Film Festivals

If Beale Street Could Talk – BFI London Film Festival Review

On the back of Moonlight, Barry Jenkins has become a must-see filmmaker. His follow-up film, If Beale Street Could Talk takes a James Baldwin novel and mounts i... Read More...

Dublin Oldschool – BFI London Film Festival Review

After Trainspotting, there was an influx of drug-fuelled rave movies. In America, Doug Liman's Go fused the drug scene with a Tarantino use of plotting while in... Read More...

The Favourite – BFI London Film Festival Review

When the trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite was first released it seemed a perfect match. His direct, clipped use of language, the carefully constructe... Read More...

Outlaw King – BFI London Film Festival Review

From the outset, Outlaw King clearly owes a debt to Game of Thrones, maybe a little of Justin Kurzel's Macbeth and an enormous dollop of Braveheart. Indeed, in ... Read More...

Peterloo – BFI London Film Festival Review

There are parents and teachers who want to educate their children on the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. A horrific example of the ruling class letting loose a caval... Read More...

Dream Away – BFI London Film Festival Review

Dream Away, directed by Marouan Omara and Johanna Domke, is the holiday you never had. While tourism industries reshape coastal cities, the consequence for some... Read More...

They Shall Not Grow Old – BFI London Film Festival Review

Between 1910-1918, Peter Jackson's grandfather William John Jackson served in the British Army. They Shall Not Grow Old is a documentary exclusively focused on ... Read More...

Suspiria – BFI London Film Festival Review

Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria has already divided audiences. A remake of Dario Argento's gory Italian horror, the director of I Am Love and last year’s celebrated ... Read More...

Been So Long – BFI London Film Festival Review

In introducing her film to this year’s LFF audience, Been So Long director Tinge Krishnan emphasised that one of the many things that drew her to the project wa... Read More...

Rosie – BFI London Film Festival Review

Most of us like to think we are a million miles from living on the streets. That transition from safe in your own home and then to sleeping rough, in some form ... Read More...

United Skates – BFI London Film Festival Review

In the United States, roller-skating is an art form. Hip-hop beats dominate the noise in the rinks while unique, personalised roller-skates are customised to su... Read More...

Life Itself – BFI London Film Festival Review

Life Itself has guts to target a mainstream romantic-comedy crowd while simultaneously telling a tale of profound, philosophical meaning. Starring Oscar Isaac, ... Read More...

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If Beale Street Could Talk – BFI London Film Festival Review

Dublin Oldschool – BFI London Film Festival Review

The Favourite – BFI London Film Festival Review

Outlaw King – BFI London Film Festival Review

Peterloo – BFI London Film Festival Review

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They Shall Not Grow Old – BFI London Film Festival Review

Suspiria – BFI London Film Festival Review

Been So Long – BFI London Film Festival Review

Rosie – BFI London Film Festival Review

United Skates – BFI London Film Festival Review

Life Itself – BFI London Film Festival Review