Mārama Review (Grimmfest Film Festival 2026): Intense Gothic Horror Infused With Māori Spirituality
Taratoa Stappard's debut feature is a fiery tale of ancestral convergence and transcendental retribution, bristling with anger and bursting with...
Film Festivals
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.
The Cull Review (Tubi Frightfest Halloween 2026)
A fresh start opens festering wounds in this casually violent, intensely engaging Cornish folk horror. Released from prison for a...
7 Miles Out Review (BFI London Film Festival 2026)
Growing up in Greater Manchester feels like living at the edge of the world. All the interesting people and cool...
Heat of Madness Review (Sitges Film Festival 2026)
Iconoclastic auteur Karim Ouelhaj doubles down on the social-realist horror of Megalomaniac (2022) in this toxic revenge thriller with cinematography...
In the Shadows Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
Unlike a typical boxing drama, In the Shadows centres around the divide between a traditional Muslim family haunted by their...
Ulya Review
The real life of Soviet-Latvian basketball champion Uljana Semjonova is as extraordinary as it is legendary. Starting from the rural...
The Fox Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
Something is happening in the Land Down Under. I don't know what it is, but someone took a risk when...
Frank and Percy (BFI London Film Festival 2026)
Set in London, Frank and Percy focuses on the two title characters: Percy (Ian McKellen), a professor and writer, and...
The Liberation Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
Guy Nattiv’s 1980s cult drama stars Carrie Coon as a Holocaust survivor who decides to leave her family after being...
A Long Winter Review (London Film Festival 2026)
Under your parents’ roof, and under the weight of their expectations, it’s difficult to envision who you might become in...
Klara and the Sun Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun is a heartwarming science-fiction drama about love, loss, and what makes us human. Adapted...
Tender Loving Care Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
According to Mike Leigh, it’s “very likely” that Tender Loving Care is his last film. His unique approach to filmmaking,...
The Man I Love Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
If I had a penny for every film where Rami Malek has played an eccentric performer dying of AIDS, I'd...
Crawlers Review (2026 Grimmfest Festival) : Suspenseful Spider Showdown
A beleaguered building manager fights flesh-gobbling arachnids when her dilapidated apartments are quarantined during an exotic spider infestation. Struggling musician...