Category Archives: Festival Reviews

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 26 minutes, Director – Gabriel Mascaro In the near-future the aging population are sent to remote, controlled living spaces. Not wanting this to be her fate, Tereza (Denise Weinberg) flees through the Amazon rainforest in the hope of achieving her dream to fly inContinue reading “LFF 2025: The Blue Trail – Review”

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Ernesto Martínez Bucio When their parents don’t come back home, a group of siblings are left to fend for themselves, and their grandmother (Carmen Ramos), as being stuck in the house plays with their minds, or are their visions real?Continue reading “LFF 2025: The Devil Smokes (And Saves The Burnt Matches In The Same Box) – Review”

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Andy Serkis A group of animals take control of their farm and start to run it for themselves, however their home of equality soon shifts into a corrupt power structure the more the pigs take greedy charge. In a pre-recordedContinue reading “LFF 2025: Animal Farm – Review”

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 14 minutes, Director – Ion de Sosa Whole a group of teenagers are stranded in a pool surrounded by bloodthirsty dogs a group of wealthy friends get together for a summer party, where other disaster is nearing. Balearic’s downfall lies in the way thatContinue reading “LFF 2025: Balearic – Review”

Release Date – 5th December 2025, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 27 minutes, Directors – Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani When his neighbour disappears a retired spy (Fabio Testi) finds himself reliving, and being caught up by, various iterations of his dangerous past. A 70s-style Bond homage told through the trippy 60s lens thatContinue reading “LFF 2025: Reflection In A Dead Diamond – Review”

Release Date – 20th March 2026, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 2 hours 11 minutes, Director – Paolo Sorrentino President Mariano De Santis’ (Toni Servillo) term is coming to an end. As he looks back on his career he worries about life, legacy, party and people. “Your term is about to come to an end,Continue reading “LFF 2025: La Grazia – Review”

Release Date – 20th February 2026, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 53 minutes, Director – Mary Bronstein Linda (Rose Byrne) is struggling to stay afloat, looking after her sick daughter (Delaney Quinn) as their home falls apart, while her therapist (Conan O’Brien) doesn’t seem to take her seriously. Linda is dead behind theContinue reading “LFF 2025: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Review”

Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 25 minutes, Director – John Skoog The peak of the Cold War, farmer Karl-Göran (Denis Lavant) sets to work building a protective shelter for him and the nearby village. However, the more it grows the more isolated and ridiculed he becomes. The Cold WarContinue reading “LFF 2025: Redoubt- Review”

Release Date – 20th February 2026, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 2 hours 15 minutes, Director – Mona Fastvold The 18th Century, after a life of tragedy Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried) spreads her religious Shaker movement from England to America, becoming a figurehead for those who follow, and threaten, her. The Testament Of Ann LeeContinue reading “LFF 2025: The Testament Of Ann Lee – Review”

Release Date – 13th February 2026, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Hasan Hadi 90s Iraq, nine-year-old Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef) is tasked with making a cake for her school to celebrate Saddam Hussein’s birthday, or her family will face punishment. However, ingredients aren’t cheap, or easy to come by.Continue reading “LFF 2025: The President’s Cake – Review”