Eternal greatness encounters sacrifice and the film dares to musically tackle questions of complicity in evil. Péguy's socialism, patriotism, and Catholicism mix well with the eager young actors. This is unlike any film you have ever seen.
The viewer has to be keyed into Akerman's cinematic language, how she portrays boredom, claustrophobia, isolation.
A widow for six years, Jeanne maintains a strict household routine. She cooks, cleans, shops and entertains a gentleman caller each afternoon to support herself and her teenage son.
With Maïwenn herself spiritedly taking the role of the courtesan and Johnny Depp enlisted to play the Monarch Louis XV, there should have been more sparks flying.
The life story of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
Hill, who is only a couple of years older than her 15-year-old character, has a fierce screen presence, adeptly balancing Sarah's ballsiness and vulnerability.
A teenager tries to find an outlet for the anger generated by her chaotic home life.
This may be Will Gilbey’s first feature as director, but his background as an editor means he knows how to construct an action sequence, and he delivers one great set piece after another.
A lone officer with a broken ankle fights for survival at a police station.
The real star here is Marine Altan's cinematography, investing locations both lavish and drab with the kind of spiritual wonder seen only through the eyes of those who have always been outsiders.
A group of orphan rebels are fortified in a villa with heavy arms to brace for a drone war with a faceless enemy in a dystopian future.
Franco clearly understands the dynamics of the form, and knows how to conjure up the right atmosphere, all dark shadows, furtive glances and sudden lightning flashes.
Surprisingly restrained duo from the Spanish sleazemeister.
The simple narrative is less important than the Vajdas' scrutiny of the psychology and complex nature of addiction, with Arámbula's performance magnetic in its vulnerability.
An addict struggles with his mental health in a makeshift religious rehab centre.
Jesus Shows You The Way To The Highway reboots the genre by both using and subverting its conventions.
Two CIA agents are tasked with the perilous mission of destroying the Soviet Union, but as they enter a VR simulation their mission turns into a delirious trap, with the fabric of reality unravelling around them
Finding a child with as much screen presence as Niemenmaa would be impressive in any circumstances.
When embittered Sámi elder Je’vida returns to her childhood home to ready it for sale, she is flooded with the memories of a life shaped by deep systemic racism and the unyielding love of her grandfather, leading to a life-changing epiphany.
Italy is the classical home of the diabolical morality tale, and beneath all the sophisticated modern trappings that's exactly what we have here.
A gripping conspiracy thriller story about the rise and fall of a major Italian food company, due to mismanagement, dodgy financial deals, shady politics and embezzlement.
This is a film that never takes the easy route of eroticising its subject for the audience.
In the last days of her mother's life, 19 year old Tiffany crashes with five family members in a Las Vegas studio apartment. In order to make ends meet, she gets her older sister, a phone sex operator, to introduce her to the world of internet fetish cam girls.
It’s quite a maze to pick your way through as a viewer and Stone does his best ease the path.
Thirty years after his film JFK, filmmaker Oliver Stone takes viewers on a journey through recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy.
You’re likely to come way with a sizeable to-watch list at the end.
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? This documentary charts the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay.
The pace is so manic, the action so intense, that it’s easy to be fully immersed in Jimmy’s experience.
A filmmaker spirals into an out of control bender, during which he comes to believe that he has been abducted by aliens. Fearing they’ll come back, he contacts an old friend to help him gear up for war.
Deftly edited with an eye for detail, this is a personal story which reminds us that history is comprised not simply of great events but of human experiences.
The director goes in search of the truth about his brother Jimmy, a Vietnam veteran, who died in Saigon at the age of 24 and whose parents never explained how it happened, rarely mentioning his name.
Del Toro and Amalric with contrasting acting styles make a magnetic duo yet the ponderous detail of the therapy occasionally bogs down the film, so much so that even the two actors cannot surmount it completely.
A Native American man is admitted to hospital after fighting in France and forms an unexpected friendship with the doctor who treats him.
The film’s initial loose and enjoyable construction gradually drifts towards a drawn-out and repetitive melodramatic conclusion.
Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim - lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay abroad with Jimpa for a year means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront old stories about the past.
Richly atmospheric and often deeply disturbing, Jindabyne is a superb example of well-crafted drama, cinema taking on real issues without ever losing its narrative edge.
A close-knit Australian community is rocked when four men discover a murder victim’s corpse and do nothing about it.
Perhaps everything doesn't quite stack up into a neat narrative but as a film that explores the frosty hinterland between sociopathy and more simple teenage boredom it follows through.
When a teenager finds a hole in the ground, he hatches a chilling plot.
If you're interested in the technical details of the sport or the process of filmmaking, you may find Julien Faraut's unapologetically artsy film fascinating.
The film is rich and informationally dense, like all Exhibition On Screen’s work. It carefully situates Sargent’s art in context, explaining key concepts for newcomers with sufficient wit and insight that others need not worry about finding themselves bored.
A documentary exploring John Singer Sargent's mastery of portraying subjects' identities through clothing in 50 paintings and wardrobes, comparing public identity portrayal then and now, examining his influence on art, culture, and fashion.
Evan Schiff's editing is probably the best seen in any film of the past year, and Dan Laustsen's cinematography allows director Chad Stahelski to explore noirish landscapes without sacrificing the high energy vibe.
John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head, he is the target of professional killers everywhere.
As Jojo, Davis delivers one of the finest performances of the year.
Satire following a lonely boy and his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, whose nationalistic views are challenged when he discovers his mum is hiding a young Jewish girl.
It is carefully crafted, the work of a film-maker who is very in charge of what he is doing.
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
De Araújo is particularly good at evoking the emotional turmoil Jo feels.
After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.
A strong narrative voice-over is cut with insights from black commentators, providing a far more interesting, more rounded picture of Baker than I had before.
Portrait of the life and activism of the famous Parisian dancer.
Having set the stage in the first half, Murray spends the latter part of the film telling personal stories.
As of early May 2026, over 260 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023. The UN and various organisations have described this as the deadliest conflict for journalists in history. With Israel’s new surge of ethnic cleansing in South Lebanon the total has now reached 28 for the same period.
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