The Good Boy, 2025. Directed by Jan Komasa Starring Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Kit Rakusen. 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 […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Dreams (2025)
Dreams, 2025. Written and directed by Michel Franco. Starring Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez, and Mercedes Hernández. SYNOPSIS: Romance blossoms between a wealthy socialite and a Mexican ballet dancer, intertwining their contrasting lives and cultures. Following 2023’s excellent Memory, Mexican writer-director Michel Franco’s second collaboration with Jessica Chastain is a […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Retreat
Retreat, 2025. Directed by Ted Evans. Starring Anne Zander, Sophie Stone, James Joseph Boyle, Ace Mahbaz, Tianah Hodding, Anna Seymore, Brian Duffy, and Naomi Postawa-Husar. SYNOPSIS: In an isolated deaf community, Matt’s idyllic world cracks when Eva arrives, making him question his identity and the costs of maintaining his supposedly utopian society. Ted Evans’ Retreat […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
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