Hen review – a strange, uniquely compelling film
The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take
Red Rocks – first-look review
There was a time, in the ’90s and early ’00s, when watching a film by French filmmaker Bruno Dumont involved getting to
A Man of His Time – first-look review
This is a film which argues that the notion of patriotism and political pride can only ever lead to personal ruin,
Summer Drift – first-look review
God forbid a woman have hobbies: What suspense there is in Summer Drift, a charming French-language Swiss hybrid doc, comes from whether
Titanic Ocean – first-look review
At an elite Japanese boarding school, for a certain price, young women can become the impossible. They clamour for places at
Viva Carmen – first-look review
It seems unlikely that many kids will warm to this visually sunny though tonally downbeat animated rendering of Bizet’s classic
Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner –…
Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made murder mysteries before – many, in fact. In his films, violence shivers randomly across the placid
I’ll Be Gone In June – first-look review
Rye bread cocooned in clingfilm and a jar of monstrous pickles are the gifts Brandenburg exchange student Franny bestows upon her
Low Expectations – first-look review
Despite her relative youth, 29-year-old Maja (Marie Ulven) has lived a lot of life. After high school she pursued a music career;
Rewind Barcelona – first-look review
In Noah Baumbach’s debut feature film Kicking and Screaming, an aimless recent college grad played by Chris Eigeman laments himself for