Film Review

United Skates – BFI London Film Festival Review

In the United States, roller-skating is an art form. Hip-hop beats dominate the noise in…

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 Happy Prince DVD Review

The Happy Prince, written, directed by and starring Rupert Everett, tracks the last years of…

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,…

Bad Reputation – BFI London Film Festival Review

Bad Reputation tracks the career of Joan Jett, formerly of The Runaways and The Blackhearts,…

Bad Times At The El Royale Review

An inspired doo-wop and motown soundtrack propels the action in Bad Times at the El…

The Guilty – BFI London Film Festival Review

Asger (Jakob Cedergren) is bored. He used to be a street cop, but after an…