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 opens in unsettling fashion, […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague, 2025Directed 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 a low-budget feature, […]
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 and action with his […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Is This Thing On?
Is This Thing On?, 2025Directed 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 made for their […]
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 reputation on eclectic, distinct […]
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 do everything 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 has been on an […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bad Apples
Bad Apples, 2025.Directed by Jonatan Etzler. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eddie Waller, Jacob Anderson, Rakie Ayola, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder.SYNOPSIS:A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.There has been something of an education crisis in the UK for some time now with a shortage of teachers […]
Exclusive Interview – The Mastermind composer Rob Mazurek
Chris Connor chats with The Mastermind composer Rob Mazurek…Rob Mazurek is a celebrated musician on the jazz circuit as part of Chicago Underground. He has now made his film scoring debut with Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind. We sat down with him to discuss making his first film score, collaborating with Reichardt and how he found […]
Movie Review – Conclave (2024)
Conclave, 2024. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini.SYNOPSIS:The Pope has died. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must lead the Conclave to select a new leader of the Catholic world. But as high-ranking cardinal candidates gather, he […]
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