Devilish noise & Lynchian tributes: new depths in Xiu Xiu’s ERASERHEAD album
Xiu Xiu have always been open about their adoration of David Lynch, with this quasi-soundtrack to his movie Eraserhead the most potent proof yet.
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Talking Pictures’ NOEL CRONIN is keeping the golden age of TV and film onscreen
Julia Deli talks to Noel Cronin about the Talking Pictures vintage TV roadshow, which returns to Monmouth’s Savoy Theatre this month.
WARBIRDS is the story of a north Wales village blasted by perpetual noise pollution
When Catherine Yeats heard the roar of an RAF jet over an Anglesey chippy, it set her on a path of discovery which became short film Warbirds.
Report: DON LETTS screens and discusses Windrush film in Newport
Ben Woolhead visits the Riverfront in Newport for a screening of In Those Days, a new Windrush-themed documentary by Don Letts.
GENTLE, ANGRY WOMEN is a film showing us why the Greenham Common protests’ legacy still matters
Gentle, Angry Women, a documentary about the 1980s Greenham Common protests, combines a retrospective angle with contemporary context.
Raw, gutsy and believable, EFFI O BLAENAU is essential Welsh filmmaking
In the wake of continuing austerity, COVID and a world where the have-nots are ignored, Effi O Blaenau feels like a howl at injustice everywhere.
Where’s the Welsh cinema? On EFFI O BLAENAU and the hope of a language boost
Nia Edwards-Behi writes about the history of Welsh-language cinema and the hope that the release of Effi O Blaenau might spark an uptick.
KÖLN 75: the true story of a teenage jazz promoter’s riskiest gambit
Fittingly, for a film about a Keith Jarrett improv concert, Köln 75's director had to find creative ways around not having the rights to Jarrett’s music.
POWER BALLAD: a movie as heartfelt as the music biz is heartless
Director John Carney is back with Power Ballad, a superbly entertaining heartfelt comedy drama about the meaning of life and music itself.
CALLUM SCOTT HOWELLS shines in MADFABULOUS, a tale of aristocratic excess in Victorian Wales
The stranger-than-fiction tale of Henry Paget, fifth Marquess Of Anglesey. is given a handsome cinematic outing with a Merchant Ivory sheen.
EFFI O BLAENAU: survival, identity and the cost of being a woman in modern Wales
Gemma June Howell looks at the social issues raised in Effi O Blaenau, a new Welsh movie adapted from hit play Iphigenia In Splott.
NO SCRUMPING: a short horror with fresh Welsh talent in every bite
A dreamlike folk tale with dark undertones from Uncut Films, directed by Tracy Harris, No Scrumping offers fresh talent a chance to shine.
MADFABULOUS: is Ynys Môn having its ‘cinematic moment’ in 2026?
Madfabulous tells the tale of Marquess of Anglesey, Henry Paget. Dion Wyn cheers the prospect of this putting the island on the movie map.
ROSE OF NEVADA is director MARK JENKIN’s latest portrait of Cornish weirdness
Rose Of Nevada paints a realist portrait of rural deprivation, set in a village that has been left high and dry by declining economic fortunes.
EFFI O BLAENAU: hit Welsh play moves north for cinematic adaption
Iphigenia In Splott goes north Walian in Effi O Blaenau, a cinematic Welsh-language reimagining of Gary Owen’s award-winning play.
Dark descent: new documentary movie UNDERLAND is a subterranean treat
Visually stunning documentary Underland follows three denizens of the subterranean realm, united by their pursuit of knowledge and revelation.
LUCY HAMMOND & DAVID MASSEY on new VR experience HAUNTS
Amy Ford spoke to Lucy Hammond and David Massey about virtual reality installation Haunts, at the Wales Millennium Centre until Sun 12 Apr.
Decorated director NEIL JORDAN writes cracking sci-fi fiction too
Set in 2084, each short chapter of Neil Jordan's The Library Of Traumatic Memory reads like a vivid scene from a future sci-fi classic film.
New VR experience HAUNTS depicts teen life in mid-00s north Wales
The latest virtual reality event to be in situ at the Wales Millennium Centre is a trip back to 2006 – as experienced by a north Walian teenager.
New horror movie RABBIT TRAP crosses the veil between film and Welsh folklore
Russ Williams, author of the book Where The Folk, brings his knowledge to bear on new Tylwyth Teg-themed horror movie Rabbit Trap.
New short film RICK ON THE ROOF is the true story of a dogged Barry protester
Isaac Atkin-Mayne’s short film Rick On The Roof provides a snapshot into the world of Rick Canty and the community surrounding him in Barry.
CARDIFF MINI FILM FESTIVAL crowns its 2026 standout voices
Tom Weeks attended the 2026 Cardiff Mini Film Festival and tells us more about the winning short feature in each of its nine categories.
Decorated soundtracker DANIEL BLUMBERG hits the spot again with THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
Daniel Blumberg once again gets to the heart of the matter with his score for writer-director Mona Fastvold’s new film, The Testament Of Ann Lee.
The TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2025, as chosen by our film critic
Keiron Self presents his top 10 movies of 2025, "all done through my lens and in no particular order. Agree or disagree as necessary.”