Goran Stolesvski weaves a strange and sumptuous tale of womanhood against the backdrop of ancient Macedonia.
Ricky D’Ambrose roots a child's personal narrative in the context of wider American change in his impressionistic feature.
Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack shine in this insightful pas de deux about the joys and the shame of sex.
By Ed Gibbs
New York’s pre-9/11 music scene is revisited in this suitably lo-fi documentary from the makers of Shut Up and Play the Hits.
Alli Haapasalo creates an intimate coming-of-age story about two best friends on the cusp of adulthood.
Cooper Raiff plays a postgrad party starter who falls for an older woman in the writer/director/actor’s frustrating second feature.
By Leila Latif
KeKe Palmer plays an enslaved woman who makes a shocking discovery in Krystin Ver Linden’s misjudged thriller.
By Anton Bitel
Filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead discover an ominous paranormal entity in their meta fifth feature.
Oliver Hermanus presents an understated reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, written by Kazuo Ishiguro.
By Emma Fraser
Amy Poehler directs this intimate portrait of the legendary TV couple, creators of the sitcom I Love Lucy.
Jesse Eisenberg makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of his own highly-praised podcast drama.
It’s a classic tale of boy eats girl in Mimi Cave’s directorial debut, but the flavour profile is off.
By Ed Gibbs
A direct and intimate look at the turbulent life of Irish singer Sinead O’Connor.
By Ed Gibbs
The first feature doc to be shot entirely inside the world of social VR is a rich, uplifting experience.
Riley Stearns' latest boasts an intriguing premise and a solid central performance, but its vagueness is to is detriment.
By Nick Joyner
At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, three films broadened our understanding of the fight against racial discrimination.
By Thomas Flew
A trio of documentaries revealed different aspects of the American education system.
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