Klara and the Sun stars Jenna Ortega as Klara, a sun-powered AI robot designed to be a companion to teenagers. She loves the sun and subsequently hates the evil Cootings Machine because its pollution blocks the sun’s light. Klara is chosen by Josie (Mia Tharia) and...
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,...
I was very excited for The Difficult Bride. Transforming the unrealistic standards women, especially brides, are given into a body horror sounds captivating to me, and The Difficult Bride delivers on the horror. Zaineen (Zaineen Chowdhury Karim) prepares for her...
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...