Berlin Film Festival

The Novelist’s Film – first-look review

By Matt Turner

Hong Sang-soo interrogates the function of art in his seemingly self-reflective latest feature.

Against the Ice – first-look review

By Lou Thomas

Peter Finth’s chilly Arctic drama features some stunning scenery but ultimately proves an underwhelming watch.

Bubble – first-look review

By Alicia Haddick

Despite boasting an interesting concept, anime giant Tetsuro Araki’s first original feature plays it a little too safe.

Alcarràs – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Carla Simón’s semi-autobiographical second feature is a charming affair, focusing on a family whose farmland is under threat.

A Piece of Sky – first-look review

By Alicia Haddick

Michael Koch’s drama about an Alpine couple whose lives are changed by a devastating medical diagnosis proves a frustrating watch.

Everything Will Be OK – first-look review

By Matt Turner

Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh ponders a world where animals have enslaved the human race in his latest experimental feature.

The Outfit – first-look review

By Lou Thomas

Screenwriter Graham Moore turns his hand to directing with this sartorial spy thriller starring Mark Rylance.

Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day – first-look review

By Alicia Haddick

Poetry and performance take centre stage in Mohammad Shawky Hassan's inventive challenge to society's heteronormativity.

The United States of America – first-look review

By Patrick Gamble

A documentary master presents an updated portrait of the USA, drawing on his previous version first released in 1975.

Heart of Oak – first-look review

By Greg Wetherall

Laurent Charbonnier and Michel Seydoux spend a year with a magnificent oak tree in this meditation on nature.

The Passengers of the Night – first-look review

By David Jenkins

This aimless and thin family portrait set in ’80s Paris is boosted by an affecting turn from Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Both Sides of the Blade – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon play a couple whose relationship is tested by the arrival of an old friend in Claire Denis’ latest.

Flux Gourmet – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Peter Strickland serves up a helping of culinary chaos in his suitably strange fifth feature film.

Nobody’s Hero – first-look review

By David Jenkins

The latest from French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie is an eccentric urban farce combining true love and terrorism.

A Cop Movie – first-look review

By Adam Woodward

Two professional actors go ‘undercover’ in this eye-opening exposé of Mexico City’s police force.

Limbo – first-look review

By Josh Slater-Williams

Soi Cheang’s grisly yet dazzling monochrome noir follows a pair of cops investigating a serial murderer.

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