One of the biggest surprises of 2019 was Rian Johnson’s uproariously funny whodunit Knives Out. Giving us Daniel Craig at his most fun as South… Read More »LFF 2022: Glass Onion review – silly, fun go-around with cinema’s best new character
Certain directors have tropes, or cliches. For Spielberg you can expect absent dads (looking forward to The Fablemans), Tim Burton has skeletons and weird trees,… Read More »LFF 2022: Pinocchio review – a treat for all ages and that’s no lie
There is no denying that the biggest thing to happen to the world of entertainment in recent years is the MeToo movement. Like any major… Read More »LFF 2022: She Said review – a chilling comment on a still ongoing problem
*the following showed as a surprise film during the London Film Festival We’re in a time of economic downturn and real financial worry for many.… Read More »LFF 2022: The Menu review – a darkly funny story of how people truly are mad
The pedigree of Martin McDonagh as a filmmaker is huge. His short film Six Shooter saw his Oscar nominated after a long career as a… Read More »LFF 2022: The Banshees of Inisherin review – a film of real rural beauty, postcards given movement
With the stink of his performance in Don’t Worry Darling just about dissipating in the air, Amazon Studios appears to have it in for Harry… Read More »LFF 2022: My Policeman review – you’re just left wondering – so what?
Academy Award winner Sam Mendes is a talented filmmaker, from his debut the satirical drama American Beauty through gangster thriller Road to Perdition, war drama… Read More »LFF 2022: Empire of Light review – bolstered purely by Colman, Ward and Jones’ performances
Coming at us with an already clear box office bomb at the domestic taking Billy “on the street” Eichner’s star vehicle appears as one of… Read More »LFF 2022: Bros review – succeeds on the strength of it’s jokes
There’s been a lot made about Brendan Fraser’s history and his long road to a comeback. Suffice to say that the road to his triumphant… Read More »LFF 2022: The Whale review – a fittingly strong return for Brendan Fraser
Park Chan-wook is a director of some pedigree. The South Korean director’s Vengeance trilogy, epitomised by middle chapter Oldboy helped put South Korean cinema on… Read More »LFF 2022: Decision to Leave review – a filmmaker who is predictable only in his total unpredictability
It’s easy to say that the world changed after MeToo, easy and very very lazy. Yes conversations were had more openly and people were more… Read More »LFF 2022: Women Talking review – a beautiful examination of faith and forgiveness