Author Archives: Jamie Skinner

Release date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Roger Michell A family regather for one last time together to say goodbye to their terminally ill relative (Susan Sarandon). Almost every year during that patch between Boxing Day and the New Year, while all the big pre-Christmas blockbusters areContinue reading “LFF 2019: Blackbird – Review”

Release Date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Alaa Eddine Aljem A thief (Younes Bouab) returns from jail to the hill on which he buried stolen money to discover that a monument has been placed on it for an unknown saint. The initial premise of Alaa Eddine Aljem’sContinue reading “LFF 2019: The Unknown Saint – Review”

Release date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 2 hours 8 minutes, Director – Mads Brügger Journalist Mads Brügger attempts to uncover the events behind the mysterious death of U.N. General Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld. “I’m a bit confused because there are a lot of names and many people here” says one of the twoContinue reading “LFF 2019: Cold Case Hammarskjöld – Review”

Release Date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 31 minutes, Directors –  Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov A grieving man (Ivan Barnev) must look after his recently widowed father (Ivan Savov) who tries to track down his recently deceased wife when he believes that she has somehow made contact As Ivan Barnev’sContinue reading “LFF 2019: The Father – Review”

Release date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 24 minutes, Director – Rose Glass A devout Christian nurse ( Morfydd Clark) becomes obsessed with saving the soul of her severely ill patient (Jennifer Ehle) From the opening scene of Rose Glass’ feature directorial debut the viewer is put on the edge ofContinue reading “LFF 2019: Saint Maud – Review”

Release date – 24th January 2020, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Cert – PG, Director – Armando Iannucci David Copperfield (Dev Patel) recounts his life from the poverty and rags of childhood to the struggles of adulthood. Over the past few years Armando Iannucci has made a name for himself through his often bitingContinue reading “LFF 2019: The Personal History Of David Copperfield – Review”