Key Highlights: Ashley Walters marks his feature directorial debut with Animol, a raw and emotionally complex portrait of life inside a young offenders institution, co-written with Nick Love. The film stars Tut Nyuot in a standout lead performance, with strong supporting work from Sekou Diaby, Ryan Dean, Sharon Duncan Brewster, and Stephen Graham. Animol premiered ...
Key Highlights: Filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi adapt Federico GarcĂa Lorca’s unfinished 1936 play into La Bola Negra, a three-part historical epic connecting Spanish LGBTQ history across decades. The film weaves together the lives of three menâCarlos in 1932, SebastiĂĄn in 1937, and Alberto in 2017âfeaturing performances by Ălvaro Lafuente Calvo, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos ...
Key Highlights: Director Taika Waititi officially unveiled his latest feature film, “Klara and the Sun,” at its world premiere. High-profile Hollywood talent and industry figures gathered to celebrate the red-carpet debut of the anticipated movie. The film marks the newest directorial effort from Waititi, drawing strong industry attention during its initial festival or premiere rollout. ...
Key Highlights: Writer and director Beth de AraĂșjoâs drama Josephine examines the psychological aftermath of an eight-year-old child witnessing a brutal sexual assault in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan deliver career-defining performances alongside breakout child actor Mason Reeves, depicting the conflicting parenting approaches to early trauma and courtroom testimony. Reviewed ...
Key Highlights: LAIKA’s animated fantasy Wildwood, directed by Travis Knight and adapted by Chris Butler, delivers a dark, mature coming-of-age story set just beyond the borders of Portland, Oregon. The massive stop-motion production features 132 sets, 233 unique character puppets, and an ambitious 12-minute, 411-shot battle sequence billed as the largest in stop-motion animation history. ...
Key Highlights Directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson adapt Ursula Wills-Jones’ short story The Wicker Husband into a raunchy, heartfelt artisanal fantasy comedy starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård. Co-starring Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki, the medieval satirical romance uses practical craftsmanship by Wētā Workshop to skewer traditional marriage and gender roles. Following its ...