Brendan Fraser gives his all as a morbidly obese man trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter before his death.
Rebecca Zlotowski’s wistful character study of a woman navigating the highs and lows of middle age bursts with passion and insight.
Mia Goth reprises her role as a homicidal farm girl in Ti West's aesthetically pleasing but otherwise empty horror prequel.
Joel Edgerton plays a horticulturist with a troubled past in Paul Schrader's beautiful but underwhelming drama.
By Leila Latif
Laura Poitras documents US artist Nan Goldin's attempts to expose the Sackler family for their role in the US opioid crisis, but with mixed results.
Tensions flair between a group of angry protesters and the police in Romain Gavras' stylish but frustrating action-drama.
Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet play a pair of young cannibals on a trans-America road trip in Luca Guadagnino's sweet, squelchy horror romance.
Frederick Wiseman reflects on the relationship between Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya in his first foray into fiction filmmaking.
Georgia Oakley delivers an assured debut with her poignant portrait of a lesbian teacher living in Thatcher's Britain.
Alejandro G Iñárritu grapples with creative fulfilment and the Mexican diaspora in his sprawling, semi-autobiographical surrealist drama.
Cate Blanchett is captivating as formidable, world famous classical composer in Todd Fields’ frustrating study of the cult of genius.
From Glass Onion to Decision to Leave, this year’s cinematic bonanza is packed to the gills with discovery and delight.
Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig reunite as a couple grappling with their fear of death in Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.
He's leading today's wave of announcements concerning the 'LFF Expanded' programme of immersive art forms.
By Xuanlin Tham
A young woman with a difficult home life discovers Riga's rave scene in Matiss Kaza's fourth feature.
By Xuanlin Tham
The trials and tribulations of one couple's relationship are under the microscope in Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi's frustrating documentary.
By Xuanlin Tham
Lam Sum's Hong Kong-set Covid drama is tender but lacks incisiveness when it comes to the pandemic.
Helena Wittman’s extraordinary seafaring anti-epic is a prime contender for the big prize at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival.
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