- February 6, 2026
How gaming YouTuber Markiplier became an…
Markiplier is far from the only YouTuber to see success lately in theatrical cinema – Talk to Me filmmakers the Philippou Brothers and Skinamarink visionary Kyle Edward Ball spring
The Chronology of Water review – Imogen Poots…
The transformative power of water lies at the heart of American writer Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, informed by her adolescent dreams of swimming being her escape
Mika Imai: ‘There is such an affinity between…
Every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the programming team makes an effort to champion emerging talent that challenges preconceived notions of what Japanese
Nouvelle Vague review – there are other, better…
It is ironic that Richard Linklater has chosen to homage a film carved out of spontaneous new techniques with one so mired in contrivances that it
Return To Silent Hill review – if not entirely…
If anyone was going to try to adapt Silent Hill 2, one of video gaming’s most spectacular artistic achievements, you could do worse than French stylist
100 films to look forward to in 2026 – part two
61. Queen at Sea (Lance Hamer) February 2026 (Berlinale Première) Back in 2008, Lance Hamer was a name on everyone’s lips due to his massively impressive
Chihiro Amano: ‘It was like I hit a wall in all…
Every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the programming team makes an effort to champion emerging talent that challenges preconceived notions of what Japanese
Rental Family review – Brendan Fraser shines in…
Since playing a toothpaste superhero in an advertisement, down-on-his-luck actor Phillip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) has been living in Tokyo for several years and further opportunities have
State of Statelessness review – an intimate…
This is a film about the constant sense of being slightly out of step with where you are standing, rendered with remarkable restraint. State of Statelessness is
Giant review – another tired boxing biopic for…
It’s nearing a quarter-century since the retirement of “Prince” Naseem Hamed, Sheffield’s world champion boxer of Yemeni heritage. For a while, in the run-up to the new