Release Date – 9th May 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Jazmin Jones Friends Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross search for the mysterious and inspiring Black woman who taught a generation to type in the game Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. Seeking Mavis Beacon is one of those rareContinue reading “LFF 2024: Seeking Mavis Beacon – Review”
Author Archives: Jamie Skinner
Blitz – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours, Director – Steve McQueen At the height of the blitz, nine-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan) escapes the train he’s evacuated on to make it back to his mum (Saoirse Ronan) in London, however despite the war he discovers a still-divided city on his journey home. Blitz is both aContinue reading “Blitz – Review”
Wicked – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 2 hours 40 minutes, Director – Jon M. Chu Sorcery student Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is outcast by everyone, however her strong powers may be of use to the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), and conflicting roommate Galinda (Ariana Grande) is with her each step of the way. Despite sharing aContinue reading “Wicked – Review”
LFF 2024: Skincare – Review
Release Date – 11th November 2024, Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Austin Peters Beautician Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is about to launch her own skincare brand, however when a rival clinic opens across the street at the same time as she receives threatening messages from an unknown number she’llContinue reading “LFF 2024: Skincare – Review”
LFF 2024: Kamay – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Directors – Ilyash Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaran A Hazara family seek answers as to what led to the mysterious death of their sister and daughter whilst studying in Kabul. Kamay is a film awash with grief. Pain is spread across the faces ofContinue reading “LFF 2024: Kamay – Review”
LFF 2024: The Stimming Pool – Review
Release Date – 28th March 2025, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 7 minutes, Directors – Steven Eastwood, The Neurocultures Collective A set of vignettes by neurodivergent artists intersperse to create a portrait of what it’s like to live in the world with neurodivergence. Whilst creating a storybook one of the central creatives featuredContinue reading “LFF 2024: The Stimming Pool – Review”
LFF 2024: Bionico’s Bachata – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 20 minutes, Director – Yoel Morales Stoner Bionico (Manuel Raposo) is followed by a camera crew as he attempts to get sober by the time his girlfriend (Ana Minier) leaves rehab, however he’s met with a strong current of temptations, including from best friendContinue reading “LFF 2024: Bionico’s Bachata – Review”
The Contestant – Review
Release Date – 29th November 2024, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 30 minutes, Director – Clair Titley Tomoaki Hamatsu (AKA Nasubi) becomes an unknowing overnight star in Japan when taking part in a TV show which leaves him confined to a room, naked for over a year, here he looks back on theContinue reading “The Contestant – Review”
LFF 2024: Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat – Review
Release Date – 15th November 2024, Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 30 minutes, Director – Johan Grimonprez Documentary examining the influence of and for jazz in relation to the decolonisation of Africa and the geopolitical response in the 1950s and 60s. The spirit of jazz permeates into every frame of Johan Grimonprez’s SoundtrackContinue reading “LFF 2024: Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat – Review”
Gladiator II – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 27 minutes, Director – Ridley Scott Taken to Rome after his homeland is taken over, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to become a gladiator, with his eyes set on vengeance he becomes a pawn in multiple attempts to take control of the empire. There are two sides toContinue reading “Gladiator II – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random 