Release Date – 1st January 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 23 minutes, Director – Asif Kapadia Documentary intersecting images of the divided world today with scenes envisaging a dystopian future where freedom has been completely removed. “When you’re desperate, just surviving, you can’t see what’s been taken away, you can’t fight back”Continue reading “LFF 2024: 2073 – Review”
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That Christmas – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 32 minutes, Director – Simon Otto After a major snowstorm the small town of Wellington-On-Sea sees its residents separated over Christmas, however while Santa (Brian Cox) also struggles with the weather he may be the one to help. Richard Curtis loves a multi-story Christmas flick which loosely bringsContinue reading “That Christmas – Review”
Nutcrackers – Review
Cert – Recommended ages 12+, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – David Gordon Green Chicago-based real estate dealer Michael (Ben Stiller) finds himself stuck on an Ohio farm looking after his recently-orphaned nephews (Homer, Ulysses, Arlo and Atlas Janson), however with Christmas approaching his stay is continuously extended. Nutcrackers is an undoubtedly familiarContinue reading “Nutcrackers – Review”
Beatles ’64 – Review
Cert – Recommended ages 16+, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – David Tedeschi Documentary charting The Beatles first visit to America, and how their stardom only skyrocketed with their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Beatles ’64 is unlikely to introduce anything new to anyone. Charting the band’s first trip to America, andContinue reading “Beatles ’64 – Review”
LFF 2024: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig – Review
Release Date – 7th February 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 47 minutes, Director – Mohammad Rasoulof Iman (Missagh Zareh) is promoted to investigative judge, however with the benefits of the job comes a growing threat if the public discovers what he does, leading to him taking a harsher stance with his liberalContinue reading “LFF 2024: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig – Review”
LFF 2024: The Assessment – Review
Release Date – 8th May 2025, Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 55 minutes, Director – Fleur Fortuné Scientists Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel) hope to pass the 7-day parenthood assessment, however official Virginia (Alicia Vikander) puts them through much more than expected as a test for a child becomes a testContinue reading “LFF 2024: The Assessment – Review”
LFF 2024: On Falling – Review
Release Date – 7th March 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 44 minutes, Director – Laura Carreira Portuguese immigrant Aurora (Joana Santos) spends much of her time working as a picker at a fulfilment centre, she wishes for a better job that will allow her more social contact. I don’t entirely know whatContinue reading “LFF 2024: On Falling – Review”
LFF 2024: One To One: John And Yoko – Review
Release Date – 11th April 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Directors – Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-Edwards John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrive in New York peacefully, and looking to spread peace and love, however American society at the time displays the opposite of this, including towards them, leading them toContinue reading “LFF 2024: One To One: John And Yoko – Review”
Moana 2 – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Directors – David G. Derrick Jr, Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) sets out to find a sunken island which could connect the whole ocean, however the force keeping it hidden could be stronger than her, demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) and co together. InitiallyContinue reading “Moana 2 – Review”
LFF 2024: Small Hours Of The Night – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 43 minutes, Director – Daniel Hui On opposite sides of a desk in an almost empty room, a woman (Yang Yanxuan Vicki) and her interrogator (Irfan Kasban) exchange details uncovering and linking to Singapore’s political history. Small Hours Of The Night is a filmContinue reading “LFF 2024: Small Hours Of The Night – Review”
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