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La Bola Negra (2026) Review – The Weight of Silence
In one sentence: Three homosexuals living in different periods of Spanish history confront prejudice, love and loss in an extraordinary exploration of the silences that shape lives across generations. Every once in a while, a film comes along that feels like pure art. The kind of film that reminds you why cinema exists and why…
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Klara and the Sun (2026) Review – More Than the Sum of Our Parts
In one sentence: A solar-powered Artificial Friend joins a family in a technologically altered future, learning about love, loneliness and what it means to be irreplaceable. Following A Pale View of Hills, Klara and the Sun marks the second adaptation of a Kazuo Ishiguro novel to reach cinemas this year. The two stories could hardly…
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& Sons (2026) Review – A Question of Legacy
In one sentence: A reclusive literary giant summons his two estranged older sons for an unexpected reunion where a startling revelation threatens to change their understanding of the family forever. When two of my favourite actors appear in the same film, there is very little chance of me missing it. Following particular actors’ careers can…
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Wicker (2026) Review – Love, Woven to Order
In one sentence: A lonely Fisherwoman commissions a husband woven from wicker, only to discover that finding love may be easier than protecting it from the jealousy of others. Fables have existed for centuries, using seemingly simple stories to explore human behaviour and offer lessons about the way we live. Although they may take different…
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Whalefall (2026) Review – Swallowed by Grief
In one sentence: A young diver searching for his father’s remains is swallowed by a sperm whale, leaving him with just an hour of air to escape while confronting the memories of their troubled relationship. Stories of men being swallowed by whales have fascinated audiences for centuries, from the biblical tale of Jonah to Pinocchio.…
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Digger (2026) Review – The Cost of Consumption
In one sentence: An eccentric oil tycoon scrambles to contain a potentially catastrophic climate disaster after his company’s drilling causes a huge section of Greenland’s ice shelf to break away. Sometimes a film comes along that subverts expectations so completely that it becomes difficult to decide exactly how you feel about it. It might not…
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Verity (2026) Review – Whose Truth Is It Anyway?
In one sentence: A struggling writer enters the home of a bestselling author to finish her work, only to uncover a shocking manuscript that changes everything. Colleen Hoover adaptations are arriving thick and fast thanks to the author’s enormous popularity, but Verity marks something a little different. As the first adaptation of one of her…
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Sense and Sensibility (2026) Review – Of Head and Heart
In one sentence: Two very different sisters navigate love, loss and social expectation while learning that happiness may require finding a balance between sense and sensibility. Jane Austen has been adapted for the screen so many times that each new version inevitably faces the question of what it can possibly add. Yet the continued appetite…
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Bad Apples (2026) Review – A Bad Decision Bears Fruit
In one sentence: An overwhelmed primary school teacher makes one disastrous decision while dealing with a disruptive pupil, setting off a chain of events that becomes increasingly impossible to undo. Sometimes one bad decision is all it takes. A choice made in panic creates another problem, the solution to that problem demands another questionable decision…
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Heart of the Beast (2026) Review – Survival, Side by Side
In one sentence: Stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash, a former Special Forces Officer and his military dog must rely on each other to make the long journey home. There is something extraordinary about the bond between humans and dogs. Perhaps that is why films centred on this relationship can feel…
