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From the moment we enter the pristine white interiors of the Winchesters’ home in The Housemaid, we are suffocated by perfection, or rather the façade of it.

Riz Ahmed stars in a 2025, modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet directed by Aneil Karia, set in economically and politically corrupt London within a British-South Asian family.

Photo by Stephanie Diani In an ever-increasingly heated global socio-political landscape, it is essential to platform the voices of the unheard and censored. Nominated for Best International Film at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and winner of Silver Yusr Feature Film at Red Sea International Film Festival, Cherien Dabis’ All That’s Left of You has emerged in an exceptionally essential and polarising time. The film is Dabis’ third feature, created by her own US-based pro

Perhaps this is the film's quiet message. Love leaves traces, and these traces are what make us human.

Mona Fastvold, hot off The Brutalist success, has reached for cinematic prowess once again with The Testament of Ann Lee. Harbouring a steadfast commitment to the historical, the newest addition to the Fastvold family maintains exceptional attention to detail and visual excellence.

Sentimental Value is an emotionally evocative exploration of inherited family struggles, rooted in the dynamic between ageing auteur, Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgard) and his two daughters, Nora Borg (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes Borg (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas).

The way that The Chronology of Water (2025) is billed from a quick Google search is misleading. Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut cannot be reduced to a story about a swimmer. Adapted from the 2011 memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, the film explores abuse and trauma, but ultimately results in healing through the power of writing.

Coming out of watching Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, I kept hearing that the film was “made for the fans”. As a long-time fan of the franchise, this movie was not made for me. Which raises the question: who is it for?

Harry Lighton’s directorial debut, Pillion (2025), is everything it says on the tin and more. Inspired by Adam Mars-Jones’s novel, Box Hill (2020), we follow the relationship—or, perhaps more appropriately, arrangement—shared between two gay men living in south-east London—one an unassuming, barbershop-singing parking warden, and the other a mysterious, unabashedly kinky biker.

Photo by Raymond Yeung via Unsplash Teenagers of today exist within a technological autocracy - they are governed by their online existence and forget to literally touch grass. I think there has been a huge cultural shift in the Gen Z stratosphere which has made children (and yes, I do mean children) grow up too fast. Everyone from the ages of 10 to 18 wants to be an adult. This desire to exist outside their childhood has impacted vital childhood experiences. I worry about th