Cineuropa

Savina Petkova Cineuropa Sep 23, 2026 Lemonade exemplifies the need for tenderness in British social-realism dramas today. Go to Full Review Lemonade (2026) - - - -

Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa Sep 8, 2026 hrough the complicated Roque, Armand, who also has a small cameo, tries to decipher the puzzle that is Venezuela, where no road seems to lead to glory. Go to Full Review La Fortaleza (2020) - - - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Jul 15, 2026 The film ends on a curiously open-ended note, which ultimately feels more daring than Mengel offering a definitive solution to his protagonist’s predicament. Go to Full Review The Guest (2026) 100% - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Jul 15, 2026 Nolan reaches the epic achievement he promised during a few fleeting moments of torrential, tormentuous sublime: when horrible waves shake the screen and the frame is filled with strange geometries of contorted bodies and gnashed earth. Go to Full Review The Odyssey (2026) 94% - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Jun 5, 2026 Now, he flexes both his writing and directing muscles in a vibrant debut that’s firmly revolutionary in its commitment to portraying Nepal’s Kinnar community without sacrificing story or artistic craft. Go to Full Review Elephants in the Fog (2026) 93% - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Jun 5, 2026 Thielen Armand’s take on it is ultimately no different in its path to a bitter, gruesome end, but the sheer overpowering nature of the film’s dark mise-en-scène and sound literally and metaphorically rings in the ears. Go to Full Review Death Has No Master (2026) 76% - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Jun 5, 2026 Appreciating Ulysse requires buying into her philosophy of life, recognising that it is flawed while still empathising with it regardless. Go to Full Review Ulysse (2026) - - - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa May 20, 2026 As much as it’s been done before, Jude executes the melange with certainty, mixing it all together into a welcome velouté of political modernity and dark humour. Go to Full Review Diary of a Chambermaid (2026) 96% - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa May 20, 2026 The film’s moving core is reflected in Basholli’s ability to carefully navigate the tensions permeating the two key binaries of remembrance/escapism and rebellion/compliance. Go to Full Review Dua (2026) - - - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa May 20, 2026 By the end, narrative threads trail away underserved in favour of a few quirky one-offs, although they do elicit laughs. Go to Full Review Butterfly Jam (2026) 46% - -

Savina Petkova Cineuropa May 18, 2026 Rivilis’s perspective feels fresh and decisively anti-nostalgic. The film lives and breathes on its own, untethered from its predecessors. Go to Full Review I'll Be Gone in June (2026) 80% - -

Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Apr 17, 2026 God Will Not Help is a rich and remarkable film, and even if it's not the easiest watch, it commands attention and respect. Go to Full Review God Will Not Help (2025) - - - -

Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Apr 17, 2026 The smoothly arranged sequence of events, in which every action has an immediate and direct consequence, combined with expositional dialogues, gives us all the answers, while the pairing of Nikola’s story with the folktale checks way too many boxes. Go to Full Review The Tale of Silyan (2025) 97% - -

Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Apr 17, 2026 The film is more distanced from the viewer than Bellocchio’s quieter original, but even such ramped-up artificiality and absurdity are much less transgressive in 2026. Go to Full Review Rosebush Pruning (2026) 16% - -

Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Apr 17, 2026 A difficult, thought-provoking and deeply emotional drama on dementia and its consequences on those affected, but even more so on how it affects the caregivers. Go to Full Review Queen at Sea (2026) 91% - -

Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Apr 17, 2026 he overly fragmented story with a bunch of underbaked, unnecessary segments and side characters makes the film feel like a jumbled collection of Black Mirror episodes, despite its clearly cinematic stylistic scope. Go to Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 82% - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Feb 25, 2026 Al-Khatib has no mandate to deliver on a certain image of suffering: the film’s existence is ultimately evidence of its urgency. Go to Full Review Chronicles from the Siege (2026) - - - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Feb 25, 2026 Stänicke manages to strike a balance between a very simple screenplay and an intricate tapestry of topics, removing twists, turns and other distractions to allow viewers to connect on an individual level with these deeply human binaries. Go to Full Review Trial of Hein (2026) - - - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Feb 25, 2026 In this way, Prosecution is clearly a film for this moment, as the world begins to reckon with the social and governmental structures we’re told to put our faith in. Go to Full Review Prosecution (2026) - - - -

Olivia Popp Cineuropa Feb 1, 2026 Shame and Money will resonate strongly with anyone who has personally had to fight to survive – or who has seen family and friends do so. Go to Full Review Shame and Money (2026) 100% - -