Simon Columb

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Life Itself – BFI London Film Festival Review

Life Itself has guts to target a mainstream romantic-comedy crowd while simultaneously telling a tale…

Dogman – BFI London Film Festival Review

Dogman reunites director Matteo Garrone with the dark, criminal underbelly of Italy we were introduced…

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story – BFI London Film Festival Review

Chris Sievey, first and foremost, is an artist. Creator of the magnificently weird Frank Sidebottom,…

The Front Runner – BFI London Film Festival Review

In 1988, Gary Hart was the front runner for the presidency in America. Directed by…

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – BFI London Film Festival Review

Until this year, Mister Rogers was not a figure that featured in my life. In…

The Raft – BFI London Film Festival Review

This year marks the end of Big Brother on Channel 5. Inevitably, it will return,…

Beautiful Boy – BFI London Film Festival Review

David Scheff (Steve Carell) asks an expert in the field of drug-addiction about his son,…

Evelyn – BFI London Film Festival Review

Filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel has a secret within his family. The two parents and three…

5 gems to watch at London Film Festival 2018

As the 62nd BFI London Film Festival commences, one of the biggest challenges for movie…

A Star Is Born Review

There’s no denying the marketability of Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born. The enormously successful…

Anchor and Hope Review

“You’re a dick!” chuckles Kat (Natalia Tena), as she playfully wrestles with her Spanish friend,…

The Breadwinner DVD Review

Family, telling stories and history are all key elements to The Secret of Kells, Song…