Katie McCabe

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Reviews

Animalia: original Moroccan sci-fi debut gets spiritual about alien invasion

A young pregnant Amazigh woman finds herself alone during a supernatural event in Sofia Alaoui’s philosophical exploration of Moroccan class divides.

By Katie McCabe

Animalia: original Moroccan sci-fi debut gets spiritual about alien invasion

Reviews

Predators: thoughtful documentary explores the disturbing history of true crime TV hit To Catch a Predator

By Katie McCabe

Predators: thoughtful documentary explores the disturbing history of true crime TV hit To Catch a Predator

Lists

Eight under-the-radar LFF films

By Thomas Flew, Beatrice Loayza and others

Eight under-the-radar LFF films

Interviews

Max Porter on Steve: “I want my kids to see this movie and say: “We understand Dad a bit now””

By Katie McCabe

Max Porter on Steve: “I want my kids to see this movie and say: “We understand Dad a bit now””

Interviews

“I have very little interest in the lighter side of storytelling”: Cillian Murphy on his new film, Steve, and his career so far

By Katie McCabe

“I have very little interest in the lighter side of storytelling”: Cillian Murphy on his new film, Steve, and his career so far

Reviews

Sorry, Baby: Eva Victor’s tender debut wears its jokes like armour

By Katie McCabe

Sorry, Baby: Eva Victor’s tender debut wears its jokes like armour

Discoveries

13 discoveries from Cannes 2025

By John Bleasdale, Thomas Flew and others

13 discoveries from Cannes 2025

Interviews

“The audience will forgive bad animating but they’ll never forgive a bad story”: Adam Elliot on Memoir of a Snail

By Katie McCabe

“The audience will forgive bad animating but they’ll never forgive a bad story”: Adam Elliot on Memoir of a Snail

Reviews

E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea: an elegant docufiction journey through a real-life modernist melodrama

By Katie McCabe

E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea: an elegant docufiction journey through a real-life modernist melodrama

Interviews

“I don’t exist as a director in Georgia”: Dea Kulumbegashvili on her haunting abortion drama April

By Katie McCabe

“I don’t exist as a director in Georgia”: Dea Kulumbegashvili on her haunting abortion drama April

Festivals

September Says: Ariane Labed’s inventive debut understands the creepiness of sisters

By Katie McCabe

September Says: Ariane Labed’s inventive debut understands the creepiness of sisters

Reviews

Bring Them Down: brutal Irish revenge thriller plays like a cruel Biblical parable

By Katie McCabe

Bring Them Down: brutal Irish revenge thriller plays like a cruel Biblical parable

Reviews

Nocturnes: moths are the stars of this intoxicating nature documentary

By Katie McCabe

Nocturnes: moths are the stars of this intoxicating nature documentary

Interviews

“I was reaching for life as it feels, not life as it is”: Naqqash Khalid on In Camera

By Katie McCabe

“I was reaching for life as it feels, not life as it is”: Naqqash Khalid on In Camera

Interviews

“It wasn’t all Blitz spirit and ‘Let’s have a cup of tea.’ That’s a crock of shit”: Kathy Burke on Steve McQueen’s Blitz

By Katie McCabe

“It wasn’t all Blitz spirit and ‘Let’s have a cup of tea.’ That’s a crock of shit”: Kathy Burke on Steve McQueen’s Blitz

Interviews

“I wasn’t a child of arthouse cinema. I was a child of television”: Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow

By Katie McCabe

“I wasn’t a child of arthouse cinema. I was a child of television”: Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow

Reviews

Janet Planet second look review: Annie Baker’s miraculous mother-daughter tale

By Katie McCabe

Janet Planet second look review: Annie Baker’s miraculous mother-daughter tale

Reviews

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg: reexamining the life of a 1960s icon

By Katie McCabe

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg: reexamining the life of a 1960s icon

Interviews

“Not all trauma smells the same”: Luna Carmoon on Hoard

By Katie McCabe

“Not all trauma smells the same”: Luna Carmoon on Hoard

Reviews

Baltimore: thrilling heist movie tells the story of Rose Dugdale, a British heiress turned IRA member

By Katie McCabe

Baltimore: thrilling heist movie tells the story of Rose Dugdale, a British heiress turned IRA member

Reviews

Your Fat Friend: Aubrey Gordon explores the impact of anti-fat bias in this empathetic documentary

By Katie McCabe

Your Fat Friend: Aubrey Gordon explores the impact of anti-fat bias in this empathetic documentary

Interviews

“With art, you’re just out there ready to be criticised and that’s terrifying”: Savanah Leaf on Earth Mama

By Katie McCabe

“With art, you’re just out there ready to be criticised and that’s terrifying”: Savanah Leaf on Earth Mama

Reviews

Anselm: Wim Wenders’s innovative 3D documentary immerses the viewer in the art of Anselm Kiefer

By Katie McCabe

Anselm: Wim Wenders’s innovative 3D documentary immerses the viewer in the art of Anselm Kiefer

Reviews

Sick of Myself: an uncomfortably funny story of self-obsession

By Katie McCabe

Sick of Myself: an uncomfortably funny story of self-obsession

Reviews

The Quiet Girl: silence turns tender for a young Irish family outcast

By Katie McCabe

The Quiet Girl: silence turns tender for a young Irish family outcast

Reviews

You Are Not My Mother: an unsettling slice of folk horror set in the Dublin suburbs

By Katie McCabe

You Are Not My Mother: an unsettling slice of folk horror set in the Dublin suburbs

My Dream Palace

Ten key cinema workers on the way out of lockdown

By Katie McCabe and Isabel Stevens

Ten key cinema workers on the way out of lockdown