Proxima (2019)
★★★★☆
The superbly focused French female astronaut in woman-centred Proxima directed by Anna Winocour is torn apart by the conflict between needing freedom to achieve and the pain of separation from her daughter.
Undocument (2017) – ON DEMAND NOW
★★★★☆
Undocument describes so much human misery that it’s hard to watch – but we must.
Parasite (2019) Black and white version – in cinemas and on demand
★★★★☆
Boon Joon-Ho’s Palme d’Or-winning masterpiece Parasite returns in a special black-and-white version exclusively at Curzon Mayfair and Home Cinema, before hitting more available cinemas .
Cannes Film Festival 2020 – Official Selection
★★★★☆
The 2020 Festival’s Official Selection comprises 56 films, which will be released in cinemas and screenings at upcoming festivals.
Cannes Film Festival: Palm Dog of Palm Dogs Award 2020
★★★★☆
The Artist star is crowned Palm Dog of Palm Dogs 2020 in virtual Cannes ceremony for the award’s 20th anniversary.
Camino Skies (2019) – Q&A on 13 May and ON DEMAND
★★★★☆
Cathartic documentary following six strangers walking the pilgrim way to Santiago de Compostela.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
★★★★☆
Never Rarely Sometimes Always is an award-winning, realistic, forceful film about the difficulty of obtaining an abortion in the US, directed by Eliza Hittman.
The Whistlers (2019) – ON DEMAND
★★★★☆
The Whistlers (La Gomera) by Corneliu Porumboiu is a Romanian crime thriller with a twisting plot, lots of corruption and a black comedy feel.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) – ON DEMAND
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote by Terry Gilliam is a confusingly intricate blend of past and present, fiction, reality and filmmaking.
Read More
The Lunchbox (2013) – ON DEMAND
★★★★☆
In Mumbai, in Ritesh Batria’s The Lunchbox, a typical lunchbox accidentally delivered to the wrong person leads to a touching romance by correspondence between two lonely people.
Ema (2019) – ON DEMAND
★★★★☆
Sometimes enigmatic and confusing, sometimes fiery with emotion, Pablo Larrain’s intriguing Ema peels the layers off a dance with death.
WE ARE ONE: A GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL – 29 MAY-7 JUNE 2020
★★★★☆
More than 20 film festivals around the world have joined together to stream movies for free on YouTube after the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York.
Calm With Horses (2019) – Q&A and ON DEMAND
★★★★☆
Calm With Horses is a stunning first feature by director Nick Rowland, adapted by screenwriter Joe Murtagh from a short story by Colin Barrett in his Young Skins collection, executive produced by actor Michael Fassbender.
Border (2018)
★★★★★
Ali Abbassi’s Border (Gräns) is startlingly original, a magical fantasy (or is it?) that blends the real world with Nordic myth and folklore.