Louis Paxton’s debut feature THE INCOMER arrives at Sundance 2026 as a welcome palate cleanser, blending Scottish folklore with gentle comedy in a story about isolation, grief, and the collision between old and new worlds. On a remote Scottish island, siblings Isla and Sandy live according to their late father’s teachings, fishing and honoring seagull rituals in blissful disconnection from modern life. Their solitude shatters when Daniel, a mainland bureaucrat played by Domhnall Gleeson, arrives with eviction papers from the Northeastern Scottish Council. Isla’s response? She knocks him out cold with a rock.
What follows is a tender, funny exploration of fear and change. Isla clings to her father’s warnings about the mythical Fin Man lurking in the waters, using folklore to justify her resistance to leaving. Her terror masks deeper wounds from losing both parents, while her brother Sandy grows increasingly curious about Daniel’s tales of Wi-Fi and supermarkets. The film finds its sweetness in these exchanges, as Daniel becomes an accidental hostage to siblings torn between honoring the past and embracing possibility.
Paxton keeps the tone light despite weighty themes of grief and anxiety. Gleeson excels as the bewildered city dweller navigating bizarre customs, while Grant O’Rourke’s Sandy radiates childlike wonder and Gayle Rankin makes Isla’s stubbornness both frustrating and heartbreaking. Their chemistry transforms what could feel contrived into something genuinely warm. When Daniel eventually dons a homemade seagull costume for a ritual ceremony, the film earns its emotional payoffs through absurdity rather than sentiment.
THE INCOMER works because it trusts its performances and never overexplains its metaphors. It’s a cozy, eccentric character study that understands how mythology can both comfort and imprison us.
DERRY GIRLS darling @nicolacoughlan returns to our TVs in I AM HELEN.
This critically acclaimed BAFTA-winning anthology series pairs Coughlan with PEAKY BLINDERS star Joe Cole!
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BROOKLYN fans, this one is for you 🎬
Caitríona Balfe is back in a Colm Tóibín adaptation, and A LONG WINTER lands in cinemas this January 2027. Based on Tóibín’s 2006 short story, the film casts Caitríona as Louise, a mother at the heart of a stark, emotional drama.
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Mayo`s own @philippa.dunne is pure joy!
On this week`s @latelaterte, Philippa shares childhood memories of growing up in Mayo that shaped her, and what it’s really like to bring unforgettable characters to life on screen.
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Everyone`s favourite Andrew returns to the @britishfilminstitute London Film Festival with his new film ELSINORE.
Few actors of the stage and screen have attracted as much acclaim in recent years as Andrew Scott, both for the emotional depth of his performances and for the subtlety and nuance he brings to them.
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Like father, like son!
Aran Murphy is following in his father Cillian`s footsteps with a major role in the new @sharonhorgan show YOUTH.
The 19-year-old is relatively new to the acting world but has had a very busy few months as of late, stepping out on red carpets and giving plenty of interviews for his first roles.
Let`s hear it for Ireland`s next wave of amazing acting talent!
Colin Farrell hit the @thegrahamnortonshowofficial couch this weekend!
Farrell reveals a new haircut (!) and how he was initially reluctant to take accept his role in the classic IN BRUGES.
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One question that has haunted Ireland for decades ⚖️
In RE-CREATION, the new film from Jim Sheridan, the story is built on the real 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, and Colm Meaney never hands you a verdict. The veteran actor trusts you to argue it out yourself 🎬
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“This is the Ireland I always believed existed.”
July 13, 1985. Two stadiums. One mission. Queen, U2, Bowie, Elton John, Madonna, McCartney, all on one day to fight famine in Ethiopia. And five Irish women who wanted to donate their wedding rings!
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Let’s hear it for Jamie Dornan 👏
He’s back as an American career criminal, always one step ahead, in 12 12 12 on Apple TV, going toe to toe with Anthony Mackie in a cat-and-mouse game across Europe. And this time he’s also an executive producer, helping shape the story as well as starring in it.
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