In the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar, gender proves more fluid and arbitrary than in much of contemporary cinema.
The great Naomi Ackie graces the vibrant cover of our new issue celebrating Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut.
By Leila Latif
The co-writer, producer and director of Blink Twice reflects on the long journey her first feature took from idea to actualisation.
By Rogan Graham
Nestled beneath a railway arch in Brixton, a group of curators and community activists come together to share cinema free of prohibitive ticket prices and think beyond the constraints of the British film industry.
By Leila Latif
The writer/director of lilting coming-of-age yarn, Girls Will be Girls, stresses the importance of capturing human intimacy with an air of authenticity.
As a new version of Christian Tafdrup's chilling 2022 horror Speak No Evil hits cinemas, we explore the cult of the Anglicised remake.
By Nick Newman
The acting legend and star of Between the Temples shoots the breeze on acting your age, keeping artistically active, and being super creative with John and Gena.
Cédric Kahn recreates the gripping 1976 trial of political activist Pierre Goldman in this immersive courtroom drama.
Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen play estranged sisters reuniting to care for their ailing father in Azazel Jacobs’ affecting chamber drama.
Coralie Fargeat's supposed satire on Hollywood's impossible standards for women is an ultimately unpleasant and ugly screed against those that try to play the game.
Shuchi Talati's sensitive Sundance sensation focuses on a teenage girl in North India who experiences first love amid clashing with her mother.
An elderly woman discovers romance again in Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha's touching dramedy.
By Juan Barquin
Will Ferrell and his best friend Harper Steele embark on a cross-country road trip, reflecting on Steele's experiences as a recently out trans woman, in Josh Greenbaum's meandering but sweet documentary.