Ultimately, Sentimental Value tells a familiar story, but the humanity of its characters and use of form in telling its story means it transcends the tropes and cliches of both films about filmmaking and family melodramas.

A slow burn, but a gripping one, Two Prosecutors is among the most fascinating films you’ll see this year.

Pavements is perhaps as interesting as its subject, which is to say they’re both easy-listening encapsulations of a mentality to artistry that I hope never goes away. 

Many films could be described as dream-like, but few embody the truly indecipherable logic of the subconscious like Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

There are few films that you will watch like director and writer Ye Lou’s docufiction, An Unfinished Film. 

Rasoulof brings the audience directly into Tehran - this film will most likely be the closest thing we’ll ever have to see into the lives of those who have been oppressed in Iran.

What is art without family? Although providing no concrete answer, Arens does tell us that life is worth creating, and creativity comes from those around us.

If you enjoy thoughtful films and would like to explore a movie that doesn’t follow the “rules”, or give everything to you on a silver platter, this may be the perfect film for you as you escape the hot summer weather with a drink and an ice cream in an air-conditioned theatre.

Ronan never fails to execute a stellar performance, and The Outrun is no exception.

My Favourite Cake is a devastatingly bittersweet film about late-life romance in Tehran. 

Rumours is worth commending for its sheer gaul, but ultimately, it's biting off far more than it can chew.

With complex, figurative ideas, eccentric leading performances, and a tense atmosphere, Cuckoo leads with promise.

The Promised Land sheds light on a dark but important part of Denmark’s history. It is a superbly made film that is boasted by powerful performances and the strength of Mikkelsen’s screen presence. 

Foreign Language seems to be the ultimate story of the girlhood experience.

While the 87-minute-long film at times moves at a glacial pace, the stunning cinematography by Claire Mathon (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) and the eerie strings of Mahler's Symphony No. 5 fuel the rising tension and keep the audience engaged.

This is ultimately a film about power and rebellion, and it is within the interplay of the two subjects that it shines.

If you’re into German language biographical films set in Berlin, offbeat heroines, and sobbing until your eyes are red then From Hilde, with Love is the film for you.

Being able to see such a beautiful restoration on the big screen is worth the price of admission alone, and I could not recommend The Conformist more.

Based on his 2017 short film of the same name, Alberto Corredor’s Baghead is a horror film about a young woman who inherits her father's pub, only to find out there's a supernatural entity in the basement with the ability to take on the form of dead loved ones.

World cinema can bring us a film like this: a tiny love story, from a country you may never visit, dressed up like an anti-capitalist screed.