Four new films to see this week: A Quiet Love, Send Help, My Father’s Shadow and Twinless
Rachel McAdams, Sope Dirisu, Dylan O’Brien, James Sweeney and Aisling Franciosi feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 6th, 2026
Aisling Franciosi
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Twinless review: Grief is seldom this entertaining
James Sweeney turns what initially feels like a jolly, quirky bromance into something far darker, more complex and hilarious
Aisling Franciosi: ‘I’m doing exactly what I dreamed of doing when I was a kid’
The Dublin-born actor adds warmth and understated comedic flair to her role in James Sweeney’s Twinless
Speak No Evil: Aisling Franciosi and James McAvoy are cracking in this bracingly uneasy horror remake
English-language remake of the European film features four first-rate performances, while the shift in nationalities adds other interesting angles
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Aisling Franciosi: ‘I knew it would maybe be too much for people’
Playing a rape victim in The Nightingale was an emotional wrench for the Irish-Italian actor
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