Train Dreams Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
I let out a huge sigh as the credits rolled for Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, one full of the contentment...
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On Falling Review
It’s a job done by thousands of people, but we never think about it. And that’s because we never see...
Interview: How To Have Sex cast on bringing a no-holds-barred story to life
In a groundbreaking year for women British directors, the latest in a succession of eye-catching debuts arrives in cinemas this...
Film Review – Hit The Road (2021)
A family car journey. Not necessarily something to look forward to, especially if one of the passengers is a lively...
Director Harry Macqueen: “sorry/not sorry” that Supernova makes audiences cry
One of the biggest hits from 2020's online version of the London Film Festival finally arrives in cinemas this week...
After Love director Aleem Khan on making films that “show, not tell”
For his debut feature, After Love, director/writer Aleem Khan has written what he knows for the big screen. It’s a...
Digital Review – Synchronic (2019)
The second half of this month belongs to Anthony Mackie. He may not be on Falcon duty, but he’s still...
Interviews: Muscle director Gerard Johnson and actors Craig Fairbrass and Cavan Clerkin
After a debut at the 2019 London Film Festival, Gerard Johnson’s testosterone pumped Muscle arrives in selected UK cinemas and...
Director Sarah Gavron and the team from Rocks on the power of female friendship
It’s been five years since we saw a film from award winning director Sarah Gavron. Her previous offering, Suffragette, opened...
The 2020 BFI London Festival Going To Be Cinemas And Online
Many film festivals say they are opened for every one, This year's BFI London Film Festival will certainly be. As...
Simon Bird and Monica Dolan on Days Of The Bagnold Summer – Everybody’s Coming Of Age Film
They’re both familiar faces from TV comedy. Simon Bird was The Inbetweeners’ awkward and put-upon Will, while one of Monica...
The Personal History Of David Copperfield star Dev Patel – always the good guy
It’s only 12 years since Dev Patel stepped into the limelight for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. The kid from Skins...
Little Monsters director Abe Forsythe on Lupita Nyong’o, ukuleles – and Taylor Swift
Australian director Abe Forsythe didn’t set out to make a horror movie. Or a zom-com. But that’s how Little Monsters,...
Directors Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz on their inspiration for The Peanut Butter Falcon
So many films are described as “feel good” that the term’s in danger of over use. But there are those...