In The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin’s follow up to his and David Fincher's 2010 film, The Social Network, Facebook finds itself a central driver of culture and politics, for better or worse. After seeing an acquaintance get radicalised online, and having her...
Growing up, free-spirited Jo (H.E.R) hears stories of a ‘forgotten island’ called Nakali from her grandmother, Lola Fatima (Dolly de Leon). She retells this story in class, drawing mockery from her classmate and subsequent punishment from her teacher. Here, she meets...
At TIFF '26, I sat down with Mahamat-Saleh Haroun to talk about his film, Soumsoum, The Night of The Stars. Our conversation, which covered origins, connectedness, and African storytelling, is below. *Interview has been edited for length and clarity. Seun: Hello...
In Djinn Wedding, directed by Ferit Karahan, siblings Deniz (İlhan Şen), Ceren (Demit Özdemir), Halit (Kaan Yildirim) and Yasin (Sarp Bozkurt) face various trials after the family moves into a ‘cursed’ house in their childhood. Weaving through different time periods,...
From director, Hur Jin-ho, and based on real events, The Assassin(s) follows law enforcement officers and members of the press who work to uncover the elusive truth surrounding the assassination attempt of South Korean President, Park Chung-hee, in which his wife and...
It’s My Time was a film I walked into because I had some time to kill, and I am so glad I did. In It’s My Time, Zhao Yanhong (Michelle Yeoh), fed up with her life in the nursing home, decides to learn how to solve a magic cube with help from once rising cube genius,...
Daniel Oriahi’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, adapted from Lola Shoneyin’s 2010 novel of the same name, focuses on the Alao family: Baba Segi (Odunlade Adekola), his four wives- Iya Segi (Iyabo Ojo), Iya Tope (Mercy Aigbe), Iya Femi (Bimbi Ademoye), and new...
In Phoolan, director Richie Mehta brings the story of Phoolan Devi to life, specifically the 48-hour period where the rebel-turned-politician is being hunted by Indian police as a teenager. Her backstory is uncovered through flashbacks, peeling back layers that...
In The Julia Set, Julia’s (Chase Infiniti) prowess for mathematics is noticed by teaching assistant, Pascal (Christopher Briney) who invites her to join a group of math geniuses preparing for a notoriously difficult mathematics exam. Julia and Pascal begin a...