Slow Cooked is the solo moniker of Louie Barby, a cellist and vocalist from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, who has carved out a distinctive avant-garde space in the London DIY scene since 2019. He mutates traditional cello strings with looping electronics and post-punk attitude to bridge orchestral instrumentation and raw indie grit. His unique cello style has made him a vital collaborator, landing session and support roles for King Krule, Black Country New Road, Nourished by Tim

Tanzana is a five-piece, all-female alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, carving out a distinct space in the UK independent market since forming at the start of 2023. They create trip-hop-influenced alternative rock drawing inspiration from pioneering acts like Radiohead, Massive Attack, Wolf Alice, and Big Thief. Backed by their captivating debut era and widespread local acclaim, the group has earned significant praise from major music outlets like Clash, So Young M

DITZ is an intense five-piece alternative collective from Brighton, UK, carving out a distinct, noise-drenched space in the international rock circuit. Known for their volatile, heavy instrumentation and chaotic creative engine, the outfit has spent years developing a signature sound that effortlessly bounces between visceral post-punk, abrasive noise rock, and experimental hardcore. Over a steady stream of acclaimed releases and chaotic live tours, they have cultivated a dee

TERE! is a 20-year-old queer rock artist originally from Spain and currently studying music in Liverpool, carving out a distinct space in the alternative scene since 2020. She expresses her female rage through an innovative, modern grunge sound, deeply influenced by iconic rock vocalists like Joan Jett, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hayley Williams. Backed by an extensive catalog of 17 independent song releases and major festival appearances, the artist has earned widespread praise acr

No Photos is a Dublin alternative trio featuring frontmen Casper Ivy and Zach Okay alongside producer Erik Konijn. Formed in 2022, they blend bedroom R&B, indie rock, and alt-pop. Longlisted for the Glastonbury Emerging Talents Competition for "Sundays Are Always Quiet," the band has earned strong praise from Hot Press, Nialler9, and Secret Sessions as a top rising Irish independent act. I Love You So Much: A Poignant Blend of Nature-Inspired Atmospheres, Indie-Pop Sensibilit

A chaotic body-horror comedy blending mutant fungus terror, dark humor, and apocalyptic panic One forgotten experiment becomes a night of explosive survival. Cold Storage follows two overnight storage-facility employees who discover a deadly parasitic fungus escaping from a secret underground government containment site. As the organism rapidly mutates and spreads, they are forced to survive alongside an aging bioterror operative trying to prevent global extinction. Jonny Cam

German-Iranian Debut — Football Club Loses Its Coach and Cannot Find Its Bearings — Grief as Suspended Time Head coach Dené dies. The film occupies the aftermath — not the succession crisis but the atmosphere: suspended time, restrained grief, latent downfall. Characters unnamed. Scenes unnstitched. The interim coach says through a translator: "I only know what I don't understand." The film moves in circles rather than lines. The title references Farid al-Din Attar's 12th-cen

Netflix's German Remake of Alpha Males — Four Men in Their 40s Discover That Yesterday's Privileges Are Today's Punchlines Four close-knit German friends in their mid-forties enrol in a masculinity deconstruction course after their respective crises converge simultaneously. Ulf is fired in favour of a woman and cannot tolerate his successful wife. Andi's marriage has gone sexless due to hormonal issues he refuses to discuss. Cem is a therapist whose own relationships are a di

The Loverboy Method on Film — How a Charming London Businessman Turns Love Into the Most Invisible Form of Trafficking Ariella is a hardworking young woman from São Paulo who meets Ben, a charming London businessman, and follows him into a life she believed was love. Ben is a loverboy — using romantic manipulation rather than physical force to coerce women into sex work. The film traces the slow erosion of Ariella's freedom, identity, and self-trust through psychological rath

Argentine Intimate Drama — Three Chapters, Pervasive Blue, and the Man Who Cannot Close a Single Chapter of His Life Javier and Valeria move into their dream house — the perfect home for when the baby arrives, which hasn't arrived in six years. When Camila, a work colleague, tells Javier she is pregnant from their one-night encounter, the infidelity is barely the story. The real subject is Javier's incapacity to close chapters. Divided into three chapters: the son, the father

Social Realism's Roman Periphery — Three Women, One Baby, and the Toxic Cycle That Can Still Be Interrupted Deva is twenty, lives in a caravan at Settebagni on the Via Salaria with her mother Giovanna, who drinks and prostitutes herself. She hustles odd jobs to keep them both alive. She had an abortion she knew was right and has not recovered from. When she finds work at Carla's fishmonger shop, she is also expected to babysit Carla's one-year-old nephew — whose biological mo

A raw coming-of-age drama about female friendship, emotional damage, and self-destruction Freedom slowly becomes emotional collapse. Smalltown Girl follows Nore, a rebellious young woman whose impulsive lifestyle begins disrupting the fragile stability of her roommate and former classmate Jonna. What starts as a chaotic portrait of nightlife, casual relationships, and emotional escapism gradually transforms into a deeper exploration of trauma, loneliness, and emotional depend

