Is This Thing On? Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
I’ve always found the idea of making a movie about stand-up comedy so interesting, whether it’s Bob Fosse’s Lenny or...
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Anemone Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Arthouse is a word that’s almost fallen into dis-use. With their unconventional style, symbolic content and emphasis on the aesthetic...
Frankenstein Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has spawned so many cinematic adaptations that every subsequent movie risks resembling the polyglot creature at its centre: an...
ChaO Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Love is a peculiar thing. We do not choose whom we fall in love with; it’s a spontaneous emotion we...
Lurker Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Discomfort’s the name of the game for debut director Alex Russell with Lurker. Coming from A24’s Beef and the Emmy...
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Rose Byrne is no stranger to the darkness. With the Insidious series under her belt and the often-overlooked Danny Boyle...
Christy Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
It’s awards season time again, and, like in other years, the queue of films either “based on a true story”,...
Jay Kelly Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
There’s always an air of expectancy when Noah Baumbach returns behind the camera, and Jay Kelly, his first feature since...
Exit 8 Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Japan has the most immaculate public transportation systems in the world, and it unites the nation in many ways. Every...
Resurrection Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Why do we love film as an art form? As a visual medium, it allows us to experience and understand...
Frankie, Maniac Woman Review – (2025 Grimmfest Festival)
Agent provocateur Pierre Tsigaridis blows another handful of toxic pixie dust in our eyes with Frankie, Maniac Woman, a distasteful...
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Wake Up Dead Man takes Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) on yet another case, this time to a small fictional town called...
Beast of War Review (2025 Grimmfest Festival)
Beast of War is a gripping action-horror film that mourns the wastefulness of World War II and celebrates the raw...
Father Mother Sister Brother Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Jim Jarmusch returns to the screen with Father Mother Sister Brother, a contemplative exploration of the unknowable figures we call...