As a patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for a transgender starlet.
What really elevates Joyland is its acknowledgement that while Biba may be able to break through, other equally vital voices are left behind.| Read in full: Joyland film review We Love Cinema
Joyland is such a delicate, intelligent and emotionally rich film.The Guardian
A haunting, intricate rumination on desire, truth, and drowning.Little White Lies
Watching a film as bold and imaginative as Joyland from a young Pakistani filmmaker should be a point of pride for the nation’s film industrySight & Sound
The latest in Keanu Reeves' most consistent franchise is its best, partly thanks to a better-than-perfect turn from Donnie Yen
Writer-director Léa Mysius seamlessly blends the natural and the supernatural in this tragic love story starring Adèle Exarchopoulos
Though it takes a while to find the right groove, this debut from Chilean director Francisca Alegrí locates some spectacular images
A French couple clash violently with the locals in this fascinating, though slightly sagging, new film from director Rodrigo Sorogoyen
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
We've gathered up our most glowing reviews from this year's festival, from dynamic documentaries to dizzying debuts
To coincide with the release of Women Talking, Anna McKibbin explores the ethos behind the films of the acclaimed director
Overrated hack or underrated auteur? Fedor Tot explores the twisty filmmaker's output to mark the release of Knock at the Cabin
