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‘Ancestral Beasts’ review: Indigenous Canadian horror effectively draws on the spectre of generational trauma
Writer/director Tim Riedel’s creature feature premiered at Fantasia
‘Tony’ review: Dominic Sessa impresses as young chef Anthony Bourdain
Antonio Banderas and Emilia Jones also star in the feature, which opens in the US on August 7
‘The Leader’ review: Michael Gallagher weaves gripping, grim drama about Heaven’s Gate cult
Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga shine in true-life tale that offers no easy answers
‘Village Of Eight Gravestones’ review: ‘Ju-on: The Grudge’ director Takashi Shimizu deftly adapts the 1940s Japanese detective novel
Matsuya Onoe stars as Japanese gumshoe Kosuke Kinaichi in this Fantasia premiere
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ review: Thrilling Marvel sequel offers spectacle and emotion in equal measure
Tom Holland leads a sharp ensemble as Peter Parker faces new foes and old fears
‘Someone’s Daughter’ review: A knotty survival tale set against the hostile Canadian wilderness
Pascale Bussieres’s tightly controlled performance highlights this Fantasia premiere from director Wiebke Von Carolsfeld
‘Black Zombie’ review: Fascinating doc reclaims the zombie from Western culture and returns it to its African roots
Maya Annik Bedward’s film won Fantasia’s Northern Excellence Award for Canadian filmmaking
‘Corpus’ review: Hedonistic horror debut plays out against the sweaty club scene of late ’90s New York
The feature debut of former intimacy coordinator Corrin Evans makes its debut in Fantasia competition
‘Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters Of Steve Johnson’ review: Colourful portrait of the acclaimed SFX artist behind classics like 'Ghostbusters'
Nick Taylor’s Fantasia doc features a host of talking heads including John Landis and Tom Holland
‘Ferine’ review: Arresting Italian genre debut is lush modern giallo with feline themes
Andrea Corsini’s first feature world premieres in Fantasia
‘No Rest For The Wicked’ review: Atmospheric Danish queer drama makes the most of its 1860s Faroe Islands setting
Kasper Kalle’s Fantasia Cheval Noir title stars Pilou Asbaek and newcomer Egor Venned
‘Someone Special’ review: A therapist gets dangerously close to her patient in mangled Thai genre mash-up
The debut feature from Petong Sakulchai and Ariel Feng premieres at New York Asian Film Festival
‘The Odyssey’ review: Matt Damon leads all-star cast in Christopher Nolan’s towering IMAX adaptation of Homer’s epic poem
Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron also star in the director’s follow-up to ‘Oppenheimer’
‘Gealtra’ review: Brendan Canty follows ‘Christy’ with slight, engaging study of young Irish-language musicians
Dir: Brendan Canty. Ireland. 2025. 70mins
‘Fruit Gathering’ review: Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe winner is delicate LGBTQ Myanmar drama
Aung Phyoe’s fine-tuned feature debut is powered by an impressive central performance from Nandar Myat Aung
‘Samurai Vengeance’ review: Tasuku Emoto stars in Takashi Minamoto’s entertaining spin on the Japanese period drama
Ken Watanabe also stars in Minamoto’s adaptation of Sayako Nagai’s prizewinning novel
‘The Siege Of Paradise’ review: Gar O’Rourke follows ‘Sanatorium’ with gentle, thought-provoking look at the impact of mass tourism
O’Rourke’s enjoyable documentary travels to the tourist hot spot of Cinque Terre, on Italy’s northwestern coast
‘The Lost Children Of Tuam’ review: Sensitive, unfussy drama follows investigation into Irish mother and baby home
Liam Neeson produces Frank Berry’s respectful drama, which stars Monica Dolan as Galway historian Catherine Corless
‘You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead’ review: A Sligo family attempts to pull off a Christmas heist in raucous Irish black comedy
Dallan Shovlin’s entertaining debut stars Ardal O’Hanlon, Michelle Fairley and Stephen Rea, and premieres at Galway Film Fleadh
‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ review: Winning Irish heartwarmer takes a child’s eye view of healing from grief
Rory Kinnear, Maria Bakalova and Ezra Carlisle impress in Rebekah Fortune’s well-observed feature
‘Try!’ review: Crowd-pleasing Irish doc celebrates the community spirit of Mixed Ability Rugby
Oisín Mistéil’s heartfelt film plays Galway after a Sheffield DocFest premiere
‘Life Support’ review: Distressing, essential documentary follows volunteer medics into Gaza
Daniele Rugo’s powerful first-hand account opens in UK/Irish cinemas after a Sheffield premiere
‘Rain Catcher’ review: A London street photographer loses his grip on reality in intriguing, twisty neo-noir
Dudley O’Shaughnessy impresses in Michele Fiascaris debut feature, premiering in Karlovy Vary’s Proxima competition.
