FESTIVAL ROUND-UP
If you’re quick you might catch some of these at the London Film Festival
THE BEAST
Léa Seydoux wanders through a maze of past, present and uncertain future in Bertrand Bonello’s blend of period drama and conceptual crystal-gazing, which unfolds over three time periods: 1910, 2014 and 2044.
FINGERNAILS
Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White and Riz Ahmed star in this sci-fi romance (due for release on Apple TV+ on 3 November), which we’re told is “sure to set tongues wagging”.
NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER
Danish director Ole Bornedal’s followup to his 1994 horror thriller about strange goings-on at a Forensic Medicine Institute promises to appeal to both newcomers and fans.
STARVE ACRE
Daniel Kokotajlo follows his award-winning debut Apostasy with a haunting adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s 2019 folk horror novel, starring a young chap called Matt Smith.
FOE
Saoirse Ronan and internet favourite Paul Mescal shine as a couple who receive an unexpected guest in this sci-fi thriller from Garth Davis. (You can read our review over on page 94.)
POOR THINGS
Based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, this period sci-fi from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer) is everything we have come to expect from this singular filmmaker.
STOPMOTION
This eerie British horror centres on an animator who spirals into a nightmare of delusions after the death of her domineering mother – characters in her latest film taking on a life of their own.
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
Ghostwatch reimagined as a cheesy 1970s chat show? We’re in! David Dastmalchian stars as the host in this “deviously clever found-footage horror” that promises many scares.
RED ROOMS
The allure of the serial killer is the subject of Canadian director Pascal Plante’s exploration of the impact of extreme violence, centred on a woman who
