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‘The Luminous Life’ review: A Lisbon spring brings new opportunities for a troubled 20-something
Dir/scr: Joao Rosas. Portugal. 2025. 99mins
It's spring in Lisbon and the town is stuffed with mild, heat and promise. However Nicolau (Francisco Melo) is...
‘The Visitor’ review: Lithuanian debut takes a fresh approach to the issue of migration
Dir: Vytautas Katkus. Lithuania/Norway/Sweden. 2025. 115mins.
The theme of migration is so completely mined in arthouse cinema, it's uncommon to discover a image that has...
‘Superman’ review: James Gunn puts his own stamp on the iconic Man of Steel
Dir/scr: James Gunn. US. 2025. 129mins
James Gunn’s comic-book films are crammed with irreverent humour and quirky tonal shifts, however at their core is a...
‘Broken Voices’ review: Powerful Czech choir drama is loosely based on real-life abuse scandal
Dir/scr: Ondrej Provaznik. Czech Republic/Slovak Republic. 2025. 105mins.
13-year-old Karolina (Katerina Falbrova) is overjoyed when she is picked for a prestigious ladies’ choir, becoming a...
‘Baite’ review: Conventional murder mystery unfolds in 1970s Ireland
Dir: Ruan Magan. Eire. 2025. 94mins
The settled calm of a rural group is shattered by the invention of a long-hidden physique in Baite. Ruan...
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ review: Live-action remake harnesses the magic of the animated original
Dir: Dean DeBois. UK/US. 2025. 125mins
Fifteen years after the discharge of Dreamworks animation How To Prepare Your Dragon, and the studio is hoping to...
‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ review: Artistic animation takes a plant’s eye-view of the apocalypse
Dir: Momoko Seto. France/Belgium. 2025. 76 minutes
4 dandelion seeds – or ‘achenes’ to provide them their scientific title – embark on a outstanding journey...
‘Materialists’ review: Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans form Celine Song’s love triangle
Dir/scr: Celine Tune. US. 2025. 116mins
For the follow-up to her Oscar-nominated debut Previous Lives, writer-director Celine Tune once more makes use of a romantic...
‘Animal Farm’ review: Director Andy Serkis softens George Orwell classic for family animation
Dir: Andy Serkis. Canada/UK/USA. 2025. 96mins
Initially conceived by George Orwell as a satirical allegory for the Russian Revolution and the following struggles of the...
‘Stitch Head’ review: Burtonesque animation is adapted from Guy Bass children’s books
Dir/scr: Steve Hudson. Germany/Luxembourg. 2025. 91mins
Excessive in his mountain lair, the Fort Grotteskew, a mad professor (voiced by Rob Brydon) is obsessive about designing...