Every so often, we like to shine a light on rising talent, and today we’re happy to bring some attention to Louis Paxton. The emerging Scottish filmmaker has a number of short works to his name, but it’s “Satan With A Bushy Tail” that has made the biggest impact to date — and with good reason.

Starring Tom Bennett (who you might know from his hilarious supporting turn in Whit Stillman‘s “Love & Friendship“) and veteran Richard Durden, and produced by Chiara Ventura, this clever buddy comedy follows Hugh, recently separated from his wife, who goes to stay with his newly widowed grandfather, Derek.

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We’re well and truly into December now, which means it’s time to dive into our year-end coverage for real after wetting our feet last week with Best Trailers and Best Posters. First up, since it seems like a fresh-faced and optimistic way to start our look at the year now ending, and after the forward-looking megafeature 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2017 yesterday, is our list of the 20 Best Breakthrough Performances of this year in film.

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