No Other Choice, 2025. Directed by Park Chan-wook. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon. SYNOPSIS: After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition. Park Chan-wook has proven adept at seamlessly flitting between genres over the past 30 years, from dark, psychological drama […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Is This Thing On?
Is This Thing On?, 2025 Directed by Bradley Cooper. Starring Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Sean Hayes, Bradley Cooper, Andra Day, Amy Sedaris, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds, and Scott Icenogle. SYNOPSIS: As their marriage unravels, Alex faces middle age and divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene. Meanwhile, his wife Tess confronts sacrifices […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Hamnet
Hamnet, 2025. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal. Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, and Noah Jupe. SYNOPSIS: A powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Shakespeare’s works are known the world over, and his personal life has been examined before on screen, notably […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead. At this point in Rian Johnson’s career, the only mystery […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly, 2025. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Greta Gerwig, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacey Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Emily Mortimer and Billy Crudup. SYNOPSIS: Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting his past and present with his devoted manager Ron. Poignant and humor-filled, pitched […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Good Boy
Good Boy, 2025. Directed by Jan Komasa Starring Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, and Anson Boon. SYNOPSIS: Nineteen-year-old Tommy lives an unruly life of criminality until he is kidnapped by a stranger. He soon finds himself trapped in a dysfunctional family dynamic, where he is forced to change his behaviour to become a ‘good boy’. Jan […]
2025 London Film Festival Review – The Mastermind
The Mastermind, 2025. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, Gaby Hoffmann, and Bill Camp. SYNOPSIS: An unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief plans his first big heist, and when things go haywire, his life unravels. Kelly Reichardt is a hard director to pin down; she has built a […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab, 2025. Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Starring Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Clara Khoury, and Amer Hlehel. SYNOPSIS: Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. Edward Berger […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Private Life
A Private Life, 2025. Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski. Starring Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, and Mathieu Amalric. SYNOPSIS: The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered. Jodie Foster has already achieved so much in her career, from child […]
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