Film

Far from cold or concrete, this celebrated film pulses with raw emotion, fuelled by the passions and worldview of its creators

Halina Reijn’s latest film about a middle-aged woman’s foray into the world of BDSM, starring Nicole Kidman, feels woefully outdated

Luca Guadagnino’s new film re-envisions William S. Burroughs’s 1985 autofictional text on sexuality, desire and alienation

An adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s acclaimed novel uses first-person perspective to intimately portray the joys and struggles of Black life

Francis Ford Coppola’s 120-million-dollar passion project reflects his singular creative control, for better and worse

From Nicole Kidman’s BDSM adventures to a pastoral docudrama by French twin directors Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, here are five films to keep an eye out for this year

By foregoing a meaningful environmental message, the disaster film sequel risks being just another unnecessary remake

Rose Glass’s queer romance, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy M. O’Brian, is a full of sex and violence but lacks the kind of punch to go beyond the tropes it tries to subvert

‘Evil Does Not Exist’ is a complex exploration of sensations that indulges in the withheld and sublimely ambiguous

An interview with the filmmaker on how to reconfigure our relationship with siren sounds away from catastrophe towards collectivity and care

BALDIGA – Unlocked Heart, a new documentary on the Berlin photographer, provides fresh insight but underplays the epicurean experiences that shaped his art

The German director discusses his latest Oscar-nominated film and adopting the philosophy of a Tokyo toilet cleaner

At this year’s Berlinale, the queen of electroclash proves why she’s still a badass raconteur of the crass and libidinous

The Greek documentarian on trust, Adam Szymczyk and looking beyond the media scandal 

In his feature film debut, the director depicts Chile’s violent history while shedding light on the Selk’nam genocide

For the latest Auschwitz drama, sound designer Johnnie Burn discusses working with Jonathan Glazer to reveal how ordinary people can quickly become accustomed to horror

The Passages director on independent filmmaking, censorship and the dynamics of power

Documentary filmmaker Paloma Zapata restores the spotlight on the deaf gitano dancer who revolutionized flamenco, yet was written out of history

Paul Preciado’s genre-bending documentary re-envisions Virginia Woolf’s classic novel

Frieze Film comes back to Seoul for 2023 with works that fracture and displace narratives while encouraging visitors to explore the city’s independent art spaces