Film Festivals

Wonderstruck – BFI London Film Festival Review

“We are all in the gutter. Only some of us are looking at the stars.”…

Funny Cow – BFI London Film Festival Review

Victoria Wood. Julie Walters. Sarah Millican. I can think of few female comics from “the…

The Shape of Water – BFI London Film Festival Review

Every Scooby Doo episode reveals that the terrifying monster was human after all. It’s a…

Lucky – BFI London Film Festival Review

A tortoise walks across the screen. He’s pretty much there, but hasn’t quite made it.…

Happy End – BFI London Film Festival Review

For Michael Haneke to title a film Happy End is a surprise. Between Funny Games,…

Pickups – BFI London Film Festival Review

When Game of Thrones ended its seventh season, it was clear that Aidan Gillen was…

Last Flag Flying – BFI London Film Festival Review

Richard Linklater has always been a director and writer to question. Slacker is questions and…

The Final Year – BFI London Film Festival Review

Don’t expect The Final Year to be about Trump. With unprecedented access to The White…

Call Me By Your Name – BFI London Film Festival Review

“Is it better to speak or to die?” asks Armie Hammer’s Oliver, the 24-year-old summer…

The Meyerowitz Stories – BFI London Film Festival Review

Families are difficult. The relationships Noah Baumbach introduces us to in The Meyerowitz Stories (New…

Roller Dreams – BFI London Film Festival Review

Cast your mind back to Michael Jackson’s Bad music video. Among the moonwalking and crotch-grabs,…

Azmaish: A Journey Through the Subcontinent – BFI London Film Festival Review

A tree in Mumbai is covered with religious paraphernalia: a picture of Jesus; a wooden…