26 Nov 2021
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn review – raucously funny takedown of modern society
Rude, irreverent, stupid and yet cuttingly witty and intelligent, Radu Jude’s Berlin winner is like Brass Eye by way of Slavoj Žižek
Articles by Fedor Tot
12 Nov 2021
Raging Fire review – relentlessly fresh and imaginative fight scenes
Benny Chan's impressive final feature is a dizzying cop procedural that harks back to the glory days of Hong Kong cinema
03 Nov 2021
A Hero review – Asghar Farhadi returns to form with a rich moral melodrama
The acclaimed Iranian filmmaker delivers his best film in ages with this twisty tale about the blurry line between right and wrong
03 Nov 2021
Landscapes of Resistance review – honest attempt to grapple with Yugoslavian history
The life of anti-fascist and Auschwitz survivor Sonja Vujanović is explored in a documentary that sets out to align the past and present
29 Oct 2021
Wild Indian review – brilliantly acted study of marginalisation and oppression
Debut filmmaker Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. barely wastes a minute with this tight and haunting story of cyclical violence in America
22 Oct 2021
Leave No Traces review – tense and riveting Polish power battle
This political thriller from director Jan P. Matuszyński, inspired by true events, remains gripping across its lengthy runtime
18 Oct 2021
Hit the Road review – Iranian debut is a claustrophobic crowd-pleaser
Winner of Best Film at this year's London Film Festival, this smart drama from director Panah Panahi charts a chaotic family journey
13 Oct 2021
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão review – evocative but uneven period adaptation
Writer-director Karim Aïnouz explores the unfulfilling lives of two sisters in 1950s Brazil, though the melodrama never fully ignites
08 Jul 2021
Martin Eden review – dizzying and dreamlike trip through 20th century Italy
Pietro Marcello’s ambitious film of Jack London's novel rests on the shoulders of an inscrutable performance from Luca Marinelli
23 Apr 2021
Homeward review – Ukrainian road trip is beautiful but bumpy
Cultural specificity and lyrical cinematography elevate an otherwise broad father-son story from writer-director Nariman Aliev
08 Apr 2021
Sequin in a Blue Room review – truthful exploration of online hookup culture
This supremely confident and sensually shot debut from Samuel Van Grinsven is unafraid to tackle difficult subject matter
25 Mar 2021
Malmkrog review – a deliberately uncompromising philosophical treatise
A group of aristocrats gather in a country house in Cristi Puiu’s relentlessly talky 200-minute meditation on faith and theology