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New Wave (Onda Nova)
Take a trip to 1980's Brazil, where the kids of São Paolo get it in. and by 'it', I mean the ball into the net, of course. What else could I possibly be referring to?
Festivals
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Memorabilia
Part hardcore porno, part confessional, weaving Super 8 footage with deathbed diaries into a tapestry of a life well lived.
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Lucky, Apartment
One of my most anticipated of the festival did not disappoint - a thoroughly satisfying, moving exploration of how hidden joy can be as corrosive as hidden pain.
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Outerlands
Celeste sings high praises for a patient but innovative and touching story from feature debut writer-director Elena Oxman
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Dreams In Nightmares
This new twist on the road trip movie is a stunning ode to Black queer femmes, and what it truly means to pursue a better life.
Trophy Case
We Are Faheem and Karun
The first ever queer Kashmiri language film is a beautiful tale of star crossed lovers, with performances as stunning as the landscapes
Festivals
Drive Back Home: Unspoken Language
Alan Cumming's new feature outing is a heartbreaking, heartwarming film that takes you on a journey in more ways than one...
BFI Flare 2025
'The Wedding Banquet': an unlikely pair
Umnia dissects the 90's remake, and how it isn't just the couples that may at times be mismatched within it.
BFI Flare 2025
The Astronaut Lovers, and the Lost Interview with Marco Berger
A magical Rom-Com, and (thanks to technical difficulties) an interview you will simply have to take my word for...
Festivals
BFI Flare Dream Team: Most Anticip-...
...ated! (Because we think these films will EAT!)
BFI Flare 2025
Preview: BFI Flare 2025
Our top picks coming to one of the coolest festivals on the calendar...
Reviews
Topp 10 Möst
Topp 10 Möst is an endearing Icelandic road movie that finds humor in the morbid and grim. Arna (Helga Braga Jónsdóttir) is a middle aged divorcee and horror-prop maker who has recently lost the will to live. After a few false starts on her suicide, she figures that she should