Release Date – TBC, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Director – Sav Rodgers Sav Rodgers explores the impact of Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy on himself and the wider LGBTQ+ community, especially as depictions and representation in cinema changes over the years. Sav Rodgers beams with disbelieving delight as he walks intoContinue reading “LFF 2023: Chasing Chasing Amy – Review”
Category Archives: Reviews
Wish – Review
Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Directors – Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn After failing to become the sorcerer king’s (Chris Pine) apprentice, Asha (Ariana DeBose) wishes upon a star which travels from the sky and puts the king’s wish-stealing under threat. When announced as part of the 2022 D23 Expo Wish wasContinue reading “Wish – Review”
Napoleon – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 38 minutes, Director – Ridley Scott Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) rises through the French military on his way to becoming emperor with half his mind on Europe and the other on his wife Josephine (Vanessa Kirby). It takes longer to settle into Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as Napoleon BonaparteContinue reading “Napoleon – Review”
LFF 2023: The End We Start From – Review
Release Date – 19th January 2024, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Mahalia Belo When London is hit by a catastrophic flood a young mother (Jodie Comer) experiences the chaos of a country struggling to survive whilst she waits to return home. The End We Start From is an environmentalContinue reading “LFF 2023: The End We Start From – Review”
LFF 2023: The Zone Of Interest – Review
Release Date – 2nd February 2024, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Jonathan Glazer A Nazi commandant (Christian Friedel) and his wife (Sandra Hüller) try to live their most idyllic life, living next door to Auschwitz. I’m willing to admit that I’m very likely not the best voice to listenContinue reading “LFF 2023: The Zone Of Interest – Review”
LFF 2023: The Book Of Clarence – Review
Release Date – 19th April 2024 , Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 16 minutes, Director – Jeymes Samuel As debts begin piling up Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) poses himself as the messiah in order to make money, however this comes with its own consequences. When being interviewed about the controversy surrounding the then newly-releasedContinue reading “LFF 2023: The Book Of Clarence – Review”
LFF 2023: The Bikeriders – Review
Release Date – 21st June 2024, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Jeff Nichols A photographer and reporter (Mike Faist) tracks the lives of a 60s motorcycle club as their dynamic shifts with the changing times and faces. The Bikeriders is dominated by an aesthetic of ‘old school cool’. TheContinue reading “LFF 2023: The Bikeriders – Review”
Thanksgiving – Review
Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Eli Roth A year after a Black Friday tragedy at a supermarket, a masked killer preys upon members of a town they deem responsible for the deaths caused. There’s a self-awareness to Eli Roth’s feature length version of his trailer for Quentin Tarantino andContinue reading “Thanksgiving – Review”
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 37 minutes, Director – Francis Lawrence In a bid to get more people to watch the annual Hunger Games a group of students are made mentors of the tributes to bring more spectacle, Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) views this as a chance to get closer to his futureContinue reading “The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes – Review”
LFF 2023: All Of Us Strangers – Review
Release Date – 26th January 2024, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Andrew Haigh Struggling to write a script and potentially entering into a relationship with a neighbour (Paul Mescal), Adam (Andrew Scott) finds himself exploring what life would be like if his parents (Claire Foy, Jamie Bell) hadn’t passedContinue reading “LFF 2023: All Of Us Strangers – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random 