David Farnor | On 23, Jan 2016

Not getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the world.

Nothing says MUBI like the words “Godard weekend”, but the words “underrated Spielberg sci-fi”, “mini-Michael Caine season” and “Tabu” do a pretty good job.

Here’s what’s new and on the way to MUBI this week:

Loose Cannons – Monday 18th January

Ferzan Ozpetek’s 2010 film sees Tomasso, a reluctant soon-to-be-partner in his family’s pasta company, about to come out – only to have his plans thwarted by his brother.

Tectonics – Tuesday 19th January

MUBI continues its three-part Peter Bo Rappmund series with this documentary following the US-Mexico border and its immediate surrounding topography from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean.

Black Book – Wednesday 20th January

Paul Verhoeven’s 2006 film is something of a homecoming for the Dutch director, starring Carice van Houten as a Jewish singer infiltrating Gestapo HQ for the Dutch resistance during WWII.

It Felt Like Love – Thursday 21st January

As Sundance kicks off for 2016, MUBI adds one of its favourite gems from the festival, which follows Lila as she hopes to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend.

Weekend – Friday 22nd January

Nothing says MUBI like the words “Godard weekend”. MUBI kicks off a full three days from the director’s 60s heyday with, erm, Weekend.

Le Gai Savoir (Joy of Learning) – Saturday 23rd January

Jean-Pierre Léaud and Juliet Berto join forces in this 1969 film from Godard that discusses – you guessed it – learning.

Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) – Sunday 24th January

This most stylish of weekenders concludes with the director’s 1964 adaptation of the novel Fools’ Gold, which is as enchanting as you’d expect of a robbery flick by Godard.

Vulgar Fractions – Monday 25th January

MUBI concludes its three-part Peter Bo Rappmund series with this portrait of seven state intersections along Nebraska’s border.

Artificial Intelligence – Tuesday 26th January

Hayley Joel Osment stars in Steven Spielberg’s underrated sci-fi about a young robot who wants to become a real boy. Jude Law steals the show as a mechanical male prostitute.

Shoah – Wednesday 27th January

Claude Lanzmann’s essential, 10-hour documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses – the perpetrators as well as survivors.

Tabu: A Story of The South Seas – Thursday 28th January

Miguel Gomes’ 2012 drama, which sees an old woman relaying a story of love and crime from her youth to a neighbour and her maid, is a beautiful, tragic romance refracted through cinema’s black-and-white memory.

The Ipcress File – Friday 29th January

Sidney J. Furie’s 1965 spy thriller deftly subverts any conventions established by the burgeoning 007 franchise, jauntily swaying from Harry Palmer frying eggs to mind-bending hypnosis, all the while accompanied by John Barry’s irresistibly cool score. The first of three Michael Caine films to be added to MUBI, in celebration of Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth hitting cinemas.

 

Last chance to stream: Titles leaving MUBI soon

The Red Shoes

Available until: 24th January

The Red Shoes

Available until: 24th January

Babel

Available until: 25th January

Friends with Money

Available until: 26th January

Hero

Available until: 27th January

Tom Jones

Available until: 28th January

Minority Report

Available until: 29th January

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

Available until: 30th January

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