THREE AND A HALF STARS Three stories about the little things not said that makes a family what it is. DRAMA US English #FATHERMOTHERSISTERBROTHER Starring Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is as wonderfully compelling triptych of family (dis)connection. Three stories in three distinct settings pick at how families work, or don’t; first in a cluttered American cottage (Father), then an uptight British home (Mother), and finally an empty apartment in Par

THREE AND A HALF STARS John Davidson has Tourette's. Everyone thinks he's inappropriate and swears too much. DRAMA UK English #ISWEAR Starring Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake Kirk Jones (WAKING NED DEVINE ) is no stranger to sentiment, and I SWEAR is no exception. Based on the true story of John Davidson, a Scotsman diagnosed as a teenager with Tourette syndrome, it’s a film with heart, humour and a fair amount of grit. If it doesn’t quite stick the landing, it certainly at lea

THREE AND A HALF STARS The sun is dying and Dr Ryland Grace is sent to save us. Turns out it's a bigger problem than he thought, and he's gonna need a bigger brain. SF DRAMA US English #PROJECTHAILMARY Starring Ryan Gosling, James Oritz There’s a strain of big-budget sci-fi that mistakes noise for awe; PROJECT HAIL MARY isn’t entirely immune, but it’s far more interested in charm than chaos. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and adapted from Andy Weir’s novel, th

THREE AND A HALF STARS Stella and Gerry take a holiday in Amsterdam where faith, secrets, history and yearning collide. DRAMA UK English #MIDWINTERBREAK Starring Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds The quietly affecting MIDWINTER BREAK follows a long-married couple who travel to Amsterdam to celebrate a milestone anniversary. What begins as a gentle holiday soon reveals emotional fault lines, as chance encounters and buried tensions nudge their relationship into unfamiliar territo

FOUR STARS A young girl calls from a car, trapped in Gaza. She's surrounded by dead bodies, gunfire can be heard in the background. The Red Crescent is working to save her. DRAMA TUNISIA Arabic #HINDRAJAB Starring Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees There’s a moment, early on in THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB where you realise the film has no intention of letting you look away. Not through spectacle, not through manipulation, but through something far more confronting: restraint. What unfol

FOUR STARS In the crowd at a desert rave, a father is looking for his missing daughter. DRAMA SPAIN Spanish #SIRAT Starring Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona In some rock strewn corner of a Moroccan desert, a rave is taking place. A father hauls his young son through the crowd, chasing rumours of a missing daughter he hopes to find. When rumours that a war has started in the ‘real world’, he falls in with a ragged convoy as they drift from one dust-blown gathering to the next.