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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing (2026) Film Review
Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing (2026), directed by Erik Shirai, is a beautifully shot Japanese documentary that offers insight into the world of Sumo Wrestling. Shot digitally, the documentary uses a warm black-and-white monochrome, giving it an old-school Japanese look and feel.
Paper Tiger (2026) London Film Festival Review
Paper Tiger is no exception. This tense, perfectly measured crime-drama is one of his strongest releases to date. Adam Driver plays Gary Pearl – an imposing yet personable ex-cop who gets his family man brother Irwin Pearl (Miles Teller) mixed up with the Russian mafia. We’re right on the cusp of a post-Soviet world, and Russian crime in New York is thriving.
Prince (2026) London Film Festival Review
Prince follows the titular Afghan hound, whose owner is devoted to him. As Jaime (Roberto Suárez), a devoted butler, settles in with the titular dog, greedy relatives scheme to disrupt their peaceful arrangement in a ruthless custody battle. Prince is a feature-length film that explores themes of wealth, greed, and love in a darkly comedic take on domestic life.
Extra Geography (2026) Film Review
Poignant, heartfelt, and low-key, Extra Geography is the new coming-of-age comedy drama directed by Molly Manners. Based on the Rose Tremain short story, we follow Flic (Marni Duggan) and Minna (Galaxie Clear) as they navigate their tumultuous time as boarding school students on the precipice of adulthood.
Child (2026) Film Review
Child (2026), directed by Cyrus Neshvad, is a disturbing thriller with striking imagery, set in rural Luxembourg. The film follows a couple, Anne and Gregg whose child is seriously ill, and pictures their journey into morally compromising methods to help their dying son. Viewers may find this couple of parents difficult to root for, as seeing the number of people they are willing to hurt along the way for the life of their son is brutal. However, those who watch, particularly can understand how