Redmond Bacon - Journey Into Cinema

A witty, low-key riff on the intersection between love and espionage, Black Bag is one of the best spy films to come out in recent years.

A24’s broadest comedy yet, Death of a Unicorn feels woefully miscast, providing another eat-the-rich satire that has nothing interesting to say.

Try as it may, Drop is hampered by its central conceit, with its surprise smartphone messages more of a pain than a genuine source of tension.

Kontinental ’25 is Radu Jude’s latest examination of the way we live now that is alternately humorous, terrifying and deeply stimulating.

With a vital focus on Ukraine, this year’s Forum films offer a wide tent of differing visions from the cutting-edge of experimental cinema.

The Generation section of Berlinale is one of the less interesting programmes at the esteemed film festival. Still, we look at its offerings anyway.

The A24 formula works to fine effect in Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, starring the excellent Rose Byrne.

Dark horse black comedy What Marielle Knows is the funniest film in the Berlinale Competition so far. A Hollywood remake can’t be far away.

The queer and political Panorama section of the Berlinale is the true meat and bones of the festival — we go deep into its extensive line-up!

Reflection in a Dead Diamond is a loving and deeply satisfying riff on classic spy tropes with a true and abiding love of the genre.