One of the big surprises to come out of Sundance: London Festival this year was Brian and Charles which won the Audience Award. The film follows Brian Gittins (David Earl), a middle-aged inventor who lives by himself in a rural Welsh village. When he comes across a mannequin head in a pile of rubbish, he… Read More Brian and Charles (2022)
One of the best films to come out of this year’s awards season is Pedro Almodóvar’s latest feature, Parallel Mothers which sees him reunite with Penélope Cruz for the seventh time. The film follows photographer, Janis (Cruz) and her parallel experiences of motherhood with teenage mother, Ana (Milena Smit). What follows is a series of… Read More Parallel Mothers (2021)
I was fortunate enough to cover this year’s Cardiff Animation Festival and was able to watch an array of films (over 100 in fact!). One of the highlights was loundraw’s debut, Summer Ghost which has a non-traditional running time of 40 minutes meaning that it can be considered either a long short film or a… Read More Summer Ghost (2021)
One of the most anticipated films to come out of last year’s Cannes Film Festival was Sean Baker’s latest feature, Red Rocket. The film follows Mikey Davies (Simon Rex), who has returned to his hometown of Texas City after his career in the porn industry has come to a standstill. When he meets 17-year-old Strawberry… Read More Red Rocket (2021)
There are some films that have humble begins and then grow in publicity and popularity unexpectedly. This year’s dark horse is undoubtedly, comedy-drama CODA, which has had a huge awards’ presence, and even been grabbing some unexpected wins. The film follows Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones), who is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), and her… Read More CODA (2021)
British cinema is at its best when it is able to truly capture the plight of the working class. Clio Barnard’s newest film, Ali & Ava, premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2021 and has been well received by critics and audiences alike thanks to its universal story. The film is set in Bradford and… Read More Ali & Ava (2021)
This awards season has the regular frontrunners and blockbusters included in the mix, but one film that has taken critics and cinema goers by storm is animated docudrama, Flee. Executive produced by Oscar-nominee, Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Flee is the true story of Amin Nawabi, an Afghan man living in Demark who was forced… Read More Flee (2021)
One of the big favourites to come out of the 2021 festival season was Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter. The film follows Leda Caruso (Olivia Colman), a college professor who has ventured to Greece in order to finish her current project. Whilst there, she encounters Nina (Dakota Johnson), a young mother who has… Read More The Lost Daughter (2021)
This year’s London Film Festival 2021 brought back some of the traditional elements of attending the cinema to see some of the films while others I had the pleasure of watching online. This hybrid experience made it both exciting and busy whilst also allowing me to see some of the biggest films of the year… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Roundup
One film that was an intriguing watch was Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Icelandic horror Lamb. The film follows married couple María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) who run a small farm where one of the sheep gives birth to a sheep/human hybrid that they affectionately name Ada after a child that they had previously lost… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Lamb
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