Akinola Davies Jr.’s feature about two brothers who join their father on a dizzying trip through Lagos is a beautiful blend of moral guidance, nostalgia and discovery.

Max Keegan explores both sides of the debate over reintroducing wild bears to the French mountains, offering a compassionate understanding of a local shepherd’s fear for his livelihood.

The UK box office generated £999.8 million in 2025, with UK-shot Wicked: For Good and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy in the top three films in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Highlights include Peter Weir’s darkly comic debut, a sci-fi cult classic in 4K, and a landmark of queer and experimental cinema.

Though at times too reliant on voice over, Julia Jackman’s fantastical comedic take on Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel crackles with suppressed yearning.

Starring O’Brien as identical twins, director James Sweeney’s slippery story of an unlikely bromance is full of surprises – and is as poignant as it is playful.

Our celebration of boxing on screen include three Best Picture winners, one Best Documentary winner, and former world champion boxers on stage.

Multi-award-winning filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson on One Battle After Another and his life in the movies. Inside the issue: Tributes to the late Béla Tarr; Kristen Stewart finds new expression as ...

Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz and Olivia Wilde are all at the top of their game in this bittersweet partner-swap comedy where the stakes don’t extend beyond the living room.

Made to accompany the Paul McCartney classic ‘Penny Lane’ in 1967, this little-seen short film avoids psychedelia in favour of a realist portrait of Liverpool’s streets and neighbourhoods.

Closing night film Black Burns Fast and special presentation Big Girls Don’t Cry will receive their UK premieres at the festival.