‘Hijamat’ review: Jafar Panahi produces Nader Saeivar’s disjointed study of a Turkish immigrant family in Berlin
The fourth feature from Panahi collaborator and It Was Just An Accident co-writer Saeivar premieres in Karlovy Vary competition
‘Evil Dead Burn’ review: Latest in long-running horror franchise has lots of gore, little of substance
Infested director Sebastien Vanicek takes the reins for this ultra-violent domestic horror
‘Moana’ review: Lifeless live-action remake fails to capture the spirit of Disney’s animated original
Thomas Kail’s effects-heavy feature stars Dwayne Johnson and newcomer Catherine Lagaʻaia
‘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
‘Black Money For White Nights’ review: Absurdist drama reckons with Bulgaria’s culture of corruption
Directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov return to Karlovy Vary following their Crystal Globe-winning The Father
‘The Lion At My Back’ review: Cypriot migrant drama is anchored by persuasive performances
Tonia Mishiali’s second feature makes its debut in Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe competition
‘Bearhunting’ review: A real-life 19th century bear hunt fuels underpowered German satire
The second feature from Peter Meister will release in Germany in August, following plays at Munich and Shanghai
‘The Guest’ review: Trine Dyrholm is magnetic at the heart of knotty Danish domestic drama
Mads Mengel’s feature debut premieres in Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe competition
‘Block 10’ review: Harrowing Holocaust drama sheds light on Nazi sterilisation experiments
Marcus O Rosenmüller’s unflinching feature premieres in Munich’s Spotlight strand
‘Echo Of Tomorrow’s War’ review: Germany’s past seems destined to repeat itself in timely family drama
Nicolas Ehret’s poignant feature debut bows in Munich’s New German Cinema strand
‘The Miserable Mother’ review: German musical comedy is wry, sincere study of new motherhood
Susanne Heinrich’s follow-up to ‘Aren’t You Happy?’ plays Munich’s New German Cinema strand
‘Minions & Monsters’ review: The half-pint heroes return for a gleefully anarchic animation set in 1920s Hollywood
Christoph Waltz, Allison Janney and Jesse Eisenberg lend their voices to the latest instalment in Illumination’s hit franchise
‘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
‘The Violinist’ review: Annecy Cristal winner is sedate, traditional Singapore-set animation
Dir. Ervin Han, Raúl García. Singapore/Spain/Italy. 2026. 114mins
‘Jackass: Best And Last’ review: Johnny Knoxville and gang reunite for gleeful mix of past highlights and punishing new stunts
Series regulars Steve-O and Chris Pontius also join returning director Jeff Tremaine
‘Blaise’ review: Droll French animation follows an introverted teen and his dysfunctional parents
Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue’s follow-up to their popular TV series premieres in Annecy
‘Supergirl’ review: Milly Alcock impresses as the sardonic superhero but latest DC adventure fails to soar
Matthias Schoenaerts and Jason Momoa co-star in Craig Gillespie’s lacklustre summer actioner
‘Julián’ review: Latest animation from Ireland’s Carton Saloon is vibrant Brooklyn-set coming-of-age drama
Louise Bagnall’s feature debut makes its bow at Annecy
‘Rogue Trooper’ review: Duncan Jones adapts 2000 AD comic strip into eccentric, entertaining animated actioner
Aneurin Barnard, Jack Lowden and Hayley Atwell lend their voices to Jones’s Annecy premiere
‘Lionel’ review: Tender, understated Spanish father-son drama draws from real life
Carlos Saiz’s small-scale feature debut won Transilvania’s top prize
‘Lucy Lost’ review: Charming, playful animated adaptation of Michael Morpurgo novel ‘Listen To The Moon’
Olivier Clért’s feature debut plays Annecy competition following its Cannes premiere
‘Leviticus’ review: Striking performances and a balanced tone elevate unnerving Australian LGBTQ+ horror
Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen impress in Adrian Chiarella’s feature debut


































































