Birds of Passage / Pájaros de verano: London Film Festival 2018 Review
From the makers of Embrace of the Serpent, Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano) again explores the mysticism, folklore andContinue Reading
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Capernaum: London Film Festival 2018 Review
A tough yet remarkable film from Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, Capernaum puts a young runaway in the spotlight at TheContinue Reading
Burning: London Film Festival 2018 Review
A not-quite-what-it-seems story from Lee Chang-dong has the audience wondering what is true in the Korean director’s latest offering. Continue Reading
The White Crow: London Film Festival 2018 Review
Ralph Fiennes directs for the third time in The White Crow, a biography of a crucial moment in the careerContinue Reading
The Favourite: London Film Festival Review 2018
An excellent cast heads up the latest offering from Yorgos Lanthimos, which gets its UK premiere at London Film Festival.Continue Reading
Étangs Noirs: London Film Festival 2018 Review
A wrongly-delivered package is the beginning of a search for its true recipient. Marie joins in the hunt for theContinue Reading
Lazzaro felice / Happy as Lazzaro: London Film Festival 2018 Review
Alice Rohrwacher’s fable of Italian modern history rightly won the Best Screenplay award at Cannes this year. Marie went alongContinue Reading
Border / Gräns: London Film Festival 2018 Review
Screening as part of the Dare strand at London Film Festival, this modern day Swedish fairy tale provokes and surprises. Continue Reading
An Impossible Love (Un amour impossible): London Film Festival 2018
Marie was very impressed with this powerful and intimate family story spanning several decades and believes it deserves wider recognition.Continue Reading
The Old Man & the Gun: London Film Festival 2018 Review
The legend that is Robert Redford bows out on a high note, in David Lowery’s highly enjoyable The Old ManContinue Reading