Alex Barrett

Andrea Luka Zimmerman arrived in London from Munich in 1991, entering a city where identities, cultures and subcultures constantly intersected. While living and studying at Central Saint Martins throughout the analogue, improvised 1990s, they witnessed not only the decade’s creative energy but also the city’s inequalities, urban shifts and early waves of gentrification.

Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025) was a striking, intelligent threequel in the tradition of gnarly British folk horror, and now the baton for screenwriter Alex Garland’s post-apocalyptic zombie franchise has been passed to American director Nia DaCosta, who helms this fierce, funny and surprising follow-up.

Béla Tarr’s The Turin Horse played in competition in Berlin last year – to great anticipation, given that the Hungarian auteur had announced that it would be his last film. He had also suggested that when viewers saw it, they would understand why. Indeed, the film does present itself quite assertively as a ‘final statement’ – but you’ll have to see it to understand why.