Blasko tells the story with a plainness which adds to its power, sometimes using news-style framing as if to remind us of the political moment which we’re living through.
A Ukranian immigrant faces racism as she seeks justice.
As in his previous work, Green does a lot with suggestion, persuading viewers they've seen more than they actually have, but there's still plenty of squirting blood and no small helping of gore.
An attempt to make a film about the Honey Island swamp murders goes awry when the killer is accientally resurrected.
Its iconographic imagery is both sumptuous and awful, its visual wit as sharp as its verbal wit, and undercutting it all is a desperate sense of pathos.
A lonely farmer prays for a more interesting life and gets more than he bargained for.
Nothing else has captured quite so succinctly the dynamics of the information revolution or its impact on what it means to be human.
Looking for the next big thing, a cable TV station programmer finds himself losing control in the grip of a phenomenon that is ready to alter reality forever.
When the film isn’t being didactic, there’s some good dialogue here.
When an old VCR mysteriously shows up at the digitising facility Video Vision, it starts affecting one of the employees in strange ways. Meanwhile, her new romance with a trans man has her head in the clouds - until she's brought to her knees by the supernatural force that's slowly taking control of her body and mind.
The relationship between what is viewed and the viewer really come to the fore along with some troubling considerations of the way that fiction film and reality television may have an impact on the way people filter factual footage.
The filmmaker chooses an American student - an enthusiastic supporter of Israel - to comment on a range of films made about the Occupied Territories.
Heavy layered with meaning, the film shifts uncertainly underfoot, deliberately discomfiting viewers.
Amani's peaceful life as a wife and mother shatters when her husband brings home a second wife, unleashing mysterious dark forces into their household.
Using simple woodland locations and a cluster of crumbling old buildings, McCormack sets out to build atmosphere by layering on the fog.
A young couple travel to a remote village to take ownership of its pub with a view to selling it, but begin to suspect that something strange is going on.
What is clear is the genuine affection held for its subjects, but that makes some elements of it all the more galling.
Consideration of the infamous 1982 F1 season when rival teammates Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi were part of the sport's most controversial moments.
The writer-director team of Mathieu Neart and Stéphan Castang shows a repeated willingness to take risks which really elevate the film.
Vincent finds himself under attack for no apparent reason overnight. When the phenomenon intensifies, he must run and change his way of life completely.
Although this is Canadian it has the coolness of the European arthouse, drawing on nature photography at key moments to reinforce the moody sense of primal danger.
A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge.
There’s a “Warriors, come out to play!” vibe about it, but alas, like that film, it is better to remember than it is to watch.
Henry Violence, an anti-hero in an alternate 1980s world, becomes entangled in a brutal drug war as rival cartels battle for supremacy, forcing him to make difficult choices to navigate the treacherous landscape.
An American boy in Japan finds himself facing a legion of horrors when he, his Japanese friend and his cat decide to explore an old abandoned amusement park.
Handsomely lit and making good use of rural locations on the outskirts of New Orleans, A Violent Separation conjures up a strong sense of place and is effective in capturing the mood of the community.
After a cop agrees to cover up a killing to protect his brother, who swears it was an accident, their fear of capture, remorse and crumbling trust threaten to tear their family apart.
The strength of this film is in Chaverri’’s finely judged performance.
A 72-year-old divorcee plans to rent out rooms in her home and take swimming lessons, but has to deal with family members and financial institutions that think they know what's best for her.
A disabled former soldier devotes her life to writing letters on behalf of others and struggles to come to terms with her own feelings about the commanding officer who fell in love with her.
The heat of summer pulses beneath the action and we can virtually smell the sweat and decay as the sound of flies or a gathering storm punctuate the soundtrack.
In 2001, three teenagers from the outskirts of Buenos Aires all fall in love with Diego. Natalia has always had the most chemistry with him, but when it seems inevitable that their friendship will turn into something more, the older and more experienced Silvia appears and soon captures Diego’s attention.
A premiditated attack on Catholisism wrapped in an intriging, and often shockingly funny, story.
A repressed nun desperate to maintain her Catholic ideals is tested as she takes residence on her uncles debauched estate in Luis Buñuel's controversial Palme d’Or snatcher.
Silva brings an unusual level of sensitivity to an action role.
A troubled young woman strives to protect her daughter during a zombie apocalypse with one strange detail: after each attack, the infected pause for 32 seconds before becoming active again.
In one shot, in absolute silence, we watch a single leaf fall down from high above; it is a moment so compelling that you will hesitate to interrupt it with a breath.
A Frenchwoman enters a Japanese forest in search of a herb rumoured to be able to cure emotional pain.
This isn't just an inspiration ticket - it's a series of portraits of people who would be interesting and enjoyable to be around whether they were blind or not.
A black, gay filmmaker who is losing his sight explores the lives and work of other visually impaired artists in this documentary.
Exaggerated acting and an over-the-top script keep the darker elements of the film from being upsetting. It gets its social message across whilst maintaining a light and vigorous tone.
An everyday story of a bisexuual nymphomaniac from the Russ Meyer stables.
A young, pregnant, blind woman hears the voices of souls which want to be reborn in her baby, and gets caught up in a cold case concerning the disappearance of a five-year-old girl.
Despite the hammy acting and the shaky script, there are moments of real brilliance here, with a chase through woodland highlighting the director's mastery of focus and light.
A dead man reaches out from beyond the grave to beg his daughter to uncover the truth about his fate.
There is some very good work here, and all of it tempered where it needs to be, to give due prominence to Hind herself.
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A six-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