A tense psychological crime drama about abuse of power, trauma, and justice Truth becomes dangerous when power protects itself. Wild Urge follows a determined female detective investigating a respected lawyer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a young woman. Based on a true story, the film explores how institutional power, manipulation, and fear complicate the search for justice. Rather than functioning as a conventional crime thriller, Sharon Bar-Ziv approaches the

A socially grounded immigration drama about sacrifice, survival, and the collapse of the European dream Hope slowly turns into emotional and social instability. Sofía follows a single mother who leaves Colombia and travels to Spain searching for financial security and a better future for her family. What begins as a hopeful migration journey quickly becomes a harsh confrontation with homelessness, exploitation, loneliness, and emotional vulnerability. Harvy Muñoz approaches t

A hypnotic desert odyssey about grief, disappearance, and spiritual collapse Searching for someone becomes a journey through emotional and physical ruin. Sirat follows a father and son crossing the Moroccan desert in search of a missing daughter lost somewhere within rave culture and transient communities. What begins as a missing-person story slowly transforms into an intense psychological and existential journey shaped by grief, uncertainty, and emotional disintegration. Ol

A gritty social drama about survival, addiction, and the struggle for a second chance Escaping the streets becomes a fight for identity and survival. Sofia follows a homeless young woman trapped within the dangerous cycle of drugs, crime, and emotional instability in South London. Desperate to rebuild her life, Sofia searches for trust, safety, and emotional stability while navigating people who may either help or exploit her. Rather than presenting a stylized crime narrative

AKA is the new solo project from Callum Thompson, guitarist and producer of The Mysterines. Known for his gritty, guitar-driven production work within the band, Thompson now steps into a sharper, more personal spotlight. Released via Fiction Records, “It Grows On Trees (Money)” marks AKA’s debut solo statement — a pivot that leans further into distorted alt-rock and psych-inflected experimentation while retaining punk immediacy. “It Grows On Trees (Money)” is a jagged, melodi

Tender Claws was born in Belfast, began writing music in Berlin and Manchester, and is now based near Liverpool — a journey that mirrors the layered textures of her sound. Blending grunge, industrial, indie, shoegaze and goth, Tender Claws crafts dark alt-rock that balances fuzz-heavy eruptions with brooding, atmospheric restraint. Her vocals are a defining force: shifting from velvety allure to banshee-like intensity in a heartbeat. Praised by Louder Than War for channeling

SYFTA are a four-piece indie-rock outfit from Widnes, North West England. Known for their high-energy approach and straight-to-the-point songwriting, the band have built a reputation around loud guitars, tight rhythms, and live-ready choruses. “Gold Dust” marks a key moment in their trajectory — a confident return that reasserts their presence on the UK indie circuit. Rooted in Northern grit and community-driven live culture, SYFTA’s sound leans into raw momentum over polish.

A dark psychological drama about obsession, damaged love, and emotional decay Love slowly turns into emotional destruction. Karigula follows emotionally fractured characters trapped in unstable relationships shaped by longing, manipulation, and emotional dependency. The film blends psychological drama with surreal emotional intensity, creating an atmosphere filled with discomfort and melancholy. Rather than focusing on conventional narrative structure, Carsten Unger prioritiz

The Female-Led Prison Break Caper Where a Mother's Criminal Past Becomes Her Daughter's Only Hope Willa is a reformed criminal with a sick daughter and a husband locked in maximum security. The only path to saving the girl is breaking her father out. Willa reassembles her old crew — Flynn the cool librarian, Hailey, Kenzie — and plans the heist. Written and directed by Ted Campbell, co-written with Richard Pierce. Stars Camila Banus (Days of Our Lives), Jasmine Shanise, Virgi

The Chronicles of Narnia's Peter Pevensie Marries Into a Corrupt Dynasty — and Receives a Satellite Phone at the Reception With an Instruction to Kill His Father-in-Law Before Midnight Caleb Wingate marries into wealth and power at a Victorian estate in Herefordshire. During the reception, a satellite phone is slipped into his pocket. The caller is The Wolf — a legendary sniper with a vendetta — who gives Caleb an ultimatum: kill your father-in-law before midnight or your bri

The Oscar-Winning Navalny Director Asks Whether to Have a Child in the Age of AI — and Interviews Everyone From Sam Altman to Tristan Harris to Find Out Daniel Roher — Oscar winner for Navalny, Canadian-American millennial, recently married — is expecting his first child with filmmaker Caroline Lindy when he begins making this documentary. The question driving it: is this a good or a bad time in history to reproduce? He interviews AI researchers, tech executives, sociologists

The Tubi Original Amnesia Thriller Where the Baby May Not Be Hers — and the Husband May Not Be Who He Seems Donna Fendyr wakes in a hospital with no memory of how she got there and a baby she cannot verify is hers. A kidnapped baby has just been reported on the news. The question of whether the baby is Donna's spirals into a web of coincidences connecting her high school past, her husband's behaviour, and a street corner that turns out to be a narrative nexus for everyone inv