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Festivals

What to watch at the first ever SXSW London festival

We delve into the juicy screen offerings that are coming to the capital this June, from premieres to industry panels and more.
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Festivals

Adam’s Sake – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Laura Wandel’s second feature unravels the complexity of a mother-son relationship within the confines of a paediatric ward.
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Review

Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning review – delivers the big swings

by David Jenkins

Ethan and the team take another crack at foiling a self-learning AI monster that’s hellbent on a global apocalypse.

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3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Sound of Falling – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Mascha Schilinski’s beguiling drama follows four generations living in the same rural German farmhouse and the cyclical nature of their trauma.
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Long Read

Do Not Seek the Treasure: The Coen Brothers’ Anti-Capitalist Critique

by Aisling Walsh

Throughout their joint filmmaking efforts, Joel and Ethan Coen have remained interested in the lengths people are willing to go to for a little bit of money.
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Festivals

Enzo – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Robin Campillo completed this final feature by Laurent Cantet, a beautiful, bittersweet study of a teenage boy finding his way in life.
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Review

It’s Not Me review – an innovative homage to Carax’s main muse

by David Jenkins

Leos Carax delves through his own personal archive in this glorious essay film that’s in thrall to Jean-Luc Godard.

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Anticipation
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4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Challenging representation and centring trans community and craft at TITE 2025

by Eli Cugini

The first edition of the Trans Image / Trans Experience Festival (TITE) in Dublin showcases the multitudes contained in the trans community while providing a vital sense of safety at a time of societal hostility.
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Review

Seeking Mavis Beacon review – Delightful search for missing icon

by Thomas Boyd

This inquisitive and thoughtful doc takes the massively-popular digital typing school programme as its cue for adventure.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Motel Destino review – a sleazy stay in a neon nightmare

by Rafa Sales Ross

A young enforcer for a Brazilian gangster finds himself hiding out at a sleazy sex hotel in Karim Aïnouz’s neo-noir.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect