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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ review: Maniacal mascots remain star attraction of dull horror sequel
Josh Hutcherson returns to do battle with the evil animatronics in follow-up to the surprise 2023 box office hit
‘El Sett’ review: Reverential, heavy-handed biopic of Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum
Lavish production from ’The Yacoubian Building’ director Marwan Hamed premieres in Marrakech
‘Scarlet’ review: Japan’s Mamoru Hosoda borrows from ‘Hamlet’ for striking animated tale of revenge
The ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle’ director’s latest begins its international rollout after proving a hit at the Japanese box office
‘Sophia’ review: Jessica Brown Findlay stars in Dhafer L’Abidine’s accessible Tunisian thriller
L’Abidine also stars in this workmanlike thriller, which premieres as a Marrakech Gala screening
‘A Place For Her’ review: Strong, immersive social drama unravels in a Parisian women’s support centre
Mélisa Godet’s debut feature is powered by an authentic approach and a raft of strong performances
‘First Light’ review: A nun wrestles with her faith in assured, precisely crafted Philippines-set debut
The confident first feature from Australian director James J Robinson plays Marrakech competition
‘Marty Supreme’ review: Timothee Chalamet powers Josh Safdie’s bracing spin on the sports movie
Chalamet’s swaggering performance is at the heart of this propulsive 1950s-set table tennis drama
‘Behind The Palm Trees’ review: Formulaic Moroccan love triangle drama bolstered by strong performances
Meryem Benm’Barek’s second feature makes its debut in Marrakech competition
‘Tere Ishk Mein’ review: Tamil star Dhanush stars in glossy, engaging Bollywood love story
Aanand L Rai’s feature debuts at IFFI Goa alongside a day and date rollout across various territories
‘Gondhal’ review: An Indian wedding party turns sour in polished Marathi-language debut
Santosh Davakhar’s impressive first feature premieres in Goa competition
‘White Snow’ review: Deceptively powerful Kashmiri drama celebrates freedom of expression
Praveen Morchhale’s fifth feature is based on a real incident and makes its debut in Goa’s Indian Panorama
‘Zootopia 2’ review: Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin return for underpowered animated sequel
Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster and Andy Samberg also join the cast of this animal adventure
‘Vanya’ review: An elderly man fights forced relocation in timely, uneven Indian drama
The latest from Badiger Devendra features a strong central performance from Vaijanath Biradar
‘Whispers Of The Mountains’ review: Balanced drama explores cost of mining in northwest India
Jigar Nagda’s quietly agitating feature premieres in Goa and revolves around a mute pre-teen boy
‘Shape Of Momo’ review: Stirring, authentic drama sees a woman return to her Indian home village
Tribeny Rai’s impressive debut is both culturally specific and universally recognisable
‘Hercules Falling’ review: Dar Salim is phenomenal as a troubled war veteran in powerful Danish drama
Christian Bonke’s drawn-from-real-life drama was named Best First Feature at Tallinn
‘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
‘Past Future Continuous’ review: IDFA Envision winner is poignant, formally daring family portrait
Directors Firouzeh Khosrovani and Morteza Ahmadvand explore the link between a US-based woman and her parents in Tehran
‘Come See Me In The Good Light’ review: Affecting doc follows US poet Andrea Gibson’s cancer battle
’Good Night Oppy’ director Ryan White spends time with terminally ill Gibson and their partner Megan Falley
‘Testimony’ review: Raw, defiant doc gives voice to survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries
Director Aiofe Kelleher follows attempts to bring real and lasting justice to the women involved
‘Three Goodbyes’ review: Alba Rohrwacher impresses at heart of Isabel Coixet’s warm drama
The Spanish director’s latest plays Tallinn after its Toronto premiere
‘My First Love’ review: A disabled student fights prejudice in fierce Norwegian debut
Director Mari Storstein draws from her own experiences for this powerful Tallinn premiere
‘A Fox Under A Pink Moon’ review: Strong Afghan migrant doc blends phone footage and animation
Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei’s IDFA competition title follows a young Afghan artist attempting to journey to Europe
‘Sisu: Road To Revenge’ review: The vengeful Finnish soldier returns in gory, underwhelming sequel
Jorma Tommila’s grieving commando goes up against Stephen Lang’s Red Army commander to muted results
‘Wicked: For Good’ review: Cynthia Erivo sparkles, but musical sequel fails to hit the high notes
Jon M. Chu’s follow-up to 2024 box office hit ‘Wicked’ also stars Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey
‘Emergency Exit’ review: Surrealist Spanish comedy is fitting swansong for star Marisa Paredes
The late Paredes is one of several passengers embarking on a magical mystery tour for director Lluis Minarro
‘Silent Flood’ review: Lyrical portrait of a religious community in Ukraine is new angle on conflict
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s thoughtful docmentary plays IDFA competition
‘The Good Daughter’ review: Impressive, balanced Spanish drama gives child’s eye view of domestic violence
The second feature from Screen Spanish Star Of Tomorrow Julia De Paz bows in Tallinn’s official competition
‘Amilcar’ review: Impressionistic study of Guinea-Bissau-born poet and revolutionary Amilcar Cabral
IDFA premiere uses archive footage and Cabral’s personal writings to paint a compelling portrait
‘LifeLike’ review: Uneven Turkish terminal illness drama makes inventive use of virtual reality
The third feature from Ali Vatansever makes its debut in Tallinn Black Nights
‘Gaza’s Twins, Come Back To Me’ review: Impassioned doc follows a family trying to reunite in Gaza
Mohammed Sawwaf’s emotional second feature premieres at IDFA
‘Flood’ review: Impactful exploration of family and faith is exec produced by Laura Poitras
Debut director Katy Scoggin’s emotional study of her relationship with her fundamentalist father now plays IDFA
‘Father’ review: Slovak filmmaker Tereza Nvotova presents a bold, powerful portrait of paternal guilt
Milan Ondrik gives a raw performance in Slovakia’s official Oscar submission, which now plays Tallinn
‘The Prince Of Nanawa’ review: Rich, rewarding doc follows a Paraguayan boy from adolescence to adulthood
Clarisa Navas’s fascinating feature plays IDFA following its Visions du Reel Grand Jury prize win
‘18 Holes To Paradise’ review: Savage Portuguese satire sees a home threatened by fire and feud
João Nuno Pinto’s elegant third feature about a bickering family in southern Portugal premieres in Tallinn
‘All The Time’ review: Three women are linked by shared trauma in intriguing if flawed Belgian debut
Amelie Derlon Cordina’s Brussels-set feature premieres in Seville
‘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’
‘The Bad Names’ review: Pablo Molinero shines as real Spanish intersex figure Florencio Pla
Compassionate debut from Marc Ortiz Prades is set in the early 20th century and premieres in Seville
‘Steal This Story, Please!’ review: Energetic doc follows dogged US journalist Amy Goodman
Feature from ’Trouble The Water’ filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin makes its international bow at IDFA
‘Cotton Queen’ review: Thessaloniki winner is assured debut from Sudanese filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani
A young Sudanese woman fights for control of her own life in Mirghani’s village drama
‘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
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ review: Jesse Eisenberg heads tricky third instalment of heist franchise
Returning stars Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher and Morgan Freeman join incoming director Ruben Fleischer
‘Goodbye Sisters’ review: Engrossing doc follows two young women back to their remote Himalayan mountain home
This strong debut from French-Irish filmmaker Alexander Murphy bows in Tallinn
‘Bearcave’ review: Lyrical, overlong debut follows two queer women in rural Greece
Venice Giornate degli Autori Europa Cinemas Label winner makes its home debut at Thessaloniki
‘In Your Dreams’ review: Netflix family animation proves something of a snoozefest
Alex Woo’s lightweight directorial debut follows two siblings who enter the magical world of dreams


































































