Features

Dahomey – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Mati Diop offers a creative and moving guide to discussing anti-colonialist action in her very fine follow-up to 2019’s Atlantics.

L’Empire – first-look review

By David Jenkins

A lunatic piece of sci-fi social realism in which Bruno Dumont brings flying churches and sexed-up aliens to France's Opal Coast.

The Cats of Gokogu Shrine – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

In the Japanese costal town Ushimado, a colony of stray cats eke out a fraught existence alongside the human residents, documented by filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda.

Love Lies Bleeding – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

A drifting bodybuilder and a reclusive gym employee fall hard for each other with devastating consequences in Rose Glass's explosive thriller.

What to watch at home in February

By Anton Bitel

Killer sloths and a Kubrick classic are among the best new releases hitting physical media and digital this month.

The Outrun – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman battling alcoholism on the Orkney Isles in Nora Fingscheidt's adaptation of Amy Liptrott's bestselling memoir.

Crossing – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

A retired Georgian teacher sets out to reunite with her estranged niece in Istanbul in Levan Akin's compassionate third feature.

La Cocina – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Alonso Ruizpalacios's bilingual drama takes place during the chaotic lunch rush of a Times Square restaurant, where tensions flare between front of house and kitchen staff.

Cuckoo – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Hunter Schafer stars in Tilman Singer's second film, about strange occurances at an Alpine resort.

A Different Man – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson are an excellent double act in Adam Schimberg's effective sophomore feature.

Thelma – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

June Squibb is a delight in this sweet comedy about an irrepressible 93-year-old who won't take being scammed lying down.

Handling the Undead – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Three families reckon with the dead returning from the grave in Thea Hvistendahl's glacial horror drama.

I Saw the TV Glow – first-look review

By Esther Rosenfield

Jane Schoenbrun's sophomore feature is an unnerving take on loneliness, isolation, and the enduring mysteries of children's media.

Glasgow Film Festival announces A-grade line-up

By David Jenkins

A grand banquet of film has been laid out for the festival's 20th anniversary edition.

Berlin announce exciting 2024 competition line-up

By David Jenkins

Outgoing artistic director Carlo Chatrian delivers the world cinema goods for his final edition at the helm.

Andrew Haigh: ‘I’m a pretty melancholic person’

By Hannah Strong

The British director on the power of crying and how he crafted his heartbreaking new film, All of Us Strangers.

Between the Temples – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane are a magnificent double act in Nathan Silver's thoughtful take on grief and faith, which sees a cantor in crisis reunite with his childhood music teacher.

Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares: ‘Gentrification is hard to dramatise’

By Rogan Graham

Old pals and creative collaborators Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares team up to present their vision of a near future where London's last social housing estate stands up against the oppressive regime.

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