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Festival premieres, streaming releases and the big studio swings, rated out of five.

A woman holding flowers and a man dressed in a suit stands in the basement of a church.
Sundance Review

Mass

With a deeply moving premise and powerful performances from all of its four lead actors, Fran Kranz’s Mass is the…

· Film Updates · 31.01.21
A man sits in a car, staring forlornly.
Sundance Review

Son of Monarchs

Alexis Gambis’ Son of Monarchs, which screened in the NEXT category at the Sundance Film Festival on 29th January 2021,…

Film Updates · 31.01.21
A group of townsfolk stand in the woods, holding guns and torches.
Sundance Review

Eight for Silver

Part ultraviolent creature feature and part harrowing cautionary tale, Sean Ellis’ Eight for Silver is an ambitious if tonally uneven…

· Film Updates · 31.01.21
A woman with a flower on her head whispers into the ear of an elderly man with a mustache.
Sundance Review

I Was a Simple Man

There are moments of pure brilliance in Christopher Makoto Yogi’s I Was a Simple Man but the film unfortunately ends…

· Film Updates · 29.01.21
A woman covers the eyes of two children as they enter a room.
Sundance Review

Human Factor

Ronny Trocker’s Human Factors, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 29th January 2021, is a…

Film Updates · 29.01.21
A woman covered in blood stares blankly ahead in the middle of a forest.
Sundance Review

Censor

A haunting and hypnotic descent into madness with a powerful performance from Niamh Algar at its center.

· Film Updates · 29.01.21

January
2021

One for the Road 29.01 Two men sit in a white car while driving on the road. Synchronic 29.01 Two paramedics stand in front of a roller coaster at an amusement park. Brothers By Blood 19.01 Two men wearing jackets stand next to each other in front of a wall. White Lie 08.01 A woman with a shaved head sitting in a doctor's office.

December
2020

Sound of Metal 15.12 A drummer plays the drums on stage. Promising Young Woman 14.12 A woman standing in the middle of a street. Archenemy 11.12 An injured man holding a gun. Songbird 10.12 Smiley Face Killers 05.12 A young man sitting next to a young woman. Monster Hunter 05.12 A woman and a man running in a desert while holding futuristic weapons. Anything For Jackson 03.12 An elderly couple embrace. Parallel 03.12 A group of people stare at a mirror in the attic. Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions 02.12 A woman singing into a studio microphone. Uncle Frank 02.12 A young girl stands next to a man by a vehicle. The Christmas Chronicles 2 01.12 A man and a woman dressed in red coats stand in a street. Happiest Season 01.12 Two women hold hands while walking down a street.

November
2020

The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again 21.11 A woman wearing an extravagant gown and a crown stands in front of a group of people in a still from The Princess Switch 2. Over the Moon 19.11 Animated girl, boy and woman stand in front of a large audience.