Murina – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review

Look how she bit her own flesh to set herself free. Teenage Julija (Gracija Filipović)…

Moon, 66 Questions – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review

After her estranged father Paris (Lazaros Georgakopoulos) suffers a debilitating stroke, his grown daughter Artemis…

Anaïs in Love – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review

‘Who are you Anaïs? Where did you spring from?’ Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier) is always running…

Silent Land – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review

Adam (Dobromir Dymecki) and Anna (Agnieszka Żulewska), a rich and beautiful Polish couple, rent a…

Ailey Review

Jamila Wignot’s documentary about the life and work of visionary artist Alvin Ailey opens with…

Petite Maman Review

In 2019, Céline Sciamma made Portrait of a Lady on Fire – a gorgeous, lavish…

London Film Festival 2021: The best of the rest of the fest

With over 150 features in this year’s programme, inevitably some of the best films in…

Wild Indian – BFI London Film Festival Review

It’s 1988, and Native American child Makwa (Phoenix Wilson) is bullied at home and bullied…

The Odd Job Men – BFI London Film Festival Review

It’s Moha’s (Mohamed Mellali) first day working at a handyman company, and his new colleague…

Drive My Car – BFI London Film Festival Review

Actor-director Yusuke (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and his screenwriter wife Oto (Reika Kirishima) have been together for…

Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest – BFI London Film Festival Review

A lot of information is thrown at you very quickly in Danish documentary Cannon Arm…

Mothers Of The Revolution – BFI London Film Festival Review

Is it better to die in a blast, or is it better to die of…