FILMS OUT THIS WEEK

A teacher's life is transformed by a bird this week in The Penguin Lessons - see our interview with director Peter Cattaneo - while an Irish writer's life in celebrated in Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story - we spoke with director Sinéad O’Shea. Odysseus makes it back to Ithaca to find things have changed for the worse in The Return, while a woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery in I Am Love, and a bereaved teenager finds himself responsible for his little sister in Holy Cow! A young writer engages in sex work to inform his novel in Sebastian. Meanwhile, there are big screen rereleases for Studio Ghibli classic Howl's Moving Castle and Aardman Animation favourite Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit.

In addition to this, we have a great selection of streaming suggestions in our Stay-at-Home Seven.

DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS

Packshot of The Summer With Carmen on The Summer With Carmen Streaming now on Amazon
While enjoying a day at Athens’ queer beach, 30-something Demosthenes offers to help his bestie and aspiring filmmaker Nikitas in drafting an idea for his feature debut, inspired by the events surrounding a certain dog named Carmen.
Packshot of Scanners on Blu-Ray Scanners Blu-Ray Review
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-scanners.

FESTIVALS

We're bringing you all the latest from Fantaspoa, where It Feeds is screening. Plus we still have reviews coming in from Visions du Réel and BFI Flare plus we're looking forward to Cannes.

News

Making a splash Sam Hayes on risk-taking, old summer traditions and Pools

Secret rhythm Naian González Norvind on silence, fear and rebellion in Corina

The through lines Bobbi Jo Hart and June Millington with Ed Bahlman on Bakunawa and Fanny The Right To Rock

If the shoe fits Emilie Blichfeldt on beauty standards, acts of desperation and The Ugly Stepsister

Sensorial cinema Miguel Gomes on Somerset Maugham and updating the travelogue in The Grand Tour

Tribeca announces feature line-up Miley Cyrus 'visual album' and Culture Club doc among selection

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