All articles by Nikki Baughan
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FeaturesSeven Oscar nominations talking points: voters love international, Warner Bros soars and ‘Wicked 2’ sinks
The steadily increasing international outlook of the US Academy Awards has been confirmed once again.
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Reviews‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ review: Jack O’Connell, Ralph Fiennes fuel blistering horror
Nia DaCosta confidently takes the reigns for bold, brutal instalment of the longstanding horror franchise
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Reviews‘Becoming Victoria Wood’ review: Tender doc celebrates talent and tenacity of pioneering UK comic
Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Maxine Peake are among friends and colleagues paying tribute to Wood’s comedy genius
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FeaturesFilms of the year 2025: Nikki Baughan
Nikki Baughan is Screen International’s reviews editor.
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Reviews‘The Housemaid’ review: Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney play dirty in schlocky adaptation
Paul Feig directs a dull, style-over-substance adaptation of Freida McFadden’s viral novel
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Reviews‘Goodbye June’ review: Helen Mirren and impressive cast ground Kate Winslet’s sentimental debut
Mirren and Winslet star alongside Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn and Timothy Spall in Netflix tear-jerker
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Reviews‘Mailin’ review: Lyrical Argentinian doc explores the nature of memory in the aftermath of abuse
Maria Silvia Esteve’s visceral second feature makes its bow in IDFA competition
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Reviews‘Testimony’ review: Raw, defiant doc gives voice to survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries
Director Aoife Kelleher follows attempts to bring real and lasting justice to the women involved
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Reviews‘Keeper’ review: Osgood Perkins cabin-in-the-woods chiller is more style than substance
Tatiana Maslany gives an impressive performance in the director’s follow-up to ’Longlegs’ and ’The Monkey’
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Reviews‘The Running Man’ review: Edgar Wright’s bombastic Stephen King adaptation doesn’t go the distance
Glen Powell, Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo star in Wright’s underpowered dystopian actioner
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Reviews‘Belen’ review: Director/star Dolores Fonzi turns real-life Argentinian case into powerful feminist drama
Fonzi’s stirring dramatisation of the 2016 Belen abortion case has been chosen as Argentina’s official Oscar submission
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Reviews‘Kenny Dalglish’ review: Asif Kapadia’s affectionate footballer doc should have wide appeal
The film is made up of archive footage and narrated by former Liverpool player/manager Dalglish himself
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Reviews‘Super Nature’ review: Impactful Super 8 natural world doc exec-produced by Asif Kapadia
Ed Sayers’ feature documentary features Super 8 footage from contributors in 25 countries
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Reviews‘Lady’ review: ‘Fleabag’ star Sian Clifford anchors bold, surreal mockumentary satire
The impressive debut feature from UK filmmaker Samuel Abrahams premieres in London
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Reviews‘Black Phone 2’ review: Ethan Hawke returns in Scott Derrickson’s rote horror sequel
Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw are also back to fight The Grabber in Universal chiller
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Reviews‘The Son And The Sea’ review: A journey of self-discovery leads to Scottish coast in impressive debut
A troubled young man leaves London in search of fresh ideas in the first feature from Stroma Cairns
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Reviews‘Love + War’ review: Portrait of US war photographer Lynsey Addario from ‘Free Solo’ filmmakers
Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s insightful documentary focuses on the balance between ambition and responsibility
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Reviews‘At The Place Of Ghosts’ review: Indigenous brothers take a dark path in moody Canadian chiller
Bretten Hannam’s psychological thriller is set within Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw community
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Reviews‘Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story’ review: Colourful portrait of US creative activist
Yemi Bamiro’s London Competition title about photographer Kwame Brathwaite features a wealth of archive footage
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Reviews‘Hen’ review: Greek life seen from the perspective of a plucky chicken makes for a compelling drama
Hungarian director György Pálfi’s emotive film takes the point of view of a hen escaping an industrial farm to reflect on humanity