Category Archives: Festival Reviews

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 14 minutes, Director – Sam Firth Director Sam Firth looks back at, and attempts to recreate, her parents divorce, and her own childhood, based on their accounts and her own personal memories. “In some ways I’ve been making this film since I was aContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Wolf Suit – Review”

Release Date – 18th March 2022, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Craig Roberts Humble working class family man and shipyard worker Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance) finds himself playing ‘professionally’ in the 1976 British Open, having never played a round of golf in his life. Maurice Flitcroft has been labelledContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Phantom Of The Open – Review”

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – Maung Sun While trying to make his debut feature, hopeful director Wai Bhone (Okkar Dat-Khe) runs into financial troubles in both his personal and moviemaking lives. Opening his feature debut, co-writer (alongside Ma Aeint) and director Maung Sun takes aContinue reading “LFF 2021: Money Has Four Legs – Review”

Release Date – 20th January 2023, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 25 minutes, Director – Victoria Fiore Following four years in the life of Entoni, grandson of worried grandmother Dora, who fears that he is heading towards a dangerous life of crime. There’s a compelling draw within the conflicting familial nature of VictoriaContinue reading “LFF 2021: Nascondino – Review”

Release Date – 11th March 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Ruth Paxton Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) begins to fear for her teenage daughter, Betsey (Jessica Alexander), when she begins to refuse to eat, and yet loses no weight. While it may initially seem as a response toContinue reading “LFF 2021: A Banquet – Review”

Release Date – 21st January 2022, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 22 minutes, Director – CJ Hunt Documentary looking into the feuding reactions and campaigns in response to the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate statues in the city, with similar events happening around the world. When it comes toContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Neutral Ground – Review”

Release Date – 11th February 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 29 minutes, Director – Jonas Poher Rasmussen Animated documentary following Amin Nawabi as he recounts his childhood in 80s and 90s Afghanistan before finding refuge in Denmark many years later. “Most people can’t begin to understand how fleeing like that effects you”Continue reading “LFF 2021: Flee – Review”

Release Date – 21st January 2022, Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 8 minutes, Director – Asghar Farhadi When given two days of parole from his prison sentence Rahim (Amir Jadidi) attempts to paint an image of himself as an honest, almost saintly, man in the hope of never going back, despite cynicism fromContinue reading “LFF 2021: A Hero – Review”

Release Date – 11th March 2022, Cert – 18, Run-time – 2 hours 8 minutes, Director – Sean Baker Washed-up porn star Mikey (Simon Rex) returns to his small town Texas roots, trying to start his career back up while getting caught up with his ex-wife (Bree Elrod) and teenage doughnut shop worker Strawberry (SuzannaContinue reading “LFF 2021: Red Rocket – Review”

Release Date – 4th March 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Director – Clio Barnard Romantically lonely souls Ali (Adeel Akhtar) and Ava (Claire Rushbrook) spark a surprise relationship which appears to create familial rifts as they grow closer. There’s a highly down-to-earth naturalistic nature to writer-director Clio Barnard’s Ali AndContinue reading “LFF 2021: Ali And Ava – Review”