02 Dec 2022
Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes review – brilliantly tricksy Euro horror homage
Kevin Kopacka's meta-natured genre throwback, greatly atmospheric and narratively loose, is never quite what it appears
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30 Nov 2022
Lynch/Oz review – an act of film criticism that illuminates and invigorates
Alexandre O. Philippe’s approachable, insightful documentary delves into the director's canon through his love of The Wizard of Oz
28 Nov 2022
Utama review – Bolivian drama of big themes and bold visuals
Alejandro Loayza Grisi's debut explores intergenerational conflict and climate emergency through the story of two elderly farmers
11 Nov 2022
The Draughtsman’s Contract review – Peter Greenaway’s nasty reinvention of the period drama
This acerbic 1982 classic, re-released courtesy of the BFI, tells the story of a 17th century draughtsman embroiled in a murder plot
11 Nov 2022
A Bunch of Amateurs review – moving portrait of filmmaking and fellowship
Kim Hopkins' compelling, sensitive doc about the Bradford Movie Makers triumphs as a celebration of both community and cinephilia
10 Nov 2022
No Bears review – powerful and perceptive tale of dissent, politics and filmmaking
Iranian director Jafar Panahi's latest is an audacious, multifaceted work about human responsibility and the intersection of life and art
04 Nov 2022
Neptune Frost review – angry and anarchic Afrofuturist musical
Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman's vision of the future is inventive and exhilarating, though it doesn't always find the right rhythms
03 Nov 2022
Something in the Dirt review – zonked-out ode to the joys of filmmaking
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's latest follows two LA slackers as they set out to chronicle the strange-goings in their building
20 Oct 2022
Argentina, 1985 review – slick but slightly superficial courtroom drama
Santiago Mitre's film about the military junta trials following Argentina's Dirty War is gripping and well-made, but lacks detail
19 Oct 2022
Goran Stolevski on You Won’t Be Alone: “The film is about witches, but it’s also about feelings!”
The Macedonian-Australian director's bewitching debut feature is a Balkan fairytale that grapples with identity and humanity. Fedor Tot talks to the filmmaker ahead of its UK release
18 Oct 2022
You Won’t Be Alone review – a head-spinning trip through history
Macedonian-Australian director Goran Stolevski's incredible debut uses the tale of a body-swapping witch to ask what makes us human
08 Oct 2022
The Origin review – flawed action-horror is a fascinatingly taut vision
Andrew Cumming's thrilling debut feature, set during the Palaeolithic era, takes inspiration from the works of Robert Eggers