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★★, BFI London Film Festival 2025, biopic, Chris Drew, Female Filmmakers, festivals, out now, Reviews, UK, USAOctober 10, 2025

BFI LFF 2025: The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)

By Chris Drew

★★☆☆☆
Amanda Seyfried portrays the founder of the Shaker movement in director Mona Fastvold’s historical drama The Testament of Ann Lee, co-written by Brady Corbet.

★★★★, Alexa Dalby, Cannes Film Festival 2024, festivals, France, out now, ReviewsOctober 8, 2025

Suleymane’s Story (2024) (L’Histoire de Suleymane)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆

Souleymane’s Story, directed by Boris Lojkine, is a searingly realistic two days in the life of one of the invisible asylum seekers – a bicycle courier in Paris.

★★★★, debut director, Drama, festivals, First-time filmmakers, out now, Picturehouse, Reviews, UKOctober 3, 2025

Urchin (2025)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
In , the pacy, heart-breaking, award-winning first feature by actor Harris Dickinson, a young man on the streets of London embarks on an urban odyssey in hopes of re-assimilating into society.

★★★★, Awards, festivals, out now, ReviewsSeptember 27, 2025

Busan Film Festival 2025: 17-26 September: Awards

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Busan Film Festival 2025 Awards

★★★★, documentary, Female Filmmakers, out now, Reviews, Sundance, USASeptember 21, 2025

★★★★☆
Oscar-nominated The Librarians, directed by Kim A Snyder and executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, is a documentary about the unlikely defenders of intellectual freedom in schools in Trump’s changing USA.

festivals, JapanSeptember 18, 2025

Tokyo Film Festival: Tokyo Taxi (2025)

By Alexa Dalby

Tokyo Taxi, a remake of Driving Madeleine, directed by Yamada Yoji, announced as the 38th TIFF Centerpiece. The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is…

★★★★, out now, San Sebastián, San Sebastián 2025September 17, 2025

San Sebastián Film Festival: 19-27 September 2025: Awards

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
San Sebastián 2025

★★★★, Canada, Chris Drew, Female Filmmakers, festivals, out now, ReviewsSeptember 12, 2025

Solo (2023)

By Chris Drew

★★★★☆
The rush of a new love turns sour for young drag queen Simon, whilst also dealing with the return of his absent mother, in writer-director Sophie Dupuis’s excellent drama Solo.

★★★★, festivals, out now, Palestine, ReviewsSeptember 8, 2025

From Ground Zero (2024)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
From Ground Zero, compiled by Rashid Masharawi and executive produced by Michael Moore, is a poignant compilation of short films showing everyday life in a destroyed Gaza.

★★★, debut director, festivals, out now, Reviews, UKSeptember 1, 2025

Paul and Paulette Take A Bath (2024)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Paul and Paulette Take A Bath is a macabre twist on the romcom trope, a first feature by writer/director Jethro Massey.

★★★★, BFI London Film Festival 2024, documentary, Female Filmmakers, festivals, Locarno Film Festival 2024, out now, Sundance London 2024, TIFF 2024, Venice Biennale 2024August 25, 2025

Mother Vera (2024)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★☆☆
Mother Vera is an award-winning documentary by Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson that enthrallingly reveals the life of a nun in Belarusia both pre- and post-convent.