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‘Apart’ review: Muddled 1970s-set arranged marriage drama plays out across Cyprus and South Africa
Palestinian actress Leem Lubany gives an impressive performance in Stelana Kliris’s third feature, which plays both Tallinn and Thessaloniki
‘White Tiger Column’ review: IDFA opener is tender, eye-opening study of Myanmar resistance
The debut feature from Robert Mentov, Dwight Jantzi and Bryan Dickie explores a Myanmar People’s Defence Force training camp
‘Ebenezer’ review: Johnny Depp is a cartoonish Scrooge in Ti West’s underwhelming, unnecessary Dickens adaptation
Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint and Andrea Riseborough also star in the feature, which is rolling out globally
‘Under The Judas Tree’ review: A troubled man becomes consumed by a local murder case in absorbing Greek debut
Christos Houliaras’s Thessaloniki premiere stars composer-turned-actor Alexis Kalofolias
‘The Editor’ review: Worthy, weighty drama based on real-life Spanish ‘El Mundo’ newspaper editor David Jimenez
Dani de la Orden’s follow-up to ‘House In Flames’ premieres in Seville before opening in Spain on November 20
‘Brave New Love’ review: Provocative Danish drama navigates the emotional fallout from an extramarital affair
Kathrine Thorborg Johansen and Anders Danielsen Lie star in Maria Bäck’s impressive second feature
‘Hold Onto Me’ review: A tentative father-daughter relationship informs nuanced Cypriot debut
Myrsini Aristidou’s compelling first feature has been selected as Cyprus’s official Oscar submission
‘How To Rob A Bank’ review: Nicholas Hoult is a Gen Z Robin Hood in David Leitch’s fun, forgettable heist movie
Zoe Kravitz, John C Reilly and Pete Davidson also star in the director’s follow-up to ‘The Fall Guy’ and ‘Bullet Train’
‘The Riverbank’ review: Feverish Brazilian debut effectively opposes queer lives and Bolsonarian Evangelicalism
Directorial duo Matheus Farias and Enock Carvalho’s feature plays Thessaloniki after picking up awards in Locarno and Rio
‘Traces’ review: Powerful, respectful Ukrainian doc reveals the devastating impact of conflict-related sexual violence
Ukraine’s official Oscar submission continues its healthy festival run with berths in London’s Women And The World and DOC NYC
‘Ulya’ review: Austere black-and-white biopic of Latvian basketball star Ulya Semjonova has compelling moments of warmth
Karlis Arnolds Avots impresses as the sporting star in Viesturs Kairiss’ Tallinn opener
‘Gugu’s World’ review: Brazil’s Oscar submission is colourful, compassionate coming-of-age delight
Young star Yuri Gomes impresses in Allan Deberton’s queer drama, which opens in Brazil on November 5
‘The Night That Binds Us’ review: Flat, introspective Chinese debut is boosted by a compelling performance from Hu Ling
Wang Jiangyong’s feature premiered in Tokyo competition, where Hun won the best actress award
‘Kefi’ review: Three sisters reconnect after the death of their father in surprising, irreverent Japanese debut
Writer/director Kisin Saito’s wilfully unpredictable drama bows in Tokyo’s Nippon Cinema Now programme
‘Two Cigarettes, Three Nights’ review: Mayu Matsuoka’s strong performance breathes life into familiar tale of 30-something angst
Yukiko Mishima’s pleasant Japanese drama premieres in Tokyo competition
‘The Intertwining’ review: Contrived Japanese identity drama is buoyed by moving performances
Erika Karata and KPop star Jiyoung impress in Akira Yamamoto’s Tokyo competition drama
‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’ review: Milcho Manchevski serves up a darkly comic exploration of North Macedonia’s wealth divide
The ’Before The Rain’ director’s latest debuts in Tokyo competition
‘The Nights’ review: Colourful documentary portrait of a working class woman in Buenos Aires
Ana Bovino’s feature documentary world premieres at Dok Leipzig
‘The Mosquito Bowl’ review: Peter Berg’s hollow Second World War drama follows college football stars to the battlefield
Nicholas Galitzine and Bill Skarsgård head this real-life tale from the ’Friday Night Lights’ and ’Lone Survivor’ director
‘Red Before Dawn’ review: Garin Nugroho’s stirring period piece explores the development of post-independence Indonesia
Nugroho’s follow-up to ’Opera Jawa’ and ’Memories Of My Body’ premieres in Tokyo compeition
‘Trees Are Watching’ review: Eva Green is a writer haunted by her past in Bahman Ghobadi’s undercooked Turkish horror
Martin Scorsese executive produces the feature, which plays Tokyo competition following a Toronto premiere
‘>1.5°C Pyropolitics And The New World’ review: Slight but urgent doc observes the human cost of climate change
Austrain filmmaker Lukas Marxt’s study of the 2025 LA wildfires premieres at DOK Leipzig
‘Magic Atlas’ review: Chinese-language animation deploys multiple techniques to striking, confounding effect
