TRIBECA 2020 - Wake Up on Mars
Wake up on Mars is a powerful, ethereal piece of cinema
CANNES 2020: Sweat
Sweat is a rather effective depiction of how toxic the social media environment can be and the number of negative consequences it may entail
Visions du Réel 2020 - Queens
Queens provides a window into a collective world, where everyone unapologetically expresses themselves — gay, trans, queer and every identity in between
CPH:DOX - Meanwhile on Earth
It is clear that Meanwhile On Earth is a film for a niche audience
Arrow Video FrightFest to present August digital edition
Arrow Video FrightFest will go virtual over the August Bank Holiday, presenting up to twenty-five films from Friday 28th August to Mon 31st August inclusive.
IFFR 2020 - Un Animal Amarelo / A Yellow Animal
Um Animal Amarelo will leave the audience with questions whirling in their heads about the messages Bragança is getting across
Miami Film Festival - Lina From Lima
Lina from Lima is an evocative exploration of motherhood, loneliness and sensuality, with a pitch-perfect central performance from actress Magaly Solier
Edinburgh International Film Festival announces ED FILM FEST AT HOME
Edinburgh International Film Festival and Curzon Home Cinema are delighted to present an online festival of the best new cinema for you to enjoy from your couch.
Visions du Réel 2020 - Jungle
Jungle undeniably cements Louise Mootz as one to watch for the future
Visions du Réel 2020 - Love Poem (情诗/ Qingshi)
Love Poem is an emotionally dense and expertly crafted intimate drama that follows a thin line between fact and fiction with tremendous results
IFFR 2020 - Ar condicionado (Air Conditioner)
Air Conditioner has a lot of heart and determination behind it that is visible from the onset of its production
Visions du Réel 2020 - Their Algeria
Their Algeria is itself trapped between a rock and a hard place in that it tries to succeed both as a character study about two old people up-ending their lives and an illuminating journey into the tumultuous past of her family
CPH:DOX 2020 - Being Eriko
Being Eriko is able to provide much more depth into the presentation of its subject and themes than its small runtime might initially suggest
Visions du Réel 2020 - We Are Russia
A competent and tactile piece of political activism intended to give the audience a taste of what it is really like to live in a country chipping away at fundamental freedoms and rights of her citizens with reckless abandon
CHATTANOOGA 2020 FILM FESTIVAL - The Wanting Mare
The Wanting Mare is an ambitious original era-spanning tale about a mother and daughter who share a deeper connection between themselves and their lineage
SXSW 2020 - Killer Instinct (Tone Deaf)
Killer Instinct is certainly an enjoyable genre piece, even if what starts out as something more interesting eventually turns into a fairly generic OTT slasher
SXSW 2020 - Porno
Porno excels as a piece of genre cinema in its originality and subversion of familiar tropes
BERLINALE 2020 - Victoria
On paper, the combination of ideas in Victoria should be a win for both the filmmaker and the audience, but in execution, these elements refute each other's effects
Visions du Réel 2020 - El Father Plays Himself
Mo Scarpelli’s El Father Plays Himself is an unfiltered and profound look into a father-son relationship that gets flipped on its head
Visions du Réel 2020 - Amor Fati
With over ten different stories in the mix, scenes and sequences gently shuffle into one another, each of them self-contained while remaining mysterious and incomplete