Category: Review
Review: BlacKkKlansman
One of the few positives of a contentious period in American politics is the fiery vitriol and furious response it can elicit from the liberal-leaning…
Review: Bohemian Rhapsody Isn’t Without Controversy
“We believe in each other… that’s everything. We are going to do great things. It’s an experience – love, tragedy, joy… it’s something that people…
The Ability to Endure: 'The Seagull' Review
Rightfully regarded as a forefather of realist drama, Chekhov is seldom adapted for the screen successfully. His characters, like the plays they inhabit, are intricately complex….
Review: Outlaw King
In only a few years Netflix has become a game-changer in how we view film and television content, becoming one of the most influential media…
Review: Halloween (2018)
Michael Myers is back! And this time he’s slashing his way through Haddonfield after 40 years of incarceration! That’s right, you can forget those NINE…
LFF Exclusive Review: The Fight
This year’s BFI London Film Festival included the directorial debut of British comedy-actress Jessica Hynes, showing off her skill behind the camera with a slice-of-life…
LFF Exclusive Review: Old Man and the Gun
Robert Redford is a national treasure of American cinema. His career is impressive, full of great performances in films such as Butch Cassidy and the…
LFF Exclusive Review: Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Ah, New Year’s Eve. A time for reflection, reunions and resolutions. It’s also a time for arguments, bust ups and chaos. At least, that’s what…
LFF Exclusive Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
Michael Moore is back, and he’s back full of rage, anger and determination to tell it as it is even if the rest of the…
LFF Exclusive Review: Green Book
This year the BFI London Film Festival included Peter Farrelly’s comedy-drama Green Book as its ‘Surprise Film’ selection, and off the bat I will say…
Film Short Review: Collapsology
The restrictions of time can often make things difficult for filmmakers. But director Daria Geller has proven herself extremely talented at dealing with this challenge…
Review: Bennett's Song
If you define a film as a story recorded onto a camera and shown onto a screen, then I guess Bennett’s Song would qualify. However,…
Femme Filmmakers Festival: Alice Rohrwacher's The Wonders
When Italian filmmaker, Alice Rohrwacher, came to the stage to collect the Grand Prize of the Jury, for Le Meraviglie (The Wonders) at Cannes in…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Eva Husson’s Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story), or as the French like to call it, Bang Gang (une histoire d’amour moderne), is the debut of Eva…