Fairyland Review
For his feature debut, director/writer Andrew Durham has taken us to somewhere we know, or at least feel we do...
Freda Cooper
A lifelong movie fan and a film critic for over ten years, Freda’s natural habitat is the darkened rooms frequented by fellow cineastes. She can also be found asking questions of some of the biggest names in the business – from Cate Blanchett to Daniel Craig or Mike Leigh to Pete Docter – or crafting reviews for a number of sites and publications, including The People’s Movies. And listeners to BBC Local Radio can catch her views on the latest releases. She always – and probably always will – cite The Third Man as her favourite film of all time. Her top ten? That’s a moveable feast …..
Supergirl Review
Times change. Around ten years ago, we were on the superhero diet, consuming a new Marvel or DC movie every...
Disclosure Day Review
He’s one of the greatest cinematic storytellers of our times, which makes a film helmed by Steven Spielberg more of...
Interview: Callum Scott Howells on playing a 19th century rock star in Madfabulous
One of the audience favourites from this year’s BFI Flare, Madfabulous turned the spotlight on Henry Cyril Paget, an extravagant...
Interview: Seamus McLean Ross And Samuel Bottomley On The Energy of California Schemin’
It delighted festivals from Toronto to Glasgow and captured the hearts of cinemagoers around the UK – and now James...
Tuner Review
It’s a long way from the world of documentaries but, after nabbing an Oscar for Navalny (2023), director Daniel Roher...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review
Twenty years ago, we marvelled at Andy Sachs’ (Anne Hathaway) ability to run in needle-thin stilettos through the streets of...
The Sheep Detectives Review
In the world of cosy crime, everybody lives in picture postcard villages where the gardens are immaculate, the scones freshly...
Interview: Director Alice Winocour On Why Couture Is Her Self Portrait
To the outside world, the fashion industry looks endlessly glamorous. But, as Alice Winocour’s Couture shows all too clearly, it’s...
Interview: Director Olivier Assayas On Why There’s “Nothing Russian” In The Wizard Of The Kremlin
With Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, never far from the headlines, the arrival in cinemas of The Wizard Of...
Madfabulous Review (2026 BFI Flare)
By the time Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, died at the age of just 29, he’d bankrupted his...
Big Girls Don’t Cry Review (2026 BFI Flare)
Some sounds you never forget. They immediately take you back in time to a particular place in your life. And...
Montreal, My Beautiful Review (BFI Flare 2026)
Arriving at this year’s BFI Flare after an acclaimed launch in its home country of Canada, Montreal, My Beautiful has...
Arco Review
In a world full of more uncertainties than ever, why would we look forward to the future? Perhaps it’s better...