X Trillion | a physical and emotional journey gets you on board for the future
X Trillion charts a physical and emotional journey for both the scientific and the audience. Phoebe Beer jumped on board to review the doc
TOPS | comedy doc combines laughter and insight
TOPS refusal to conform, and keeps on laughing while pointing to personal stories and lack of societal progress. Helen Tope reviews
Bleeding Love | Choose Life, Choose a Family
Bleeding Love sees tensions rise as Clara and Ewan McGregor play father and daughter is a fraught emotional drama. Jacob Saul explains
LaRoy, Texas | Spiralling descent
fun dark comedy thriller with a chilling villain, LaRoy, Texas puts interesting people in captivating circumstances, says Jacob Saul
Chasing The Sun | communal connection and travel efficiency
Cycling documentary Chasing The Sun explores the human stories that power the most efficient combo in the world – a person on a bike
Riley | Heartfelt familiarity
Riley is a sports film that’s about life. Jacob Saul finds a film that’s filled with honesty, authenticy and hope
Isla’s Way | Authentically You
Isla’s Way is a doc about Isla Roberts, who paved her own road “and there’s something so incredibly beautiful and inspiring about that”
Love Lies Bleeding | Neon-drenched blood lust
Strange, weird, gorgeous, riveting experience, Love Lies Bleeding takes Jacob Saul on a joy ride and spits him out. Read his review
Music Scene Memories at Torquay Town Hall | Capturing the beat of life
Music Scene Memories at Torquay Town Hall captures the experience of Torquay being a fixture on the national rock’n’roll circuit
Anatomy of a Fall | Prosecuting true crime
Anatomy of a Fall drags you deep into the interrogation of an accident or a crime. Jacob Saul gives his verdict and the Palm d’Or winner
Saint Austell | Matt Harris efferveses and simmers in comedy doc
In the comedic documentary Saint Austell, Matt Harris bounces through this history, identity and problems facing the Cornish town
The Taste of Things | Lovingly prepared
The Taste of Things will make your mouth watere. Jacob Saul saw it at the Belfast Film Festival and it made him hungry for more
Aspectrum – What is Autism to Me? | Cameron Lee Horace doc opens up honest conversations
In Aspectrum – What is Autism to Me? Cameron Lee Horace has created a short documentary of honesty and insight
All of Us Strangers | The power of love
Be prepared to want to hold your loved ones, near. Jacob Saul takes a damp eye to All of Us Strangers at the Belfast Film Festival
Gwenevere | natural magic melds with legend
Gwenevere, the short film by novelist Philip Reeve, adds an extra intriguing element to the Arthurian Legend
Nowhere | unsticking a life on pause
Tim Seyfert’s Nowhere takes a life on pause in Cornwall and works out where dead end can become a new beginning
This Is Going To Be Big | The importance of art… & John Farnham
This Is Going To Be Big is a soul-affirming film that brims with the power of art. It had the power to make Jacob Saul laugh and cry
The Boy and The Heron | Child-like wonder from Hayao Miyazaki
In The Boy and The Heron, Hayao Miyazaki continues to capture the child-like wonder that is familiar and keeps you agog. Jacob Saul explains
The Bikeriders | blood, sweat and motor oil
The Bikeriders explores a motorcycle gang, with charm, insight and no judgment. Jacob Saul saw it at the BFI London Film Fest and held on
Saltburn | a raging fire of wit and satire
Saltburn is a raging fire of wit and satire. Emerald Fennell’s follow up to her 2020 hit Promising Young Woman, is something to get lost in
A Year In A Field | immerse yourself in the natural and magical
Christopher Morris’s A Year In A Field spends time in the Longstone Field in West Cornwall that explores and reconnects people and nature
The Other Woman | Thoughtful and ambitious storytelling
The Other Woman by Cameron Lee Horace is a deft and sensitive telling of a provocative story of a woman who chased joy rather than stability
And Then Come The Nightjars | rural relationships grow in difficult times
Starting during the Foot and Mouth crisis, And Then Come The Nightjars reflects on changing times and growing relationships
Living as Leo | Cameron Lee Horace directs charmingly ambitious coming-of-age short
Living as Leo is a coming-of-age short that combines teenage yearning, loss and missteps plus a cute CGI pet, in a film that is full of charm
“It was a grey day”: The chilling true crime enigma of The Never Ending Murder
The Never Ending Murder confronts the horror of losing a family member. Eliza Perry reviews the docu-series about Nicola Payne’s disappearance
Vincent Moon | barriers and rules are broken down
There’s immersive cinema, then there’s Ritual Cinema ‘where barriers and rules are broken down. Bex Phillips experience it with Vincent Moon
How to Tell a Secret | Breaking stigma and the documentary form
How to Tell a Secret is a documentary that embraces its subject matter and stretches the form to tell an important story. Jacob Saul reviews
Egghead and Twinkie | A warm hug of a film
Get ready for a cinematic hug. Egghead and Twinkie adds familiarity and freshness to a fun film. Jacob Saul reviews
Big Boys | Love at first campsite
Big Boys is a touching comedy exploring coming of age whilst also coming to terms with your sexuality. Jacob Saul reviews
Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom | big spirited quest for joy
Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom is simply and spiritually enriching for a universal story of the quest for joy
