Festivals

Eagles of the Republic – first-look review

By David Jenkins

A slick screen icon becomes a political pawn in this brash movie industry satire-cum-political spy thriller from Tarik Saleh.

Splitsville – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Two couples find themselves caught up in a love quadrangle after one of them separate in Michael Angelo Covino's romantic comedy.

A new film festival aims to build a community for filmmakers

By Thomas Boyd

Launching in July, Collective Film Festival London will offer a variety of inclusive, international film screenings alongside multidisciplinary, DIY workshops.

Alpha – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Returning to Cannes after winning the Palme d'Or for Titane, Julia Ducournau shifts gears with a unique drama inspired by the AIDS crisis.

The Love That Remains – first-look review

By Mark Asch

Hlynur Pálmason's close-to-home new dramedy documents a year in the life of a family following the parents' separation.

Météors – first-look review

By Yasmine Kandil

A reckless act of youthful troublemaking sends two best friends on a downward spiral in Hubert Charuel's drama.

Urgency and ambition in Cannes Acid 2025

By Mark Asch

There are hidden gems ripe for discovery in the youngest and smallest Cannes sidebar.

The Secret Agent – first-look review

By Rafa Sales Ross

An undercover agent discovers he can't escape his troubled past in Kleber Mendonça Filho's gripping new drama about the height of Brazil's military dictatorship.

My Father’s Shadow – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Akinola Davies Jr announces himself as the real deal with this mightily impressive and affecting debut.

Die, My Love – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Lynne Ramsay finds a kindred spirit in Jennifer Lawrence, joining forces for a blistering portrait of a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

New Wave – first-look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Richard Linklater's homage to the filming of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless brings precious little new to the story of the New Wave.

Pillion – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

A meek young traffic warden embarks on a sexual odyssey with a taciturn biker in Harry Lighton's loose adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones' Box Hill.

Renoir – first-look review

By Iana Murray

An 11-year-old girl attempts to find a way to cope with her father's death in Chie Hayakawa's second feature.

Miroirs No. 3 – first-look review

By David Jenkins

German director Christian Petzold delivers once again with this deviously-structured psychodrama starring his current muse, Paula Beer.

Urchin – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Harris Dickinson's fierce directorial debut is a poignant tale of a down-on-his-luck drifter, featuring a star-making performance from Frank Dillane.

Eddington – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Everyone and everything has a target painted on their ass in Ari Aster’s gaudy portrait of American decline.

La Petite Dernière – first-look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

A young Muslim woman struggles to reconcile her blossoming sexuality with her identity and family expectations in Hafsia Herzi's adaptation of Fatima Daas' novel.

The Chronology of Water – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Kristen Stewart makes her directorial debut with a rousing adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir.

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