Hello! It’s that time again – the obligatory end of year list-athon (I’m aware this sentence in itself is also cliche). I thought this year it I’d be a bit more old school and also fair in my end of year recommendations. In previous years, I’ve listed the best seen and that found that most … Continue reading
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LFF 2016 Round-up: Part 3
BORN IN FLAMES (1983)/ Dir. Lizzie Borden (US) PREVENGE (2016)/ Dir. Alice Lowe (UK) Alice Lowe – how I do covet a friendship with thee. What mind must a person have who writes, directs and stars in a luridly violent revenge horror/commentary on antenatal depression, with such merciless black humour and glee? The mind of … Continue reading
LFF 2016 Round-up: PART 2
LOST IN PARIS (2016/2014)/ Dir. Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon (France) MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016)/Dir. Kenneth Lonergan (US) One of the more anticipated films on my list, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA will almost certainly quietly asserts itself in many a year-end best films list. Kenneth Lonergan, a meastro of slice-of-life film and observing the ‘ordinary’, … Continue reading
60th London Film Festival: PART 1
It’s been a long month with many big life changes happening since this year’s BFI London Film Festival, but I couldn’t resist reporting back on what was a particularly successful festival. 60 years of bringing the best of world cinema to London masses, the Festival felt the need to go large or go home. And … Continue reading
The Girl With All The Gifts
Nothing against zombies but they’re not usually my cup of tea. If I respect your tastes then I’m up for trying new things – cuture-wise. That is how I came across the novel by Mike Carey or (M.R. Carey is his professional signature). I was sold on the existential coming-of-age tale of a young … Continue reading
New Must-sees: Love & Friendship, Mustang
https://youtu.be/KhvyupqNhL8 I could rightly be called a charlatan in making this admission but do know I aim to rectify this current state in the immediate future – I am loathed to admit that I have never seen a Walt Stillman film. After LOVE & FRIENDSHIP, this will soon change. Thoroughly charming in every way, … Continue reading
London Film Festival Round-Up
BFI London Film Festival 2015 has come and gone. This time I was on the other side of the ‘red carpet’ as a delegate rather than organizer. This year round for me the festival wasn’t just about the films but also the related events. I had the pleasure of attending the Geena Davis Symposium – … Continue reading