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John and the Hole is another odd entry into the wonderfully varied plethora of coming-of-age stories at our disposal through cinema, TV...

On paper, Atlantis has loads of potential. Set in 2025, Ukraine, one year after what is simply referred to as “the war”, we follow Sergiy...

Pig offers an experience that you can’t really prepare yourself for. After reading the synopsis and watching the trailers, it still can’t...

Very rarely do significant cultural events come along and provide the perfect collage of art, political, social, cultural and racial...

2021 has given us two ecological horror projects that cover very similar themes that were also shot under very similar circumstances. Ben...

Rare Beasts is absolute chaos that is confrontational in its frustrations, insecurities and anxieties rattling around the head of not...

The western genre has birthed some of the greatest films ever with memorable heroes, villains, stories and settings. But, as thrilling as...

Mädchen in Uniform is a film that creates and bends its own rules. It’s a film that is not only a groundbreaking piece of queer cinema,...

Certain film titles evoke a particular response and expectation from the viewer. The Killing of Two Lovers is a title that entices with...

Ben Wheatley’s much-anticipated return to horror has been met with a lot of intrigue and excitement. As a firm believer in Wheatley’s...

Anders Thomas Jensen returns to the director’s chair six years after his absolutely bizarre piece of absurdist black comedy Men and...

Monday is Greek director Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ fourth feature-length, his follow-up to his most well-received film Suntan (2016). It...

Gunda wants to challenge your perception of the animals that most commonly feed us. It doesn't want to be a piece of vegan propaganda...

The Power has a set-up that signals its massive potential in being a classic horror in the making. It has tough themes and topics set...

A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness is a peculiar little film. It’s both epic and highly intimate on a spiritual level, spanning over three...

Yes, Mortal Kombat is better than the atrocities of the 90s live-action films, but it’s still not very good. I will admit, I am not 100%...

The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a film that needed to do right by its subject. She was fearless and truly unique, a trailblazer...

The close-knit and constant inside joke-ness of Jewish communities and traditions are a gold mine for comedic and personal insight....

TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater plays over a blurry shot slowly coming into focus. The title Violation appears with the...

Hirokazu Kore-eda is a filmmaker who has a wonderful knack for exploring family dynamics and themes that somehow always feels relevant,...