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Cheltenham International Film Festival · 2026

Cheltenham International Film Festival 2026

Cult

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4 films · 2 reviews

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Following

Review preview for Following

Shot in handheld black and white with an obviously-low budget, it might seem rough – but what we’re watching is still pure Nolan.

Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
A writer hooks up with a thief in a tale of cross and double-cross.

(Country: UK; Year: 1998; Director: Christopher Nolan; Writer: Christopher Nolan; Stars: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan, Dick Bradsell, Gillian El-Kadi, Jennifer Angel)

Mulholland Drive (Mulholland Dr)

Review preview for Mulholland Drive

Lynch creates unease with every camera angle and glitch in the storyline.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
Special two-disc edition of David Lynch's psychedelic dream.

(Country: USA; Year: 2001; Director: David Lynch; Writer: David Lynch; Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Justin Theroux, Brent Briscoe, Robert Forster, Katharine Towne, Lee Grant, Scott Coffey, Billy Ray Cyrus)

Night Of The Demon

A sceptical American psychologist investigates a satanic cult leader in rural England, only to find himself marked for death by an ancient runic curse.

(Country: UK; Year: 1957; Director: Jacques Tournier; Stars: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummings, Niall MacGinnis)

Seconds

A middle-aged banker is re-born as a young painter - but at what cost?

(Country: US; Year: 1966; Director: John Frankenheimer; Writer: Lewis John Carlino, David Ely; Stars: Frank Campanella, John Randolph, Frances Reid, Barbara Werle, Edgar Stehli, Aaron Magidow, Young De De, Françoise Ruggieri, Murray Hamilton, Thom Conroy, Jeff Corey, Will Geer, Richard Anderson, Rock Hudson, Khigh Dhiegh)