly predictable and soporific - in cinemas on July 8th [Read More...]
The enigmatic character study of Assange’s father, John Shipton, is a masterful piece of filmmaking that will impress Assange's supporters as well as also those who don't like him - in cinemas on Friday, July 8th [Read More...]
Insightful and courageous documentary investigates the future of Italy through a string of interviews with youngsters aged 15 to 20 - in cinemas on Friday, July 8th [Read More...]
Authentic, intimate and raw documentary about an aspiring journalist’s 25,000km, eight-year incredible epic journey on horseback will move and grip you - from the Dances with Films Film Festival [Read More...]
This Quebecois tale of toxic masculinity feels as unwanted as the acts it tries to make fun of — live from Transylvania International Film Festival. [Read More...]
Other Reviews
Inferno Rosso: Joe D’Amato on the Road to Excess (Inferno Rosso: Joe D’Amato Sullva Via Dell’eccesso) More of a DVD supplement than a genuine film, horror and porn director Joe D'Amato is given a tribute that is only skin deep — live from Transylvania [Read More...]
Beautiful Beings This moody, sensitive portrayal of Icelandic youth in the 90s is a difficult yet tender portrait of teen vulnerability — live from TIFF Romania [Read More...]
The Execution (Kazn) An unpredictable and dark serial killer drama, this Russian film plunges us straight into the Soviet heart of darkness — live from TIFF. [Read More...]
The Balcony Movie (Film balkonowy) The whole world is revealed to us from the smallest possible corner in this glorious Polish documentary — live from TIFF. [Read More...]
The Hole (Il Buco) This descent into the third deepest cave in the world is a mesmeric cinematic experience — live from Transylvania Film Festival. [Read More...]
