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Annette Bening stars as a mum enlisting two friends (Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning) to help her son navigate adolescence in Mike Mills’s comedy-drama.

The debut feature from actor Harris Dickinson sees a homeless addict get a shot at recovery and redemption.

Breathtakingly inventive and ambitious historical epic about a young Danish priest travelling to a remote Icelandic outpost to establish a church.

Multi-stranded meditation on the experiences of indigenous communities across the Americas, from Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro Alonso.

A reclusive potter nicknamed ‘Dragon’, exiled from his isolated homestead, returns years later, aiming to win back the trust of the villagers.

Marking the centenary of Sergei Eisenstein’s landmark film, with thrilling music by Pet Shop Boys.

Alex Cox’s Mexican film follows the journey of a highway patrolman whose idealism eventually gives way to inevitable corruption.

A poignant birthday party exposes a series of family tensions in Lila Avilés’ outstanding follow-up to The Chambermaid.

At once a mystery about an actor’s sudden disappearance, and a meditation on memory, identity, friendship – and the power of cinema.

A retired legal investigator revisits an unresolved case that still haunts him, in Juan José Campanella’s taut, Academy Award winning, thriller.

Guillermo del Toro’s Cannes prize-winning directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.

A young man seeks those responsible for his social activist mother’s disappearance, in this intense thriller from Amat Escalante (Heli, The Untamed).

At once a mystery about an actor’s sudden disappearance, and a meditation on memory, identity, friendship – and the power of cinema.

Critic and broadcaster Rhianna Dhillon selects her pick of the films that will help you make a change for 2026.

Annette Bening stars as a mum enlisting two friends (Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning) to help her son navigate adolescence in Mike Mills’s comedy-drama.

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly give delightful performances as Laurel & Hardy - comedy’s most famous double act - as they enter their twilight years.

The debut feature from actor Harris Dickinson sees a homeless addict get a shot at recovery and redemption.

Orson Welles stars in this labyrinthine mythological fantasy set in a baroque mansion, from the director of Daughters of Darkness.

A newlywed couple is entangled by the spellbinding aura of a vampire in Harry Kümel’s seductive horror.