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‘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
‘14th’ review: Ava DuVernay’s rousing documentary is a damning exploration of the current attack on the rights of Black Americans
DuVernay’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated ‘13th’ premieres in New York before streaming on Netflix from December
‘In The Shadows’ review: Jasmine Jobson packs a punch as British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali in restrained biopic
Anthony Wonke’s feature will be released in the UK on October 30 following its London Film Festival premiere
‘Midday Meal’ review: An Iranian teacher fights to keep his school open in Majid Majidi’s engrossing and timely film
A nuanced performance by Mohammad Rahimi powers Majidi’s Busan competition premiere
‘Long Long Night’ review: Heartfelt South Korean animation conveys a hard-hitting yet hopeful environmental message
Youm Kyu-bock’s feature debut plays Busan competition following a Toronto premiere
‘Ibuku’ review: Lyrical Indonesian mother-daughter drama pivots on a finely-calibrated performance from Christine Hakim
Ayushita Nugraha also stars in Eddie Cahyono’s Busan competition title
‘Florid’ review: Moving UK mental health drama features a memorable performance from rising star Jonathan Jules
Billy Lumby’s feature debut plays London after a San Sebastian premiere
‘Shaving’ review: A woman is haunted by her abusive past in frustrating Korean psychological horror
Kim Jung-hoon’s follow-up to 2013’s ‘Tinker Ticker’ bows in Busan competition
‘Satoko Always’ review: Shuichi Okita’s whimsical comedy drama follows three women as they discover the power of the written word
The film has its international premiere in Busan competition after releasing in Japan last month
‘The First Taste Of Loneliness’ review: Three Chinese women mourn the death of a patriarch in sentimental end to Gu You's ‘Landscape’ trilogy
The Busan competition premiere follows ‘Dwelling In The Fuchan Mountains’ and ‘Dwelling By The West Lake’
‘The Social Reckoning’ review: Aaron Sorkin plays it safe with solid Facebook whistleblower drama
Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White head a strong cast which also includes Betty Gilpin and Wunmi Mosaku
‘You Can See Everything’ review: Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes proves a slippery subject for fascinating documentary
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s knotty feature opens in the US on October 16
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