"[Cédric] Klapisch occasionally plays fast and loose with historical accuracy to better serve his intentions, but that can be forgiven in the face of a strong and gifted ensemble cast." @terrystaunton.bsky.social @radiotimes.bsky.social Colours of Time (12A) screens tonight in Garter Lane.

"Inventive, cleverly structured, and beautifully written, it’s a thoroughly engaging story, enlivened by a terrific ensemble cast." Matthew Turner, Next Best Picture @filmfan1971.bsky.social Colours of Time (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, June 9th, at 7.30pm. #Waterford

Directed by Cédric Klapisch (Rise/Auberge Espagnole), Colours of Time (12A) brings the curtain down on our summer season in Garter Lane Arts Centre. Advance booking available in-person, online and 051 855 038. Read all about it in this week's newsletter; bit.ly/C_o_T @studiocanal.com #wffa2026

Four distant cousins, all descendants of a woman called Adèle Meunier, are brought together in Normandy by the unexpected inheritance of their ancestor’s house. As they sift through items, they imagine Adèle’s life as she moves to a vibrant Paris of 1895. Colours of Time (12A) screens June 9th.

"★★★★ It’s a whole slapstick affair, conducted with Park’s trademark finesse, and taking full advantage of Lee’s comedic skills." Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre, tonight at 7.30pm. @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social

"For all its dark comedy, the movie is most cutting when it moves away from the big set pieces and, instead, examines the small ways that employees lose their humanity to a capitalist system that’s out to destroy them." @timgrierson.bsky.social @latimes.com No Other Choice (15A) screens June 2nd.

"I left the cinema and thought wow. No Other Choice is a wickedly funny lament for a kinder, gentler existence. It’s also ravishing to look at." Nikki Gemmell, The Australian @nikkigemmell.bsky.social Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, June 2nd.

"No other living filmmaker could so elegantly dance the line between bleak, absurd, devastating and slapstick like he does in his 10th feature film and latest masterpiece." Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service @katiewalshstx.bsky.social No Other Choice screens in Garter Lane on Tuesday, June 2nd.

Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice (15A) opens our June film programme in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 7.30pm. Advance booking available in-person, online and 051 855 038. #nootherchoice #parkchanwook #koreanfilm #leebyunghun #sonyejin

My Father's Shadow is the debut feature of Akinola Davies Jr. who received the Best Director award at the British Independent Film Awards, 2025, and the film won the Outstanding Debut Award at this year's BAFTAs. My Father's Shadow (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 26th.

"My Father’s Shadow is a gem, a deeply felt memory piece and vibrant portrait of Nigeria in 1993." Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Co-produced by Element Pictures, My Father's Shadow (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 26th, at 7.30pm. @ldbahr.bsky.social @apnews.com #Waterford

"★★★★ [My Father's Shadow] quietly marries personal and national histories, offering a deceptively sprawling portrait of Lagos, a family and the fragile, frantic ways people try to hold on against tyranny." Tara Brady, The Irish Times My Father's Shadow (12A) screens in Garter Lane on May 26th.

Anyone who's been a trade critic in #Cannes knows that sipping champagne on a yacht is the dream but grinding out reviews on minimal sleep is the reality. The THR team, led by our tireless editor @jon-frosch.bsky.social, survived another year. Our favorites: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

"★★★★ A hugely impressive debut. Personal and political, this is a tender and spellbinding depiction of family in fraught times." John Nugent, Empire Magazine @empiremagazine.bsky.social My Father's Shadow (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 26th, at 7.30pm. #wffa2026

"This terrific semi-autobiographical first feature from filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr, which stars Gangs of London’s Sope Dirisu as the boys’ magnetic father Folarin, is a thrillingly vital account of the moment when everything changes." Wendy Ide, Screen International @wendyide.bsky.social

Drawing loosely on his own experiences and co-written with his brother, Wole, the debut feature from director Akinola Davies Jr. deftly explores themes of loss, memory, nostalgia and connected histories. See My Father's Shadow (12A) in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 26th, at 7.30pm.

