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Reviews‘Clayface’ review: The Batman villain gets an edgy spin-off in James Watkins’ gory, predictable body horror
The latest from DC Studios stars Tom Rhys Harries as the Hollywood star turned vigilante
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Reviews‘Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House’ review: Beloved BBC sitcom makes a charming transition to the big screen
The first Ghosts feature reunites the cast with series director Simon Hynd and opens in UK cinemas on October 23
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Reviews‘7 Miles Out’ review: Carol Morley adapts her semi-autobiographical novel into a vibrant study of life in ’70s and ’80s Stockport
Lucy Halliday and Leila Entwistle star in writer/director Morley’s London Film Festival competition premiere
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Reviews‘Flesh And Fuel’ review: A French trucker finds love on the road in sensitive, mature debut
Alexis Manenti and Julian Swiezewski spark in the Zurich Golden Eye-winning feature
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Reviews‘Klara And The Sun’ review: Jenna Ortega stars in Taika Waititi’s overstuffed adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel
Source: London Film Festival ‘Klara And The Sun’ Dir: Taika Waititi. New Zealand/US/UK. 2026. 116 mins Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara And The Sun feels well-suited to our times: it describes a polluted, unequal future world through the eyes of Klara, an AI-powered android – an ‘Artificial ...
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Reviews‘Forgotten Island’ review: DreamWorks’ Philippines-set adventure is a vivid celebration of folklore and friendship
’Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado serve up an entertaining family adventure
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Reviews‘Act 3’ review: Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor muse on the nature of storytelling in rich, moving documentary
The filmmakers’ latest non-fiction work premieres in London Film Festival competition
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Reviews‘Whalefall’ review: Breathless survival thriller puts a terrific Austin Abrams right in the belly of the beast
Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Shue also star in Brian Duffield’s crowd-pleasing adaptation of the novel by Daniel Kraus.
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Reviews‘Frank And Percy’ review: Ian McKellen and Roger Allam lift good-natured, syrupy London-set romantic comedy
The film is the latest collaboration between McKellan, director Sean Mathias and writer Martin Sherman
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Reviews‘Hilol’ review: Uzbekistan identity crisis drama makes the most of the country’s striking landscape
Nargiza Bakayeva gives a strong performance in Botir Abdurakhmanov’s Busan competition debut
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Reviews‘Between Two Lovers’ review: Innocuous Japanese polyamory drama benefits from strong cast led by Masami Nagasawa
Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi also star in Nanako Hirose’s Busan competition title
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Reviews‘The Day After Sunday’ review: A weekend in Tokyo reveals difficult truths in Takuya Kato’s stylish third feature
The writer/director’s follow-up to ‘Grown-ups’ and ‘Fly On’ premieres in Busan competition
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Reviews‘The Sea Speaks His Name’ review: Urgent drama explores the dangers and rewards of political activism in 1990s Indonesia
Busan competition premiere reunites director Yosep Anggi Noen with his ‘24 Hours With Gaspar’ star Reza Rahadian
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Reviews‘Wildwood’ review: Animation studio Laika break new ground with dazzling stop-motion adventure
The latest work from the ‘Coraline’ and ‘Kubo’ studio features the voices of Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan and Peyton Elizabeth Lee
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Reviews‘To Be Ordinary’ review: Nuanced Taiwanese family drama explores the impact of life-changing injury
Lee Yun Chan’s accomplished Busan competition title boasts a strong ensemble cast
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Reviews‘Ray Gunn’ review: Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson head starry voice cast for Brad Bird’s stylish but unwieldy animation
The Skydance Animation feature premieres in London before a limited theatrical release and Netflix bow in December
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Reviews‘Silver Express’ review: An asexual Japanese woman searches for connection in sensitive, unapologetic debut
Miki Tanaka’s Busan competition title features a strong central performance from Yui Okamoto
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Reviews‘Beach Fictions’ review: A woman’s experiences reshape her day in elegant South Korean time-shift debut
Lim Hayeon’s absorbing first feature bows in Busan competition
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Reviews‘14th’ review: Ava DuVernay’s rousing documentary is a damning exploration of the current attack on the rights of Black Americans
DuVernay’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated ‘13th’ premieres in New York before streaming on Netflix from December
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Reviews‘In The Shadows’ review: Jasmine Jobson packs a punch as British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali in restrained biopic
Anthony Wonke’s feature will be released in the UK on October 30 following its London Film Festival premiere