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David Sheldon
Nov 27, 20234 min read
'Maestro' LFF 2023 Review: A Reverent Portrait Of A Musical Magician
The towering legacy of Leonard Bernstein is undeniable, as of course are his extraordinary talents. Having had the privilege to perform...
Barney Nuttall
Nov 21, 20234 min read
Crap Film Club: Bad Acting, Rubber Monsters and a Great Night Out
Cinephilia is at an all-time high. From Instagram accounts to Letterboxd, everybody is a critic, situating themselves as purveyors of the...
Charlie Taylor
Nov 17, 20236 min read
'Killers Of The Flower Moon' LFF 2023 Review: A Seismic Picture Of Soul And Unfathomable Horror
In recent interviews promoting his Western Osage epic Killers of the Flower Moon, perhaps cinema’s most universally beloved filmmaker...
Charlie Taylor
Nov 16, 20234 min read
'All Of Us Strangers' LFF 2023 Review: An Overwrought But Undeniably Shattering Fantasy
Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers has brought about some of the most impassioned responses of the festival season. It is certifiably...
Anainah Dalal
Nov 16, 20235 min read
'I Am Sirat' LFF 2023 Review: A Love Story
Once a movie is finished, the common practice is to get up and leave as the credits roll. Of course, if you’re someone who religiously...
Akane Hayashi
Nov 16, 20236 min read
Same As It Ever Was, 40 Years On; ‘Stop Making Sense’ Returns to Cinemas
Cropped cover of the Talking Heads album Talking Heads: 77 Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Of all the Talking Heads...
Maleehah Laher
Nov 16, 20232 min read
'Music' LFF 2023 Review: A Riddling And Allusive Modern Myth
Music is a visual delight on a frame-by-frame level, challenging viewers to embrace the unseen. Based on the classic blinding of Oedipus...
OisÃn McGilloway
Nov 8, 20234 min read
In Conversation With Matthew Barrington, Curator of 'Jazz On Screen' At The Barbican
Festival Curator Matthew Barrington shares the philosophy behind programming ‘Jazz on Screen’, the selection of films screening at...
Keyuri Gawde
Nov 6, 20234 min read
‘Poor Things’ LFF 2023 Review: Pleasure And Pain
If one were to describe Yorgos Lanthimos’ newest film, Poor Things (2023) in one word it would be weird. Of course, weird has many...
Lara Milne
Nov 6, 20233 min read
'The End We Start From' LFF 2023 Review: A Mother’s Odyssey
Adapted for the screen from Megan Hunter’s riveting 2017 book of the same name, The End We Start From tells the unique and gripping story...
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