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On Falling and Make It To Munich

The Ballad Of Wallis Island (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: James Griffiths; Writer: Tom Basden, Tim Key; Stars: Tim Key, Tom Basden, Steve Marsh, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Carey Mulligan, Luka Downie, Kerrie Thomason, Arron Long)

Eccentric lottery winner, Charles, dreams of getting his favorite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer, back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

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Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Country: Ireland; Year: 2025; Director: Jonathan Kent; Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire, Eugene O'Neill; Stars: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ben Foster, Colin Morgan, Ericka Roe, Derek Carroll, Lesa Thurman)

Adaptation of the classic play about addictions and acrimony.

Make It To Munich (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Martyn Robertson; Stars: Ethan Walker)

Scots teenager Ethan Walker as he defies life-threatening injuries to cycle from Glasgow’s Hampden Park to Munich Football Arena for Scotland’s opening Euro24 match.

Full Review See: Interview with Martyn Robertson about Make It To Munich

On Falling (Country: UK, Portugal; Year: 2024; Director: Laura Carreira; Writer: Laura Carreira; Stars: Joana Santos, Inês Vaz, Neil Leiper, Ola Forman, Deborah Arnott, Katharine K.K. Kennedy, Piotr Sikora, Robert Rutonic, Ross Ian-Martin, Daniel McGuire, Helen Robinson)

Trapped between the confines of her workplace and the solitude of her flat-share, a Portuguese warehouse picker in Scotland seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation and ensuing small talk which begin to threaten her sense of self.

Full Review See: Laura Carreira on buidling character with her cast and cinematographer in On Falling
, Laura Carreira on the gig economy and loneliness in her Silver Shell-winner On Falling

Tornado (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: John Maclean; Writer: John Maclean; Stars: Kôki, Rory McCann, Jack Lowden, Tim Roth, Takehiro Hira, Rory McCann,)

A Japanese puppeteer's daughter gets caught up with criminals when their show crosses paths with a crime gang, led by Sugarman and his son Little Sugar.

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