“★★★★★… if you’re down for a trip, Sirāt is The Wages of Fear meets The Vanishing on shrooms; startlingly original, jarringly hilarious and deeply disturbing.” John Bleasdale, Time Out @www.johnbleasdale.com Sirāt screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 12th, at 7.30pm. #Sirat #wffa2026

"So intense you’ll want to scarper but so riveting you can’t leave, Sirāt is an assault on the senses, mind and emotions. If only all movies took swings this bold." Ian Freer @empiremagazine.bsky.social Sirāt screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford on Tuesday, May 12th, at 7.30pm. #wffa2026

"Adapted by Sheena Lambert from her novel The Lake, Ruán Magan’s drama boasts pedigree, handsome visuals and solid, absorbing storytelling" Tara Brady @irishtimes.com Báite (12A) opens our May film programme in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 5th. Advance booking online and 051 855 038.

"★★★★ Báite is an immersive rural tale with a couple of surprises up its sleeve and will keep you guessing until the end." Bren Murphy @rte.ie Báite (12A) opens our May film programme in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, May 5th. Advance booking available in-person, online & 051 855 038.

With the Japanese Film Festival put to bed for another year we return to our regular Tuesday night slot with Báite (12A), screening on May 5th. Adapted by Sheena Lambert from her novel The Lake, Báite stars Dún Garbhán's Moe Dunford. Get full details in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/May_2_26

Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk classic Akira makes a welcome return to the big screen. A landmark in anime and feature length animation, Akira has lost none of its power and spectacle in the nearly 40 years since its original release. It closes out the @japanesefilmfestie.bsky.social tour for 2026.

A playful homage to J-horror films such as Ringu and Ju-On from director Kenichi Ugana, The Curse updates the classic formula for the social media age. With some suitably gnarly scares and a darkly humorous streak, this is one fans of Japanese horror cinema won’t want to miss. #jff26 #JFFIreland

The @japanesefilmfestie.bsky.social makes a welcome return to Waterford city courtesy of @accesscinema.bsky.social >CINEMA, supported by the Embassy of Japan in Ireland. The festival takes place in Garter Lane Arts Centre from April 28th to 30th. Full details in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/JFF_26

"★★★★★ For all its showmanship, exquisite period details and flashy Tarantino-style denouement, Filho’s film never loses its profound emotional ache, or the central idea — that the departing dictatorship left behind an entire population in a state of trauma." Kevin Maher @thetimes.com

"It’s not just a thriller. This is a film intimately concerned with identity and lineage, with what has been forgotten and what needs to be remembered. Go see it." David Sexton, The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social The Secret Agent (15A) screens in Garter Lane on Tuesday, April 21st.

"The period detail is a marvel, the era’s music a most excellent groove, and the cast a top-to-bottom wowzer of interesting faces and eclectic bodies." Kimberley Jones @austinchronicle.bsky.social The Secret Agent (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, April 21st, at 7.30pm.

"A top-notch political thriller. It's layered, absorbing, and also has a lot of humanity amidst the twists and turns." @claudiapuig.bsky.social Film Week @laist.com With four Oscar nominations, The Secret Agent (15A) is a must see on the big screen. Catch it in Garter Lane on Tues, April 21st.

We're delighted to see @japanesefilmfestie.bsky.social returning again to Waterford. The festival runs in Garter Lane Arts Centre from April 28th to 30th. Full programme and booking details; garterlane.ie/events/?even... #jff2026 #japanesefilmfestival #waterford #kokuho #Akira #TheCurse

"From the pastoral beauty of its opening sequence to the gut punch of its last, Hadi’s film is an exceptional screen debut, as perceptive as it is kinetic and, with one eye on the bombers overhead, brimming with life." Sheri Linden @thr.com The President's Cake screens April 7th. @film.curzon.com

"While 'The President’s Cake' mostly plays like a genial fairy tale, with superbly balanced humor and drama, (Hasan) Hadi is still unsparing about the ills of patriarchal society. It is a compassionate and winsome debut, packed with an unassuming punch." @tomilaffly.bsky.social @variety.com

"★★★★ This is an impressive first feature from the writer-director Hasan Hadi, a sharply observed, bittersweet, child’s-eye odyssey that avoids cute-kid cliches." @wendyide.bsky.social @theobserveruk.bsky.social The President's Cake (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, April 7th

Our spring season concluded last night with the heartwarming and thought provoking The Kitchen Brigade. Fret not, movie fans and cinema lovers, our summer season opens in Garter Lane next Tuesday, April 7th, with The President's Cake (12A). #wffa2026 #wffasummer26 #ThePresidentsCake

Our latest newsletter has details of the films coming to Garter Lane Arts Centre in April; bit.ly/Apr_26 You can find out more about The Kitchen Brigade (NC) screening on March 31st, and the film review Haiku challenge to win a pass to the Japanese Film Festival. #Haiku #TheSecretAgent #Kokuho

"Despite its weighty political statement, this entertaining film is sweet and charming as a result of a solid story, a likeable cast of characters, and a kindhearted sensibility that’s cozy and comfortable." Louisa Moore, Screen Zealots The Kitchen Brigade screens on Tuesday, March 31st, at 7.30pm.

