LFF 2022 Review: Causeway is Quietly Devastating
How does it feel to overcome major trauma? It’s not a catchy theme, it doesn’t sound pleasant and it’s difficult to...
Read MoreLFF 2022 Review: The Eternal Daughter – “atmospheric, melancholy, musing on memory, creativity and regret”
Tilda Swinton plays a mother and daughter in writer-director Joanna Hogg’s follow-up to The Souvenir and The Souvenir Part II. The Eternal...
Read MoreLFF 2022 Review: Aftersun – “The portrait of a father-daughter relationship works so well”
Bitter-sweet memories of a sun-soaked late ‘90s holiday burn brightly in writer-director Charlotte Wells’ impressive debut feature. The...
Read MoreLFF 2021 Review: The Wolf Suit – “A bold, often raw piece of work”
The nature of memory and conflicting recollections are examined in forensic detail in filmmaker Sam Firth’s debut feature-length...
Read MoreLFF 2021 Review: The Lost Daughter – “A thrillingly-weird ride with a resonant message”
A man held court outside the screening of The Lost Daughter, surrounded by a small group. “I just didn’t get it,” he exclaimed, “I thought...
Read MoreLFF 2021 Review: Petite Maman – “Utterly charming”
Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to 2019’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a quieter and more playful film. But despite its lean running time of...
Read MoreLFF 2021 Review: Language Lessons – “A bittersweet film that will resonate with our need for connection after long months apart”
Stories featuring Zoom have been a growing trope of filmmaking in the time of Covid-19. But Natalie Morales’ debut feature deftly avoids...
Read MoreLFF 2021 Review: The French Dispatch – “Everything You Want from a Wes Anderson Movie, and Plenty That You Didn’t”
I’ll start with an anecdote about Wes Anderson, king of anecdotal cinema. I had been invited to a screening of The Life...
Read MoreThe 62nd BFI London Film Festival announces the 2018 Official Competition Selection
The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® have announced the contenders for the Official Competition. The...
Read MoreBattle of the Sexes will have its European Premiere at The 61st BFI London Film Festival
The 61st BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® is thrilled to serve up BATTLE OF THE SEXES, starring Emma Stone...
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