Deliver Us (Liberami) Review

Evil is neat. A clear answer for those complex, deeply upsetting tragedies of the world. Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, earlier this year, toys with a villain who... Read More...

BFI London Film Festival 2017: The Best Of The Fest

In our London Film Festival preview, we predicted we would be tired. It’s a prediction that turned out to be true. Over the last ten days Culturefly has strived... Read More...

Bobbi Jene – BFI London Film Festival Review

“I need to dance, I need to work hard, that’s it”. Words of Bobbi Jene, a contemporary dancer in Israel who has a dream she is desperate to reach. She wants to ... Read More...

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – BFI London Film Festival Review

The site of decaying billboards is becoming the norm across the Western world. When the vast majority of advertising moves to online, and industrial towns lose ... Read More...

Lady Bird – BFI London Film Festival Review

An angry teen, annoying parents, best friends who fall out and awkward romances that don't pan out - we've all been there. Lady Bird, on the other hand, is spec... Read More...

A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot – BFI London Film Festival Review

In the ongoing process of growing up, a memorable moment was when my father, in answer to whether he'd protect me after a hypothetical murder, without hesitatio... Read More...

Abu – BFI London Film Festival Review

The tension between fathers and sons is always a poignant and powerful theme. Not only is it a deconstruction of relationships and the generational gap between ... Read More...

Thoroughbreds – BFI London Film Festival Review

Thoroughbreds feels like a contemporary Hitchcockian thriller. Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke are affluent girls gone bad, slowly building their twisted frien... Read More...

Funny Cow – BFI London Film Festival Review

Victoria Wood. Julie Walters. Sarah Millican. I can think of few female comics from "the North", but it's not easy to reel them off. It's a frustrating example ... Read More...

Lucky – BFI London Film Festival Review

A tortoise walks across the screen. He's pretty much there, but hasn't quite made it. John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut, Lucky, is a sensitive, personal an... Read More...

Happy End – BFI London Film Festival Review

For Michael Haneke to title a film Happy End is a surprise. Between Funny Games, Amour and The White Ribbon, the bland term of happy cannot be applied. Neverthe... Read More...

Pickups – BFI London Film Festival Review

When Game of Thrones ended its seventh season, it was clear that Aidan Gillen was one of the finest actors working today. He has always been consistently strong... Read More...