Festivals | Journey Into Cinema | Reviews and Dispatches

The very definition of a hangout movie, ACID opener L’Aventura explores the quotidian moments that most contemporary cinema often breezes by.

The final day at Crossing Europe was a story of deep contrasts, including a surprising, yet rather enjoyable epilogue.

Coming-of-age stories set in Cork, Berlin and Tenerife characterise a lively and varied third day at the Crossing Europe Film Festival.

My Boyfriend the Fascist is a fascinating and tender look at how holding honourable beliefs can often lead to manipulation by more nefarious forces.

The 1st May brings a fascinating reflection on the oppression of workers, a student film, and a variety of works from local artists.

A struggling mother and an absent father make for diametrically opposed cinematic visions in a solid first day at Crossing Europe.

The highs and lows of die-hard football fan culture is lovingly surveyed in Ragnhild Ekner’s excellent documentary Ultras.

Cannes is supposed to be a festival that supports auteur cinema. So why does the festival often give its most long-standing guests the cold shoulder?

We survey three films playing at True/False film festival and their tendency to complicate simplistic ideas of cultural homogenisation.

Eva Libertad explains being inspired by her deaf sister and bridging hearing and non-hearing worlds for her powerful Panorama breakout Deaf.