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Alexander Payne to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival
The Locarno Movie Pageant is ready to honour filmmaker Alexander Payne with the Pardo d’Onore, its honorary award for excellent achievement in cinema.
Payne will...
‘The Mastermind’ review: Kelly Reichardt’s sombre slice of 1970s Americana stars Josh O’Connor
Dir/scr: Kelly Reichardt US. 2025. 110mins
Kelly Reichardt typically tackles genres from indirect angles, subverting their most recognisable tropes to make one thing private and...
‘13 Days 13 Nights’ review: Roschdy Zem stars in real-life Kabul extraction thriller
Dir: Martin Bourboulon. 2025. France. 111mins.
French director Martin Bourboulon follows up his pair of 2023 Three Musketeers movies with 13 Days 13 Nights, a tense...
‘Honey Don’t’ review: Margaret Qualley plays a PI in Ethan Coen’s slight California comedy
Dir: Ethan Coen. US/UK. 2025. 90mins
The saving grace of director Ethan Coen’s uneven however charming noir-comedy is its title character. As sensible, tough-talking personal...
‘The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo’ review: Un Certain Regard winner is set in 1980s Chile
Dir/scr: Diego Cespedes. Chile/France/Germany/Spain/Belgium. 2025. 110 minutes
Love is a continuing saving grace in The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo. Diego Cespedes’s placing debut function...
Ekin Cheng, Natalie Hsu to receive top honours at New York Asian Film Festival
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong star Ekin Cheng and fast-rising actress Natalie Hsu are set to obtain honorary awards on the New York Asian Movie Pageant...
‘Death Does Not Exist’ review: Animation follows young activists into battle
Dir/scr: Felix Dufour-Laperrier. Canada/France. 2025. 72mins
The strain between social duty and private preservation takes centre stage on this Canadian French animation, whose expressive hand-drawn...
‘Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk’ review: Gaza documentary is a poignant final testimony
Dir: Sepideh Farsi. France/Palestine/Iran. 2025. 110mins
This celebration of resilience was remodeled right into a poignant final testimony by the dying of Gaza resident and...
‘The Girl In The Snow’ review: Louise Hemon turns to drama with a story from her own family’s past
Dir: Louise Hemon. France. 2025. 96mins
There's nothing extra harmful than an informed, unbiased lady in Louise Hemon’s atmospheric winter’s story. Impressed by parts of...
‘Brand New Landscape’ review: Debut explores a Tokyo family in crisis
Dir: Yuiga Danzuka. Japan. 2025. 115mins
Two siblings have very totally different emotional reactions to attainable reconciliation with their estranged father in Yuiga Danzuka’s first...