Reviews

Michael review – legacy management 101
Ultras review – shoots and scores
Rose of Nevada review – a gorgeous Cornish time-travel yarn
Departures review – the turbulent journey of trauma with no arrival
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy review – rotten to the core
Diamanti review – a joyful meta-melodrama celebrating female actors

Features

Rediscovering Singapore's first action heroine
Lee Cronin's The Mummy | Miroirs No. 3 | The Blue Trail
The surprising rhythms of a 24-hour cinema
How Beef shines a light on the pitfalls of reproductive healthcare
Cannes 2026 announces its sidebar line-ups
Jarmusch Special | Father Mother Sister Brother

Talent Ali Junejo

Review

Joyland

by Xuanlin Tham

A conservative Pakistani family in Lahore fracture when modernity meets tradition in Saim Sadiq’s intimate drama.

Anticipation

Enjoyment

In Retrospect

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Michael review – legacy management 101

Ultras review – shoots and scores

Rose of Nevada review – a gorgeous Cornish time-travel yarn

Departures review – the turbulent journey of trauma with no arrival

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy review – rotten to the core

Diamanti review – a joyful meta-melodrama celebrating female actors

Rediscovering Singapore's first action heroine

Lee Cronin's The Mummy | Miroirs No. 3 | The Blue Trail

The surprising rhythms of a 24-hour cinema

How Beef shines a light on the pitfalls of reproductive healthcare

Cannes 2026 announces its sidebar line-ups

Jarmusch Special | Father Mother Sister Brother

Joyland