Looking for Eric for Cherry. The film was shot on location in Greater Manchester by Loach's company Sixteen Films. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. It had its UK premiere on 1 June in Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays, attended by Eric Cantona, and was the gala presentation at the opening night of the Sydney Film Festival on 3 June. The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 12 June. The film was scheduled to be shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival, but five days before opening night Loach withdrew it
Looking Glass (film) 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that "even the actors' fine efforts cannot rescue "Looking Glass" from terminal murkiness." Eric Cohn of IndieWire described Nicolas Cage's character as a "bored peeping tom" and called the film "VOD bait" in his negative review. Robert Abele of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that the playground in which the film operates "should be enough to make for a satisfyingly disreputable thriller" but that hoping for one "doesn't equal results." Jesse Hessenger of "The A.V. Club" wrote, "Despite [Cage's] presence and the movie's atmosphere, "Looking Glass" is just another murder