Black Pumpkin is an entertaining romp that will delight horror fans.
On October 31st, two preteens in a small town accidentally awaken an evil that has lain dormant for decades. They are forced to survive through a terrifying Halloween night of cat-and-mouse.
Notable for the extraordinary beauty of its settings.
A travelling scholar is assigned the task of translating a Buddhist scripture for a ceremony honouring dead soldiers. On his journey through the haunting mountain landscapes, he encounters temptress ghosts and Taoist priests, ancient abandoned fortresses and inns.
Fans of fantastic stories – especially those of the gruesome variety – are in for a treat.
Antonio is a sorcerer from a powerful bloodline, trapped in an asylum against his will. After an omen informs him that his daughter will be sacrificed by an evil entity, he must use his magical skills to escape and save her.
In crash bang lingo this would be dubbed explosivimo
Batman takes on The Joker and just about every other super (weird) villain in Legoland's latest animated comic extravaganza, otherwise dubbed product placement
Although The Lego Movie 2 is fun it relies on too many throwaway jokes and references, some of which are unfortunately repeated ad nauseum.
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
It’s also striking to think that when Leila is looking forward into the future, she is already, in some senses, looking at our recent past, which only reinforces the sense of the cyclical and ongoing nature of her themes.
A woman goes on a time-travelling consideration of colonialism and oppression faced by women in Palestine and Lebanon.
Leitis In Waiting provides insight into the leiti community, Tongan society, the spread of American-funded missionary fundamentalism and the politics of resistance.
The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their country.
Kötting's real skill comes in the marrying together of images with Lek's memories, pushing at ideas of desolation, anxiety and trauma that take us into emotional territory that mere words cannot.
A man who lived with a pack of dogs as a child recalls his past.
This is not conventional narrative, start to end, born in, schooled at, died documentary.
A multi-layered portrait of one of South America’s most important and most provocative artists, a tireless fighter in dictatorial Chile and an uncomfortable gay activist who spoke out – right up to the end of his life.
Shows that escapist films can serve every bit as valid a purpose as anything else when it comes to uniting people.
Fiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.
A valuable contribution to the archives and also a fascinating watch.
A hidden history through an underground network of telephone helplines. The calls, recorded in handwritten notes, were preserved during a time of profound constitutional change in Ireland, when women were fighting for their rights in a restrictive and conservative society.
There’s an anarchic silliness about it which suits the science fiction setting, an openness to having fun and delivering a story unselfconsciously, on its own terms.
An introverted space princess is forced to leave her planet to rescue her ex.
The Lesson is a treat. It's properly constructed, beautifully played. It might not quite cleave to classical unities but it knows enough to weave its course among them.
A young novelist eager to make a name for himself begins tutoring the son of one of the most influential writers in the world. Good intentions soon give way to suspicion as darker motivations surface and the lines of master and protégé are blurred.
Landsman's performance as Lianne stands out. Her portrayal of poor body image insecurity and feelings of lack of recognition builds into something more complex and subtle than just angry youth.
A teacher and a student engage in an emotional conflict in a fight for justice.
It’s not as dark as its predecessor and there’s more emphasis on guns, explosions and car-chases – but if you’re going to make an over-the-the-top actioner, this is how.
The unlikely cop duo set their sites on South African diplomats who are abusing their diplomatic immunity.
There's a good rule of thumb about the quality of a film being inversely proportionate to the number of writers, but Leto's five have summoned something darling and deep, complex and not confused.
A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in Eighties Russia.
Johnson does impressive work, rarely getting to pause for breath and carrying her character through a difficult arc.
The victim of a prank by her cousin’s friends, Emma ups the ante by planning to scare the mysterious, reclusive girl who lives across the street. But what starts off as a simple plan becomes a nightmare.
The documentarians put the locale to poetic use, employing photography of the natural surroundings to accompany a lot of the comments from the family rather than simply moving from talking head to talking head.
In an increasingly common scheme to steal their land, land-owning Kenyan elders are being accused of witchcraft by younger family members and sent away. Responding to a bizarre Facebook message that his beloved grandmother is killing children, Karisa visits his family compound in rural Kenya to investigate.
Fear... runs through Letters like a dangerous and unpredictable electric current, emphasised by the stark black and white animation, the black crosshatching and sharp strokes of which feel like distilled violence in themselves.
A hybrid documentary portraying contemporary Belarus through the individuals who have endured imprisonment, repression, and exile — voices from a silenced country, suffocated by the regime.
Elodie Lélu's film may be described as A Letter To Theo, but the message of tolerance and understanding it contains is intended for a much wider audience.
The filmmaker considers the death of director Théo Angelopoulos, his focus on the themes of borders and migration and the state of modern-day Greece.
With memorable characters, skilled acting and great comic timing, this film is entertaining throughout.
When Matt’s estranged older brother Deco turns up at his flat looking terrible one morning, Matt figures he’s just on another typical loser bender. But Deco’s symptoms turn out to be more than a wicked hangover, and his newly grown fangs leave little doubt he’s fallen victim to a group of vampires terrorizing Dublin.
The more science fiction you have watched (or read), the more chills you will feel running down your spine as the carefully structured story plays out.
Two girls trapped in a prison-like boarding school embark on a dangerous search to uncover the truth behind their imprisonment.
... houses almost feel like tombstones. Personal existential projects that demarcate that someone once cared for and poured their will and effort into them.
When one of the women looking after a mansion with absent owners falls ill, her younger colleague takes on the responsibility of caring for both her and the mansion, even to the detriment of her own family.
