The Phoenician Scheme (2025, Dir. Wes Anderson)


Wes Anderson returns with The Phoenician Scheme, a high-style black comedy that continues his tradition of stunning visual storytelling. At the center of this elegantly crafted satire is Zsa-Zsa Korda, a wealthy tycoon who appoints his daughter—a cloistered nun—as his sole heir. As Korda launches an ambitious new business venture, he becomes the target of scheming rivals, foreign mercenaries, and would-be assassins. Anderson’s signature aesthetic—sumptuous costumes, meticulous sets, and symmetrical compositions—is once again on full display.

Where to watch: Athinaia cinema, Elli cinema, Panathinaia, Cine Thiseion, Danaos, Cine Aigli 3D digital, cine Alexandra, Cine Amaryllis, Kifissia cinemax, Cine Mpomponiera, Village cinemas, Cine Anoixis, Tria Asteria cinema, Aello Cinemax, Cine Electra, Laura cinema, Nana Cinemax, Cine Flerry, Cine Floisvos, Sporting digital cinema, Cine Peran, Escape center, Cine Varkiza, Options cinemas, Cinemax Koralli

John and June (2024, Dir. Luc Besson)


Filmed entirely on a smartphone during the pandemic, Luc Besson’s latest offering is a stripped-down romantic thriller. John, a man trapped in the dullness of routine, meets June, a mysterious and magnetic woman. Their whirlwind affair quickly becomes a surreal journey through love, obsession, and existential crisis.

Where to watch : Mikrokosmos, Village cinemas, Cine Electra, Nana cinemax, Escape center, cine Varkiza, Cine Orfeas, Cine Votsalakia

The Great Lillian Hall (2024, Dir. Michael Cristofer)


Jessica Lange delivers a powerful performance in this intimate Broadway drama. Lillian Hall is a legendary stage actress who has never missed a show—until now. As rehearsals for a new production begin, her once-unshakable confidence falters. This poignant character study, originally made for television, makes a worthy leap to the big screen.

Where to watch: Dexameni cinema, Cine Filothei, Cine Margarita, Cine Lila, Cine Dionysia, Sporting digital cinema, Cine Akti

Killerwood (2024, Dir. Christos Massalas)


In his second feature film following Broadway, Greek director Christos Massalas dives into the meta world of underground Greek filmmaking. Young director Titos is preparing a new thriller based on unsolved murders in Athens. But as reality and fiction blur, the line between director and subject becomes dangerously thin.

Where to watch: Cine Karmen, Mikrokosmos, Stella cinema, Cine Daphne

Made in Vain (2021, Dir. Michael Klioumis)


Michael Klioumis’s raw and revealing documentary explores the grueling world of professional bodybuilding. From extreme diets to mental endurance, Made in Vain captures the sacrifices and obsessions that define a subculture where identity and physical perfection are forged in pain—and iron.

Where to watch: Trianon cinema

Re-Releases Worth Revisiting

Le Samouraï (1967, Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville)

Jean-Pierre Melville’s noir masterpiece returns to cinemas in restored glory. Alain Delon stars as the enigmatic Jef Costello, a trench-coated contract killer navigating a perilous game between the criminal underworld and Parisian police. Minimalist and haunting, Le Samouraï remains a benchmark in European crime cinema.

Where to watch: Riviera cinema

Audition (1999, Dir. Takashi Miike)

Making its theatrical debut in Greece, Miike’s psychological horror tale begins innocently enough: a lonely widower stages a fake audition to find a new wife. What follows is a descent into psychological terror that cemented Audition as a cult classic.

Where to watch: Atene cinema

Shame (Skammen, 1958, Dir. Ingmar Bergman)

Set on a remote island during a civil war, Bergman’s searing drama follows two former violinists trying to maintain their fragile marriage and humanity amid chaos. Shame is an unflinching meditation on love, trauma, and survival by one of cinema’s great introspective minds.

Where to watch: Cine Athinaia, Cine Panathinaia, Cine Karmen

Mulholland Drive (2001, Dir. David Lynch)

David Lynch’s neo-noir classic is back on screen. A surreal and seductive puzzle of memory, identity, and illusion, the film follows a hopeful actress and a mysterious woman with amnesia through a Los Angeles that teeters between dream and nightmare.

Where to watch: Ekran cinema, Zephyros cinema, Cine Amiko, Cine Oasis, Cine Philip

Latest Horror Premieres (screened in most cinemas)

Rosario (2025)
When a young woman is forced to spend the night beside her deceased grandmother during a blizzard, supernatural forces take hold. As her grandmother’s body becomes host to a terrifying entity, Rosario must survive the long, haunted night.

Piglet (2025)
What begins as a birthday camping trip turns into a slasher nightmare. Kate and her friends are stalked by Piglet, a grotesque human-pig hybrid born of dark secrets. To escape, Kate must confront her past and the beast it created.

Spotlight: Spanish-Language Cinema – FeCHA 2025

Athens is currently hosting the FeCHA festival, showcasing standout films from Spain, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Cuba. Running through June 5, the festival offers a rare chance to explore the rich diversity of Spanish-language cinema on the big screens of Ellinis Cinemax Europa cinema and Aello Cinemax.