LFF 2019 ‘Le Mans 66’ Review: Flashy but Second Hand
British racing marvel Ken Miles (Christian Bale) is recruited by car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) to create a car for Ford that can beat...
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LFF 2019 ‘The Painted Bird’ Review: A Saga of Suffering
A young boy is forced to flee his home and go in search of his parents during second world war. His journey includes a litany...
LFF 2019 ‘Knives Out’ Review: Rian Johnson is On Point
A wealthy mystery novelist (Christopher Plummer) dies on his 85th murder under mysterious circumstances. Whilst it appears to be suicide, there are some strange details...
LFF 2019 ‘Uncut Gems’ Review: A Nightmarish Spiral into Chaos
Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is a Jewish jewellery shop owner with a gambling addiction and a short temper. As he comes into possession of a...
LFF 2019 ‘Little Joe’ Review: Little Shop of Subtle Horrors
Alice (Emily Beecham) has genetically engineered a new form of plant that releases a scent to make people happy. However she soon notices strange behaviours...
LFF 2019: ‘By the Grace of God’ Review: Harrowing Tale of Injustice
François Ozon’s latest film follows three men and their families as they seek justice against the priest who molested them, who is still permitted to...
Katie Bonham Interview: The Making of Midnight
So how did midnight come about? Midnight came about when I came up with the idea for a very self-contained and low budget ghost story....
LFF 2019 ‘Beanpole Review’: Hauntingly Beautiful Portrait of Lives Disrupted by War
In Postwar Leningrad, Iya “Beanpole” (Viktoria Miroshnichenko) and Masha (Vasilisa Perelygina) try to live their lives, caring for Masha’s son and working in the overworked...
LFF 2019 ‘Colour Out of Space’ Review: At the Mouth of Madness, But Doesn’t Go In!
An asteroid hits the farm of Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) and begins to emit a strange colour that seems to be corrupting the nature around...
LFF 2019 ‘Rewind’ Review: Brutally Honest Insight from a Child Abuse Survivor
Sasha Joseph Neulinger revisits family footage and the dark history of abuse that lies behind it. He interviews members of his family and revisits important...