"The Kitchen Brigade tells us to take risks, be brave, and cook like hell along the way." Parker Whitmore, Film Threat The Kitchen Brigade screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 31st, at 7.30pm. Advance booking available in-person, online and 051 855 038. #labrigade #wffa2026

Cathy is a sous-chef wanting to open a restaurant. With financial difficulties, she accepts a job at a shelter for young migrants. At first she hates the job then her passion for cuisine starts to change young lives. The Kitchen Brigade screens on Tuesday, March 31st. @tullstories.bsky.social

Charming, and brilliantly performed by a talented ensemble cast, The Kitchen Brigade packs mouth-watering food, big laughs and a valuable message into its runtime. The Kitchen Brigade (NC) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 31st, at 7.30pm. @tullstories.bsky.social #wffa2026

"You won’t find a more stressful cinematic rollercoaster this year—and its haunting finale continues to linger long after the credits roll." Filipe Freitas, Always Good Movies Late Shift (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 24th, at 7.30pm. @vertigorel.bsky.social #wffa2026

"★★★★ This is one of the performances of the year from Benesch" Harry Guerin, RTÉ Late Shift (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 24th, at 7.30pm. Advance booking available in-person, online and 051 855 038. #leoniebenesch #petravolpe #wffa2026 @vertigorel.bsky.social

"The wiry and intense physicality that Benesch brought to her role as a newbie schoolteacher in The Teachers’ Lounge finds new depths in her Late Shift performance." Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter Late Shift (12A) screens in Garter Lane, Waterford, March 24th at 7.30pm @vertigorel.bsky.social

After a break for St. Patrick's Day, our next film is Late Shift (12A) on March 24th. Featuring a stunning performance from Leonie Benesch (The Teachers' Lounge) as Floria, a dedicated nurse, as she navigates the relentless pace on a surgical ward with unwavering dedication. #wffa2026 #wffaspring26

“Donncha Gilmore’s debut feature has a tender regard for its imperfect characters and boasts performances that encourage investment in the fate of the central couple.” Allan Hunter, @screendaily.bsky.social Girls & Boys (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 10th, at 7.30pm.

"cinematographer Fionnuala McCormack's rendering of Halloween night in Dublin city … is maybe the most beautiful Ireland’s capital has ever looked on screen." Stephen Porzio @joedotie.bsky.social Girls & Boys (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 10th, at 7.30pm. #wffa2026

“★★★★ [A] wildly impressive debut… The script feels lived-in, spontaneous and unguarded.” Tara Brady @irishtimes.com Girls & Boys (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 10th, at 7.30pm. Advance booking available in-person, online and 051 855 038. #Girls&Boys #wffa2026

"With a pitch-perfect central pairing, sharp dialogue, beautiful visuals and essential subject matter, Girls & Boys is simply a cinematic must-see." Matthew Briody, @filmireland.bsky.social Girls & Boys (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 10th, at 7.30pm. #wffa2026

Our spring season continues in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 10th, with Girls & Boys (15A), a Trinity College set drama about two students from opposite ends of the campus who make a connection over Halloween. You can find out further details in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/M_rch26

Trinity College students Charlie and Jace meet at a Halloween party. Despite very different social groups and interests, they immediately hit it off. When the party ends abruptly, the pair embark on an impromptu walk around Dublin. Girls & Boys (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on March 10th.

Reinsve is immaculately attuned to Trier’s energy, and Sentimental Value is carried by the manic frustration she brings to her part.” @davidehrlich.bsky.social @indiewire.com Sentimental Value (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 3rd. #SentimentalVale #wffa2026 #wffaspring26

"Skarsgård is magnificent as the charismatic, unreliable Gustav, but the film’s secret weapon is Elle Fanning’s hapless US starlet." @wendyide.bsky.social @theobserveruk.bsky.social Sentimental Value (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 3rd. #wffa2026 #wffaspring26