Wes Anderson, Kelly Reichardt, Joachim Trier and Julia Ducournau are among the contenders for this year’s Golden Palm.
One of the most well-regarded documentary film festivals provides a fascinating insight into the grip that animal stories have over the documentary space.
John “Slow West” Maclean returns with a Samurai-inspired heist thriller set in the English wilds – the eccentric results are mixed.
With already countless strings to her acting bow, Cate Blanchett adds yet one more by starring in Matty Sidle’s experimental comic short, Bozo Over Roses.
The pain and confusion of miscarriage is presented with bracing clarity in Li Dongmei’s impressive character study.
A bourgeois couple experience the noxious effects of a vaccine in this gorgeous, surreal study of corrupted minds and bodies.
This absorbing and carefully-crafted chronicle of a quaint Belgian village crumbling to pieces is 2025 breakout.
Estonia's premiere film festival proves a welcoming hub for cinephiles where the action on-screen couldn't be more explosive.
By Erin Mussett
Jesse Eisenberg, Malcolm Washington and Christopher Andrews explored the diverging manifestations of generational trauma at this year's London Film Festival.
While the likes of Yorgos Lanthimos and Athina Rachel Tsangari have gone travelling the world, what’s going down on the Greek home front?
The biggest celebration of cinema in Japan shows promise as an event in the city's cultural calendar.
Kondo Ryota's debut feature is a chilling ghost story that begins with a videotape – but that's where the similarities to Ringu end in this impressive new J-Horror.
An elderly man plans the final year of his life in Daihachi Yoshida's impressive adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel.
A standoffish young woman embarks on a road trip with an unusual 12-year-old girl in Yusuke Morii's offbeat sophomore feature.
Kazuya Shiraishi polishes off a 60-year-old script for this bloodthirsty samurai epic about a band of criminals recruited to defend a castle from the emperor's army during the Boshin War.
Our hand-picked haul of must-see titles from outside the main gala and competition strands.
Japan's biggest film festival returns with a line-up of 110 films for its 37th edition.
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