24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival Dispatch
The atypical side of auteur in this selection of works from Andrzej Wajda
New Releases
Departures
Funny, painful, and sharply recognisable breakup film about the emotional traps created by straight-ish love
The Wizard of the Kremlin
If you’re really interested in modern Russia read the book behind the film
California Schemin’
Breakneck Scottish take on the standard rise and fall tale makes for a fine directorial debut for James McAvory
Live a Little
Interesting debut whose nuanced take on a tough subject ultimately slightly hampers it dramatically
Hen
Nico Scheeper’s surreal folk horror is a beautiful danse macabre choreographed to its own unique rhythm
A Place for Her
Exceptional debut celebrates the vital work of a women’s support centre with narrative skill and a message of hope
DVDs
24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival Dispatch
The atypical side of auteur in this selection of works from Andrzej Wajda
Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 Dispatch
Impressive series of films dealing with trauma makes the ordinary extraordinary
The Richest Woman in the World
An ambitious premise reduced to melodramatic clichés
