Film Review: The Courageous (Les Courageux) [2025]
An unstable mother struggling to keep her family together ends up drawing her children into her self-deception as she battlesContinue Reading
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All We Imagine As Light: London Film Festival 2024
Receiving a Special Presentation at LFF following its Cannes success, All We Imagine As Light is a serene film of self-determination andContinue Reading
All Shall Be Well – London Film Festival 2024
From Hong Kong director Ray Yeung, All Shall Be Well gently unravels the challenges facing an older lesbian woman when her partnerContinue Reading
Film Review: Girls Will Be Girls (2024)
A film full of youthful romance, family jealousies, and teenage heartbreak, Girls Will Be Girls is the first feature from Indian filmmakerContinue Reading
Film Review: Paradise is Burning (2024)
Bouncing between euphoria and despair, Paradise is Burning celebrates sisterhood and mourns a childhood without parental guidance at the same time. MikaContinue Reading
The Ceremony – Edinburgh Film Festival 2024
An impressive, low-key, yet powerful feature debut from Yorkshire writer/director Jack King earns its place in the Competition Features strandContinue Reading
My Favourite Cake – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024
A brave and touching film made by two Iranian filmmakers who were subsequently denied permission to attend the film’s WorldContinue Reading
A Room of My Own – London Film Festival 2022
Marie’s final report from #LFF22 hops over to Tbilisi, Georgia, to discover how difficult it is for contemporary young womenContinue Reading
Film Review: Ali & Ava (2022)
Depicting the spark of a love story in a northern town, Ali & Ava contains two exceptional performances from its leads, andContinue Reading
White Building – London Film Festival 2021
A young man must come to terms with multiple changes in his life, as his friends move on and theContinue Reading