Against Nature Review (2026 Karlovy Vary IFF)
Jonás has been working in mining, carving the rock of hills for an undefined while. Returning home, he seems to...
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Alongside our in-depth reviews from some of the world’s biggest film festivals, you’ll also find the latest film news, exclusive features, trailers, interviews, and everything in between. We cover festivals from across the globe, including the Glasgow Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Fantasia International Film Festival, and FrightFest, bringing you the latest from the world of cinema all year round.
Interview: Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis on his Feverish A Whole Person Almost
If you enter a film with precaution until the story establishes itself, this one will keep you firmly on your...
Yellow Letters Review (2026 Karlovy Vary IFF)
Have you ever feared your online presence would jeopardise your work? Even more so, how much do you strategise about...
The Lion at My Back Review (2026 Karlovy Vary IFF)
Stella is not exactly hassle-free. A woman enraged and fierce, who functions at a high pace. Mariama, a shy darling,...
A Happy Family Review (2026 Karlovy Vary IFF)
Niki, a mother of two, cannot seem to get anything right. Breakfast is served late, and lunch is packed in...
The Guest Review (2026 Karlovy Vary IFF)
There is something uniquely uncomfortable about the tensions brewing around a family table. Even more so when the gathering occasion...
The Apologist Review (Sheffield DocFest 2026)
Great literature works have warned us; personal heartbreaks have prepared us. Politicians have failed us, yes, but I know no...
Winter of the Crow (2026 SXSW London Review)
Based on a short story by Olga Tokarczuk called “Professor Andrews Goes to Warsaw,” Winter of the Crow is set...
It Would Be Night in Caracas Review (2026 SXSW London)
Based on a 2019 novel of the same name written by Karina Sainz Borgos, It Would Be Night in Caracas,...
Time Machine Maidan Review (2026 Sheffield DocFest)
My thoughts need a bit of a preface. War has a way of introducing ugly contradictions, in a degenerative way,...
The Invite Review (2026 SXSW London)
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton have a dinner party that goes wrong. If that isn't reason...
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Review (2026 SXSW London)
Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature film, the strikingly titled Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, follows a young director, Kris...
Colors of White Rock Review (2026 Tribeca Film Festival)
The Gobi Desert, a vast, rocky, and sandy territory upon which the borders of China and Mongolia rest, often sees...
Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day Review (2026 SXSW London)
Haley Bennett (Cyrano) shines as the independent-minded Katharine Hilbery in Tina Gharavi's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Night and Day, the opening...