Category Archives: Festival Reviews

Release Date – 6th December 2024, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Marielle Heller Facing the increasing mundanity and stress of motherhood, and with her husband (Scoot McNairy) constantly away, a stay-at-home mum (Amy Adams) finds herself transforming into a dog. The trailers for Nightbitch have posed it as anContinue reading “LFF 2024: Nightbitch – Review”

Release Date – 14th February 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 34 minutes, Director – Adam Elliot Grace (Sarah Snook) reflects on her life of separation and tragedy, and the people who have offered hope and kindness. Adam Elliot cares about people. His films have consistently extended a hand of caring understanding toContinue reading “LFF 2024: Memoir Of A Snail – Review”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 44 minutes, Director – Noémie Merlant A late-night, mid-heatwave party between three friends (Sanda Codreanu, Soulheila Yacoub, Noémie Merlant) and a handsome neighbour (Lucas Bravo) takes a threatening and deadly turn, leading the trio to figure out how to dispose of a body. TheContinue reading “LFF 2024: The Balconettes – Review”

Release Date – 9th May 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Lorcan Finnegan Waiting for a call to confirm his purchase of his childhood home, The Surfer (Nicolas Cage) is confined to a car park in the Australian heat, days before Christmas, being attacked and manipulated by a groupContinue reading “LFF 2024: The Surfer – Review”