Luce: London Film Festival Review 2019
An all-star student with a potentially complex secret sows doubts among his parents, teachers and the audience. Who do youContinue Reading
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Trouble: London Film Festival Review 2019
A visual artist, her estranged father and a period of civil unrest cross paths in this unusual documentary exploring aContinue Reading
The Father: London Film Festival Review 2019
Generations clash in this gentle, touching and sometimes absurd story of grief and family. BFI has put The Father into the ‘Laugh’Continue Reading
Öndög: London Film Festival Review 2019
Slow-paced and beautifully shot, Öndög demands attention from the viewer with its visual storytelling. It’s seldom that a Mongolian film pops upContinue Reading
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
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