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Digger

by Alonso Duralde | Sep 29, 2026 | Spotlight, Hollywood | 0 |

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s contribution to “billionaires are destroying the world” cinema is an exercise in graceless maximalism, but Tom Cruise gets a “A” for effort.

Featured

San Sebastian 2026: The Awards

by The Film Verdict | Sep 26, 2026 | 2026, Featured, Festivals | 0

The big winner at San Sebastian 2026, 'Tender Loving Care', reads almost like a summing-up of Mike Leigh's long and fruitful career.

Club Kid

by Stephen Dalton | Sep 25, 2026 | Featured, Festivals, San Sebastian 2026 | 0
Florid

by Max Borg | Sep 25, 2026 | Featured, Festivals, San Sebastian 2026 | 0
Lovers Sleep Alone

by Max Borg | Sep 24, 2026 | Featured, Festivals, San Sebastian 2026 | 0

San Sebastian 2026

San Sebastian 2026: The Verdict

by The Film Verdict | Sep 27, 2026

The 74th SSIFF was a bright year for Spanish films, Nordic pictures and gay-themed stories.

Chicas tristes

by Lucy Virgen | Sep 25, 2026
Sad Girlz

by Lucy Virgen | Sep 25, 2026
Milo

by Deborah Young | Sep 24, 2026
Border

by Stephen Dalton | Sep 24, 2026

Verdict Shorts

Life After a Lifetime and Endless Rebirths

by Ben Nicholson | Sep 17, 2026

Gender identity, freedom and grief all become entwined in Life After a Lifetime and Endless Rebirths, Leart Rama's propulsive and emotive short about a young woman clinging to the memory of her disappeared boyfriend.

Brute

by Ben Nicholson | Sep 16, 2026
Living Grounds

by Ben Nicholson | Sep 15, 2026
Porkatal

by Ben Nicholson | Aug 19, 2026
Dear Orchid

by Ben Nicholson | Aug 17, 2026

Oldenburg 2026

Oldenburg 2026: The Verdict

by Ben Nicholson | Sep 21, 2026

From the deeply personal to the searingly political, Oldenburg returned for 2026 with an array of creative, challenging, and arresting independent films.