Chris Connor chats with Ballad of a Small Player screenwriter Rowan Joffé… Fresh off its gala screening at the London Film Festival, we spoke with Ballad of a Small Player’s screenwriter Rowan Joffé about the challenges of bringing Lawrence Osborne’s acclaimed source material to life. The film like the novel, follows Lord Doyle a down […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5 Review – ‘Circus’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Slow Horses season 5… Slow Horses’ fifth season heads into its endgame with all sorts of questions circling: will Coe and River face repercussions for Gimbell’s death? The bad actors appear splintered but are succeeding all the same. What is their ultimate endgame? We open with one of […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Left-Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl, 2025. Directed by Shih-Ching Tsou. Starring Janel Tsai, Shih-Yuan Ma, Nina Ye, and Brando Huang. SYNOPSIS: A single mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall, each navigating the challenges of adapting to their new environment while striving to maintain family unity. Fresh off four Oscar wins […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Dan Deacon on scoring HBO’s Task
Chris Connor chats with Task composer Dan Deacon… HBO’s Task has been one of the best reviewed shows of recent months, living up to the lofty expectations following Brad Inglesby’s widely acclaimed Mare of Easttown. We sat down with the show’s composer Dan Deacon to discuss how the show differed to some of the previous […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague, 2025 Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Jodie Ruth-Forest, Bruno Dreyfürst, Benjamin Clery, Matthieu Penchinat, Pauline Belle, Paolo Luka-Noé and Jade Phan-Gia. SYNOPSIS: After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He gets Beauregard to fund […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Saipan
Saipan, 2025. Directed by Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa. Starring Steve Coogan, Éanna Hardwicke, Jack Hickey, Harriet Cains, Alice Lowe, Jamie Beamish, Alex Murphy, and Peter McDonald. SYNOPSIS: On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at the team’s preparation base in […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – No Other Choice
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 […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 4 Review – ‘Missiles’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Slow Horses season 5… The previous episode of Slow Horses saw Slough House on lockdown and tensions continuing to escalate, and episode four, ‘Missiles’, sees Ho’s continued questioning at The Park, this time with Flyte leading the charge. Ruth Bradley and Chris Chung a treat to watch. Does […]
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 […]
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