Supernova opens over black – or so it seems. The blackness, we come to realise, is not complete. This is the night sky. There are a pinpricks of light, stars, which seem to multiply.
One flares suddenly and vanishes.…
Tag: drama
REVIEW: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood [LFF 2019]
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With Operation Yewtree looming large over once-idyllic childhood viewing, in the minds of the British public the last few years have altered what it means to be a beloved children’s entertainer.
As such, it’s understandable that UK audiences might not be entirely comfortable with the notion of Mr.…
REVIEW: The Front Runner (LFF 2018 – Day 4)
Ivan Reitman’s latest, The Front Runner, is an unexpectedly topical account about what we have the right to expect from our politicians – and perhaps what we don’t.
It’s 1988, and Colorado Senator Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) seems like the ideal candidate for the Democratic nomination.…
REVIEW: The Mercy
Director James Marsh makes domestic drama out of an expeditionary tragedy in this slight but sympathetic biopic.
All Is Lost by way of Theory Of Everything, The Mercy delves into the ill-fated attempt of amateur sailor Donald Crowhust’s (Colin Firth) to compete in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe race; an unprecedented non-stop, one-man boat race around the world.…
RETROSPECTIVE: The L-Shaped Room [DVD/BluRay]
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Edwardian hypocrisy and post-war deprivation are the order of the day in Brian Forbes’ The L-Shaped Room.
Based on Lynne Reid Banks’ book of the same name, the film follows Jane (an Oscar-nominated Leslie Caron), a twenty-seven year-old French émigré who arrives in early-60s London.…
London Film Festival 2017 – A Rundown (Part 2)
So, here goes it: Part 2 of my three-part rundown of my 2017 London Film Festival experience. Part 1 is available here.
Call Me By Your Name
A story of sex, sculpture, and self-discovery, Call Me By Your Name is the latest in a recent trend of achingly sensitive LGBT romantic dramas that seem to hold such an allure for me.…
My London Film Festival 2017 – A Rundown (Part 1)
So, here goes it: Part 1 of my three-part rundown of my 2017 London Film Festival experience. With 242 films on display, I didn’t quite get a chance to see everything – though I’m hoping to catch a few more on the Digital Viewing Library, so watch this space.…
REVIEW: Mudbound & Wonderstruck (LFF Day 2)
Mudbound
“Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of sorrow.”
It’s misery and anguish that are the heart of Mudbound, Dee Rees’ Netflix-bound period drama about farmers in early 20th Century Mississippi.…
REVIEW: God’s Own Country
Described by some as a British Brokeback, or perhaps a Maltby Moonlight, Francis Lee’s directorial debut has a character all its own: a rough, tender, distinctly Yorkshire love story.
Based partly on Lee’s own upbringing, God’s Own Country follows the travails of Johnny (Josh O’Connor), a nervy, inarticulate young man who’s stuck running the family farm when his dad Martin (Ian Hart) is left debilitated by a stroke.…
REVIEW DOUBLE BILL: Daphne & Final Portrait
Daphne
The feature debut of filmmaker Peter Mackie Burns, Daphne isn’t so much about finding yourself as just figuring out you’re lost.
Daphne (Emily Beecham) is a stylishly insouciant redhead in her early thirties, living and working in contemporary London.
She gets drunk on a nightly basis and hooks up with random guys.…