All articles by Allan Hunter
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Reviews‘Skintown’ review: Sparky, engaging friendship drama is set against the backdrop of Troubles-era Northern Ireland
Jack Rowan and Chris Walley head the impressive cast of Kieron J Walsh’s Edinburgh competition premiere
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Reviews‘The Mad World Of Harvey Kurtzman’ review: Breezy, insightful portrait of influential MAD magazine founder
Bart Simpson’s Edinburgh competition doc is executive produced by filmmaker and Kurtzman colleague Terry Gilliam
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Reviews‘Out There’ review: Intermittently charming Welsh sci-fi relies on a committed cast including Michael Sheen and Aneurin Barnard
Simon Ryninks’ debut premieres in Edinburgh competition
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Reviews‘Gealtra’ review: Brendan Canty follows ‘Christy’ with slight, engaging study of young Irish-language musicians
Source: Galway Film Fleadh ‘Gealtra’ Dir: Brendan Canty. Ireland. 2025. 70mins Language is power and creativity is the brightest road to self-expression in Gealtra. Brendan Canty’s slight but engaging documentary (the title translates as ‘gang’) follows a group of young people from Cork as they embrace the ...
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Reviews‘Our House’ review: Galway opener is lively, unbalanced Northern Irish home invasion thriller
Peter Young’s promising feature debut stars Hannah McClean, Michael Shea and Andy Doherty
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Reviews‘Block 10’ review: Harrowing Holocaust drama sheds light on Nazi sterilisation experiments
Marcus O Rosenmüller’s unflinching feature premieres in Munich’s Spotlight strand
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Reviews‘Identitti’ review: A university student wrestles with identity issues in uneven German drama
Amanda Babaei Vieira and rapper Sabrina Setlur star in Randa Chahoud’s adaptation of Mithu Sanyal’s bestseller
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Reviews‘Our Father’ review: Transilvania’s Special Jury Award winner is brooding, unsettling Serbian addiction drama
Goran Stankovic’s feature debut is based on the story of Serbian Orthodox priest Branislav Peranovic, who was jailed for murder
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Reviews‘Low Expectations’ review: Understated Norwegian depression drama stars singer Marie Ulven
Ulven, aka Girl in Red, impresses in Eivind Landsvik’s debut of burnout and recovery
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Reviews‘Six Months In A Pink And Blue Building’ review: Intimate, precise portrait of childhood, memory and sexuality in Mexico City
Bruno Santamaría Razo’s Cannes Critics Week title effectively blends documentary and fiction
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Reviews‘Tin Castle’ review: Affectionate, unsentimental doc follows an Irish traveller family
Alexander Murphy’s follow-up to ‘Goodbye Sisters’ debuts in Cannes Critics’ Week
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Reviews‘Avedon’ review: Ron Howard documentary puts master photographer Richard Avedon in the frame
An authorised documentary offers a comprehensive look at Avedon’s artistry and drive
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Reviews‘Marie Madeleine’ review: Haiti-set drama finds grace in the tension between sexuality and faith
Gessica Geneus follows debut Freda with a sensual, socially-grounded tale of belief, repression and change
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Reviews‘Magilligan’ review: Empathetic Northern Irish doc explores the reality of life after prison
Ross McClean’s observational film should attract attention following its Visions du Reel premiere
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Reviews‘Out Laws’ review: Thoughtful doc explores the impact of colonial anti-gay laws in Namibia and beyond
The debut feature of filmmakers Lexi Powner and James Lewis premieres in BFI Flare
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Reviews‘Psalms Of The People’ review: Affectionate portrait of Gaelic psalm singer Rob MacNeacail
Jack Archer’s film premieres at Glasgow Film Festival
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Reviews‘Effi o Blaenau’ review: Leisa Gwenllian shines in Marc Evans’ somber Welsh-language drama
The adaptation of Gary Owen’s one-woman play ’Iphigenia In Splott’ premieres in Glasgow ahead of a UK release in June
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Reviews‘Molly Vs The Machines’ review: Emotional docu-drama explores the insidious threat posed by social media
Marc Silver’s film premieres at Glasgow before a UK theatrical run and broadcast on Channel 4
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Reviews‘Samanta Nobody’ review: A homeless girl struggles to make her way in muted Irish drama
Ciaran Creagh’s Dublin title stars newcomer Ruby Jean Lennon as the down-on-her-luck protagonist
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Reviews‘Once Upon A Time In A Cinema’ review: Dublin opener is nostalgic drama set in 1980s Limerick
David Gleeson bases his feature on his own experiences growing up in a family of Irish cinema owners