Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 25 minutes, Director – Neil Maskell A government whistle-blower (Amit Shah) and his wife (Sura Dohnke) must wait in a remote Belgian cottage with two armed bodyguards (Tom Burke, Roger Evans) whilst they await the arrival of a journalist (Jenna Coleman) With Klokkenluider NeilContinue reading “LFF 2022: Klokkenluider – Review”
Category Archives: Reviews
Babylon – Review
Cert – 18, Run-time – 3 hours 9 minutes, Director – Damien Chazelle As the talkies make their way onto the screen the lives of three hopeful Hollywood figures (Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Brad Pitt) intertwine with different fates for each. There’s a maximalist style akin to Baz Luhrmann within the outrageous party sequence whichContinue reading “Babylon – Review”
Plane – Review
Release Date – 27th January 2023, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – Jean-François Richet A pilot (Gerard Butler) of a commercial flight must protect his crew and passengers after crash-landing on an island run by separatists. Plane is further proof that we shouldn’t just suppose January as solely a dumpingContinue reading “Plane – Review”
LFF 2022: My Robot Brother – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 24 minutes, Director – Frederik Nørgaard When her outdated, childish robot friend (Lars Brygmann, Kristian Holm Joensen) becomes a source of embarrassment Alberte (Selma Iljazovski) is gifted a new updated model (Philip Elbech Andresen) which is able to do more than any other robotContinue reading “LFF 2022: My Robot Brother – Review”
LFF 2022: Casa Susanna – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Sébastien Lifshitz The story of the Casa Susanna, a safe haven away from the rest of society in the late ’50s where people could go to express their gender identity and sexuality. There’s something of a wistful nature to CasaContinue reading “LFF 2022: Casa Susanna – Review”
LFF 2022: The Origin – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 27 minutes, Director – Andrew Cumming A prehistoric group of early humans find themselves attacked by an unknown force whilst searching unfamiliar terrain for a new homeland. Amongst the details and visuals leaning into the horror genre perhaps the most effective thing within TheContinue reading “LFF 2022: The Origin – Review”
Tár – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 38 minutes, Director – Todd Field An internationally acclaimed conductor (Cate Blanchett) finds her reckless words and actions coming back all at once. The groundwork for writer-director Todd Field’s Tár is done in the way the viewer is placed directly into the various extended scenarios which make upContinue reading “Tár – Review”
M3gan – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Gerard Johnstone A robot (Jenna Davis/ Amie Donald) designed to be a friend to and protect a child (Violet McGraw) begins to show murderous tendencies towards anyone who comes close to harming her. Going into M3gan knowing very little apart from the general conceptContinue reading “M3gan – Review”
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed – Review
Release Date – 27th January 2023, Cert – 18, Run-time – 2 hours 2 minutes, Director – Laura Poitras Documentary looking at the life of photographer Nan Goldin through her own pictures, alongside her present day activism against pharmaceutical company Perdue and the Sackler family in relation to the opioid crisis. “Photography was always aContinue reading “All The Beauty And The Bloodshed – Review”
LFF 2022: Ashkal – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 31 minutes, Director – Youssef Chebbi When burnt bodies and skeletons begin to appear across Carthage two detectives (Mohamed Grayaâ, Fatma Oussaifi) try to find out the source of what may be an increase in self-immolation. With each stage of the investigative process thatContinue reading “LFF 2022: Ashkal – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random 