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Kraken

Norwegian blend of eco-horror and creature feature fails to make a splash

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Tuner

A gripping crime thriller that benefits from strong performances

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Power Ballad

John Carney plays a variation on his standard filmic theme of the power of music

Smothered

Sumatran fable translated as an indifferent tale of generational guilt and trauma

Eden Court

The Sheep Detectives

Move over ‘Babe’, another perfect family movie has landed

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Eagles of the Republic

Gripping political thriller about how one man can be used as an accessory for a dictatorship

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Orphan

A boy’s search for his father reveals the struggles of religious identity and anti-communism in this powerful film

Jimpa

A messy queer story with a narrative that bursts at the seams

The Christophers

A playful clash of two powerhouse performers

Edinburgh Filmhouse

24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival Dispatch

The atypical side of auteur in this selection of works from Andrzej Wajda

Departures

Funny, painful, and sharply recognisable breakup film about the emotional traps created by straight-ish love

Apex

An hour and a half of occasionally engaging action-thriller slop

Heresy

Bite-sized folk horror offers a memorable brief encounter with the white women of the forest

Exit 8

Easily one of the very best video game adaptations put to film

The Wizard of the Kremlin

If you’re really interested in modern Russia read the book behind the film

The Cure

Medical mystery with great ideas but some muddled execution

California Schemin’

Breakneck Scottish take on the standard rise and fall tale makes for a fine directorial debut for James McAvory

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 Dispatch

Impressive series of films dealing with trauma makes the ordinary extraordinary

Pasa Faho

A low-key but richly textured drama of an immigrant community in the Melbourne suburbs

Live a Little

Interesting debut whose nuanced take on a tough subject ultimately slightly hampers it dramatically