Kate Dickie

Inspired by the same tragedy as Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse, this is a tense, terrifying and atmospheric thriller.

Themes of paranoia and alienation pervade Kent-born Andrea Arnold’s dark and stunning debut feature as writer-director.

The early life of Edgar Allan Poe is as haunting as his poetry in this gothic horror.

Directorial debuts don’t come much punchier than this pitch-black portrait of the perils of pregnancy.