Sun Xun’s experimental feature plays DOK Leipzig and Tokyo after a Locarno premiere
‘Sukiyaki’ review: Tokyo opener is sprawling, feel-good drama about Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto’s 1963 global hit
Takahisa Zeze’s biopic hits Japanese cinemas on Christmas Day
‘Letters From The Silenced Country’ review: Mixed-media documentary proves a raw, disquieting study of Belarusian resistance
Andrei Kutsila’s film plays DOK Leipzig after winning Venice’s Golden Globes Impact prize for documentary
‘The Other’s Profile’ review: Unfocused, uneven Italian drama puts influencer culture in the spotlight
Pilar Fogliata and Ginevra Francesconi impress in Francesco Bruni’s Rome premiere
‘The Liberation’ review: A remarkable Carrie Coon powers Guy Nattiv’s expertly-observed US cult drama
Lily James, Tracy Letts, Odessa Young and Bella Ramsey also impress in a film based on Nattiv’s own grandmother
‘Clayface’ review: The Batman villain gets an edgy spin-off in James Watkins’ gory, predictable body horror
The latest from DC Studios stars Tom Rhys Harries as the Hollywood star turned vigilante
‘Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House’ review: Beloved BBC sitcom makes a charming transition to the big screen
The first Ghosts feature reunites the cast with series director Simon Hynd and opens in UK cinemas on October 23
‘7 Miles Out’ review: Carol Morley adapts her semi-autobiographical novel into a vibrant study of life in ’70s and ’80s Stockport
Lucy Halliday and Leila Entwistle star in writer/director Morley’s London Film Festival competition premiere
‘Flesh And Fuel’ review: A French trucker finds love on the road in sensitive, mature debut
Alexis Manenti and Julian Swiezewski spark in the Zurich Golden Eye-winning feature
‘Klara And The Sun’ review: Jenna Ortega stars in Taika Waititi’s overstuffed adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel
Dir: Taika Waititi. New Zealand/US/UK. 2026. 116 mins
‘Forgotten Island’ review: DreamWorks’ Philippines-set adventure is a vivid celebration of folklore and friendship
’Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado serve up an entertaining family adventure
‘Act 3’ review: Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor muse on the nature of storytelling in rich, moving documentary
The filmmakers’ latest non-fiction work premieres in London Film Festival competition
‘Whalefall’ review: Breathless survival thriller puts a terrific Austin Abrams right in the belly of the beast
Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Shue also star in Brian Duffield’s crowd-pleasing adaptation of the novel by Daniel Kraus.
‘Frank And Percy’ review: Ian McKellen and Roger Allam lift good-natured, syrupy London-set romantic comedy
The film is the latest collaboration between McKellan, director Sean Mathias and writer Martin Sherman
‘Hilol’ review: Uzbekistan identity crisis drama makes the most of the country’s striking landscape
Nargiza Bakayeva gives a strong performance in Botir Abdurakhmanov’s Busan competition debut
‘Between Two Lovers’ review: Innocuous Japanese polyamory drama benefits from strong cast led by Masami Nagasawa
Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi also star in Nanako Hirose’s Busan competition title
‘The Day After Sunday’ review: A weekend in Tokyo reveals difficult truths in Takuya Kato’s stylish third feature
The writer/director’s follow-up to ‘Grown-ups’ and ‘Fly On’ premieres in Busan competition
‘The Sea Speaks His Name’ review: Urgent drama explores the dangers and rewards of political activism in 1990s Indonesia
Busan competition premiere reunites director Yosep Anggi Noen with his ‘24 Hours With Gaspar’ star Reza Rahadian
‘Wildwood’ review: Animation studio Laika break new ground with dazzling stop-motion adventure
The latest work from the ‘Coraline’ and ‘Kubo’ studio features the voices of Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan and Peyton Elizabeth Lee
‘To Be Ordinary’ review: Nuanced Taiwanese family drama explores the impact of life-changing injury
Lee Yun Chan’s accomplished Busan competition title boasts a strong ensemble cast
‘Ray Gunn’ review: Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson head starry voice cast for Brad Bird’s stylish but unwieldy animation
The Skydance Animation feature premieres in London before a limited theatrical release and Netflix bow in December
‘Silver Express’ review: An asexual Japanese woman searches for connection in sensitive, unapologetic debut
Miki Tanaka’s Busan competition title features a strong central performance from Yui Okamoto
‘Beach Fictions’ review: A woman’s experiences reshape her day in elegant South Korean time-shift debut
Lim Hayeon’s absorbing first feature bows in Busan competition
