This review was originally published following the film’s LFF screenings in 2022, when it went under the original title of The Origin. Release Date – 23rd February 2024, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 27 minutes, Director – Andrew Cumming A prehistoric group of early humans find themselves attacked by an unknown force whilstContinue reading “LFF 2022: Out Of Darkness – Review”
Category Archives: Reviews
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”
LFF 2022: The Eternal Daughter – Review
Release Date – 24th November 2023, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Joanna Hogg A mother and daughter (Tilda Swinton) confront the past in different ways as they spend time in a hotel which was once their family home. Joanna Hogg’s latest film, The Eternal Daughter, plays out like aContinue reading “LFF 2022: The Eternal Daughter – Review”
LFF 2022: Allelujah – Review
Release Date – 17th March 2023, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Richard Eyre A geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, despite the personal connection that the government inspector (Russell Tovey) has with the place. Perhaps much like some of the characters in the filmContinue reading “LFF 2022: Allelujah – Review”
LFF 2022: I Love My Dad – Review
Release Date – 23rd January 2023, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Director – James Morosini In an attempt to reconnect with his son (James Morosini), a father (Patton Oswalt) creates a fake dating profile in order to catfish him, resulting in a road-trip to meet the mystery girl. James Morosini writes,Continue reading “LFF 2022: I Love My Dad – Review”
LFF 2022: The Son – Review
Release Date – 17th February 2023, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 3 minutes, Director – Florian Zeller When his teenage son (Zen McGrath) comes to live with him, Peter (Hugh Jackman) finds himself trying to understand what’s going on in his son’s struggling mind. With 2021’s The Father director Florian Zeller took hisContinue reading “LFF 2022: The Son – Review”
A Man Called Otto – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Director – Marc Forster Having given up on life after the passing of his wife, Otto (Tom Hanks) finds himself constantly interrupted by his disorderly neighbours, especially recently-moved-in Marisol (Mariana Treviño) and her family. Perhaps one of the reasons 2015’s A Man Called Ove works asContinue reading “A Man Called Otto – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random 