Bright Future entry White Lies is a remarkable non-fiction debut about the lingering effects of living in a cult upon an ordinary Italian family.
White Lies. Painful Truths.
Redmond Bacon
Redmond is the editor-in-chief of Journey Into Cinema.
Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems. A Charming Cosy Mystery.
Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems by Claude Schmitz is a cosy French mystery movie that scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had. Sequels please!
Love is Art in Tell Me What You Feel
Despite, or perhaps because of, its cringe characters, Tell Me What You Feel is a heartfelt exploration of whether art and love can really understand trauma.
Butterfly Leaves No Effect
Sentimental Value star Renate Reinsve returns in a much more forgettable drama: the absolutely dire Gran Canaria set comedy-drama Butterfly.
Lesbians Forever!
Barbara Forever is a loving tribute to the life and work of Barbara Hammer that excellently shows how she paved the way for many queer filmmakers to come.
Favourite Film Festivals 2025
From Tallinn to Austria to London, here are our picks for our favourite film festivals in 2025, celebrating the places that make cinema so special.
10 Best Films 2025
From One Battle After Another to Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Sirāt to Pillion, here’s Redmond Bacon and Jared Abbott’s picks for the best films of the year.
A Diamond on The Hudson
Craig Brewer’s Song Song Blue is a surprisingly powerful musical biopic that rests upon the remarkable easygoing charm of Kate Hudson.
Keeper Away
Osgood Perkins’ lazy “cabin in the woods” horror Keeper is a tale about almost nothing at all, with almost nothing to enjoy.
Fall From Humanity Itself
Joan Chen’s May-December romance Autumn in New York may look pretty, but make no mistake: this movie is godawful.