17 May 2023
Beau Is Afraid review – no cure for childhood trauma in Ari Aster’s latest
The new nightmare from the Midsommar director is alternatively intense, chilling, and anxious, though is let down by a laggy middle
Articles by Savina Petkova
21 Apr 2023
Sick of Myself review – outrageous satire will make you laugh with disgust
Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli spins a fearless rom-com about a woman who chooses to engineer her own self-destruction
31 Mar 2023
Riotsville, U.S.A. review – extraordinary archive doc lays bare the riot-torn 60s
Sierra Pettengill explores the history of police violence to counter civil unrest, probing the status of images as material memories
22 Mar 2023
The Beasts review – tense, terrifying drama of xenophobia in the Spanish countryside
A French couple clash violently with the locals in this fascinating, though slightly sagging, new film from director Rodrigo Sorogoyen
08 Mar 2023
Scream VI review – New York-set slasher gives great stabs but gets lost in transition
The latest installment in the meta-horror saga lacks the stamina and purpose of its predecessors, but still manages to be a lot of fun
27 Feb 2023
Music review – dream-like myth-making that gets deep under the skin
German filmmaker Angela Schanelec's slow-going but richly rewarding tableaux tells a story of togetherness at all costs
22 Feb 2023
Inside review – Willem Dafoe gives an artful performance in isolated thriller
The actor plays both protagonist and antagonist in Vasilis Katsoupis's existential mystery about a thief trapped in a penthouse
21 Feb 2023
Femme review – pleasure and pain in an unconventional revenge drama
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay are well-matched in Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping's uneven but promising debut
24 Jan 2023
January review – frosty thriller bites at the many facets of masculinity
Acclaimed documentarian Andrey Paounov makes his fiction debut with a strange tale set in the midst of a Bulgarian winter storm
18 Nov 2022
Clara Sola review – luscious story of a woman’s fury is a sensual delight
Swedish-Costa Rican director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén explores female desire and emancipation using non-professional actors
12 Oct 2022
Pacifiction review – sunsets and secrets in Albert Serra’s enigmatic epic
Benoît Magimel plays a government official traversing a world of danger and conspiracy against the lush backdrop of Tahiti
10 Oct 2022
More Than Ever review – brilliantly complex story of a woman’s soul-searching
Vicky Krieps gives a remarkable lead performance in Emily Atef's layered, psychologically rich exploration of life and death