FILMS OUT THIS WEEK

A man on the run tries to connect with his son this week in award-winner The Secret Agent, while a couple try an open relationship in Splitsville and a mother finds her life falling apart in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The origins of the Shaker movement are explored in The Testament Of Ann Lee, a pop star struggles to seize The Moment, and man searches for his missing daughter in Sirât - we spoke with composer Kandgding Ray. A Japanese childhood is remembered in Little Amélie, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck take on aliens in Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up, and an Iraqi girl faces a see,ingly impossible challenge in The President's Cake - we spoke with director Hasan Hadi. There's also a rerelease for Heath Ledger hit A Knight's Tale.

In addition to the above, we have a great selection of streaming suggestions in our Stay-at-Home Seven, and there's more to explore in our Eye for books column.

DVD/STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS

Packshot of Strongroom on Blu-Ray Strongroom Blu-Ray Review
A bank robbery goes awry, the manager and cashier locked in vault. The robbers return after a failed rescue attempt, racing against time to free the hostages before police arrive.
Packshot of The Last Sacrifice on The Last Sacrifice Streaming now on Shudder
A documentary about the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton - the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre.

FESTIVALS

We're bringing you news and features from Berlin Film Festival, where The River Train is screening. We still have reviews coming in from Sundance and Rotterdam.

News

Extra spice Adam MacDonald on survival dynamics and This Is Not A Test

Shades of the morning Natasha Kermani on survival in dark times and The Dreadful

'All of us can relate to being alone' Louis Paxton on isolation, animation and folklore in The Incomer

Swapping the narrative Amanda Kramer on giving her body-switch film By Design a modern twist

'I love murkiness where no one's good or bad' Zak Hilditch on making modern zombie film We Bury The Dead

Frederick Wiseman dies Filmmaker of rare vision passes away at 96

More news and features

We're currently bringing you news, reviews and more direct from the Berlinale.



We're looking forward to the Glasgow Film Festival.



We've recently brought you coverage of Sundance, Palm Springs, the French Film Festival UK, Thessaloniki Film Festival, DOC NYC, and the Leeds International Film Festival.



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With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:

Independent Spirit Awards Train Dreams is Best Picture

César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards

BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck

Oscars Sinners dominates the nominations