The Magic Faraway Tree Review
Any adaptation of Enid Blyton seems a questionable prospect in the 21st century. Like Roald Dahl, her work has gone...
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Photosensitive Review (2026 Kinoteka Polish Film Festival)
In many ways, Photosensitive is a perfectly traditional boy-meets-girl romance. Robert (Ignacy Liss) is a celebrated photographer who has retreated into...
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen Review (Netflix)
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is a new Netflix original series shrouded in mystery, even if the title...
Madfabulous Review (2026 BFI Flare)
By the time Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, died at the age of just 29, he’d bankrupted his...
Anniversary Review (2026 Kinoteka Polish Film Festival)
Jan Komasa’s Anniversary is a chilling, superbly acted dystopian drama that asks where political division ultimately leads — even if...
Big Girls Don’t Cry Review (2026 BFI Flare)
Some sounds you never forget. They immediately take you back in time to a particular place in your life. And...
Orwell 2 + 2 = 5 Review
If the title Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 makes you think you might be accidentally about to walk into...
Daredevil: Born Again – Season 2 Review (Disney+)
With the dust settled from the first season, martial law in full effect and vigilantism outlawed in New York City...
They Will Kill You Review
You don’t exactly forget a title like They Will Kill You in a hurry. It’s blunt and striking, part-warning and...
No Ordinary Heist Review
No Ordinary Heist isn’t your typical heist thriller, even though it's inspired by true events - The Northern Bank Robbery...
Montreal, My Beautiful Review (BFI Flare 2026)
Arriving at this year’s BFI Flare after an acclaimed launch in its home country of Canada, Montreal, My Beautiful has...
Pretty Lethal Review (Prime Video)
A film about ballerinas fighting for their lives in a roadside inn sounds like the sort of idea that should...
La Grazia Review
In La Grazia, Paulo Sorrentino’s latest film, Mariano De Santis (Toni Servillo) is beginning his white semester as the President...
Amazomania Review (CPH:DOX 2026)
To this day, about 200 tribes have remained unconnected from the world community. Most of them are found in the...