02nd Jan2026

Bath Film Festival 2025: ‘Wild Swimmers’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Valerie Kwok, Caroline Murray, Robin Bailes | Written and Directed by Ric Rawlins Back in 2023, writer/director Ric Rawlins made his feature debut with the indie folk-horror film Rewilding. Two years later, the filmmaker returns with his follow-up, the River Avon-set Wild Swimmers, which blends an arthouse work with a creature feature. For her […]

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13th Nov2025

Bath Film Festival 2025: ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, George Hashem Zadeh, Delmaz Najafi, Afsaneh Najm Abadi | Directed by Jafar Panahi Back in 2010, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was arrested for trying to make “propaganda against the regime,” where he was sentenced to a 20-year ban from making films. […]

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27th Oct2025

Bath Film Festival 2025: ‘Rental Family’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto | Written by Hikari, Stephen Blahut | Directed by Hikari Following her work on acclaimed TV shows such as Tokyo Vice and Beef, Hikari makes her English-language feature debut with Rental Family, a gentle tale about finding where you belong despite the unfamiliar […]

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