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 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
There is always a film every year that pushes the boundaries of violence and taste beyond question. While these films generate a lot of publicity thanks to polarising reviews from critics and cinemagoers alike, these films never seem to win a lot of major awards. This year is different. Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature, Titane, took… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Titane
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
One of the great things about festivals is that it gives you a chance to see films that you may not have the chance to see elsewhere. This is the case with Between Two Worlds which is based on a the non-fiction work, Le Quai de Ouistreham, by French journalist Florence Aubena. Renaming the characters,… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Between Two Worlds
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic saw the delay of many films which has resulted in a huge amount of quality films being released this year. One such film to suffer from pandemic delays is Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog which is her first feature film in 12 years since 2009’s Bright… Read More London Film Festival 2021: The Power of the Dog
One film that has a great reception at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is Mass which has subsequently generated a lot of buzz among critics at various film festivals since. Making an appearance at this year’s London Film Festival, Mass shows the meeting between the parents of a high school shooter (Reed Birney and Ann… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Mass
A popular trend that seems to be more commonplace in film today is how filmmakers are adapting their filming techniques to reflect what is happening onscreen through long shots. This can be used to highlight the never-ending magic of nature such as Nomadland or highly stressful scenarios such as Birdman. Boiling Point not only takes… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Boiling Point
It’s an accomplishment for any filmmaker to be able to showcase their work at London Film Festival; however, for Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, he has two films showing at this year’s festival. With his adaptation of Drive My Car sweeping awards at Cannes Film Festival (you can read my review here), his second film Wheel… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
With the COVID-19 pandemic taking place all over the world, recent years have seen new innovative ways of filmmaking to accommodate the restrictions that came with. The result has seen an abundance of films released that utilise the use of screen recording where we see characters interact over social media and chat programs such as… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Language Lessons
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