Category Archives: Festival Reviews

Release Date – 30th October 2020, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 29 minutes, Director – Natalie Erika James When Edna (Robyn Nevin) suddenly returns after going missing her daughter (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter (Bella Heathcote) go to her home to discover an unseen presence that seems to be consuming her Relic sits inContinue reading “LFF 2020: Relic – Review”

Release Date: 16th October 2020, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 21 minutes, Director – Garrett Bradley While her husband faces a 60 year prison sentence for robbery Fox Rich fights a tough judicial system while trying to provide for her family and get out a message of the racism within the US’s legalContinue reading “LFF 2020: Time – Review”

Release Date – 10th September 2021, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Phyllida Lloyd A mother (Clare Dunne) escapes an abusive relationship with her two daughters and decides to build a house for them to finally live in safety. Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady, two very different films fromContinue reading “LFF 2020: Herself – Review”

Release Date – 30th April 2021, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 7 minutes, Director – Chaitanya Tamhane A young musician (Aditya Modak) dedicates his life to performing Indian classical music, although finding little success “If you walk this path learn to be lonely and hungry” says one of the voices that echoes aroundContinue reading “LFF 2020: The Disciple – Review”

Release Date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 30 minutes, Director – Talya Lavie A young couple’s (Avigail Harari, Ran Danker) wedding night quickly turns into a chaotic traipse through the streets of Jerusalem One of the last thing’s Eleanor (Avigail Harari) and Noam (Ran Danker), or any newlywed couple for thatContinue reading “LFF 2020: Honeymood – Review”

Release Date – Friday 9th October 2020, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Miranda July A family of desperate small-time crooks/ cons need to raise $1,500 in a matter of days in order to pay their rent, bringing in a new, opinion-splitting, member (Gina Rodriguez) to the group Often whenContinue reading “LFF 2020: Kajillionaire – Review”

Release Date – 30th October 2020, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – Benjamin Ree A painter forms a friendship with one of the thieves who stole one of her best paintings from an art exhibition Can you truly pinpoint the moment when a friendship begins? A genuine closely-bonded friendship. ItContinue reading “LFF 2020: The Painter And The Thief – Review”

Release Date – 30th October 2020, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 29 minutes, Director – Bassam Tariq On returning home to see his family for the first time in two years a rapper (Riz Ahmed) finds himself hospitalised with an autoimmune disease, just before he’s apart to embark on a potentially career-changing tourContinue reading “LFF 2020: Mogul Mowgli – Review”

Release date – 31st January 2020, Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Marielle Heller Cynical journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) is sent to meet iconic television personality Mr Rogers (Tom Hanks) for a piece of heroes. “It’s a beautiful day in this neighbourhood, a beautiful day for a neighbour. WouldContinue reading “LFF 2019: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – Review”

Release date – 6th November, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 17 minutes, Director – Phillip Youmans A Mother (Karen Kaia Livers) tries to deal with the impact that alcohol is having on both her son (Dominique McClellan) and the priest (Wendell Pierce) of the church that she attends There are many things thatContinue reading “LFF 2019: Burning Cane – Review”