The film is an intelligent, technically proficient and complex critique of this period, weaving metaphors for the German body politic and psyche of the time.
One can view it as trite, a Godard cast-off, or one can admire the cinematic poetry, the precision with which it delivers its point and its critique of the institution of marriage.
A young woman is troubled by the difficulties in her relationships with her husband and lover.
Essentially an old fashioned tale in which the pursuit of dreams needs to be balanced by learning to appreciate what one has.
In Brazil, a lower-middle-class Black family of four tries to keep their spirits up and their dreams going in the months that follow the election of a right-wing president, a man who represents everything they are not.
A movie you won’t be able to shake off any time soon.
After being abducted and abused when she was younger, a young girl seeks revenge on those she believes to be responsible. Plus read our interview with Pascal Laugier.
A small, nightly visitor brings comfort to a lonely girl growing up in a large vicarage, but soon she will realise that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
Marygoround is the perfect showcase for Misiorowska.
When a small town grocery workers gets hormone replacement therapy, she undergoes a sexual awakening - but with something darker lurking just under the surface.
The setting of a Ghibli film in England immediately throws up strange contrasts and contradictons, and these are in many ways the most interesting aspect of the film.
A girl finds a strange plant that gives her magical powers but finds herself in danger as a result.
The stakes are high and the fears tangible in this return, which invites discussion and doesn't protect parents from uncomfortable questions. This is the power of the film. Mary Poppins herself wouldn't want it any other way.
In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins at a difficult time.
Robbie plays Elizabeth with a pursed lip and the promise of stability in her stern demeanour, leaving the not-so-gentle men confused and alert for change.
Handsomely framed and possessed of a strong sense of style, Mash Ville is superficially beguiling.
Someone has died after drinking the bootleg liquor brewed by Se-jong and his two younger brothers. While on a mission to retrieve their deadly booze before another person perishes from it, they come across two homicidal cultists who are terrorising the villagers.
Surrounding, supporting, and undermining the central love story, Paul Thomas Anderson paints unforgettable scenes that should be enjoyed in a rare 70mm projection.
A troubled veteran falls under the spell of a charismatic cult leader.
Reichardt’s attention to detail is visible in every aspect, and the perfect casting is no exception.
In a quiet corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney, an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plots his first major heist. But when things go south, his life is turned upside down.
Do not see it with an empty stomach and a full wallet or they will soon be the other way round.
Far from his home in Shanghai, Cheng is in search of a cherished benefactor whom he promised to visit. He is welcomed by diner owner Sirkka. He repays her kindness by cooking food that the entire community appreciates.
Weaver...hasn’t had a role this rich for years, and is magnificent throughout.
A meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager, is persuaded to take on her great niece as an apprentice.
A through-line in the work of writer-director Icíar Bollaín is her interest in representing a variety of female experience, in both private and professional spaces.
Three female detectives find a series of cases combine with personal upheavals to give them new perspectives on their own lives as well as those of their clients.
Whatever else she may be, Maya clearly has no tolerance for bullshit - she seems constitutionally incapable of playing the game.
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
Although it’s difficult to place much faith in what she says about herself, there are interesting insights here in terms of what she says about the experience of life within the Daesh state more generally.
An interview with an alleged Daesh recruiter, conducted during her time in a detention camp.
