PODCAST: A Look Back at 2020 [Movie Robcast]

For most, 2020 was the worst year in memory.

Light in the darkness however came not from movie projectors, but the glow of TV screens as we were all forced inside for most of the year.

While many major films were shunted back to 2021, 2020 was still a quality year for the movies.…

FEATURE: My 2020 in Cinema

PSA: Unlike with this year’s roundup on the Movie Robcast, I’ve decided not to include any films that were eligible for the previous Oscars; even if they were only released in the UK in 2020.

That means no Parasite for Best Picture, or Céline Sciamma for Best Director (Portrait of a Lady on Fire), no Scarlett Johansson for Best Supporting Actress (Jojo Rabbit), or Roger Deakins for Best Cinematography (1917).

PODCAST: London Film Festival 2020 Wrap-Up & Review [Movie RobCast]


In episode 102 of The Movie Robcast Robs Daniel & Wallis look back at the films they saw at the 64th London Film Festival.

The viewing may have been primarily via the Press website, but the festival still delivered its usual array of astounding movies.…

REVIEW: Mangrove [LFF 2020]

In what has become something of an LFF tradition, Steve McQueen’s latest gets the festival off to a strong, socially-aware start.

It’s 1968 and things are changing in west London. Kids play beneath a towering overpass under construction and in Notting Hill a new restaurant, the Mangrove, provides a hub for the West Indian community.…

PODCAST: London Film Festival 2020 Preview [Movie RobCast]

In episode 101, Robs Wallis & Daniel take a look at the films getting them fired up for the 64th London Film Festival.

Predictably. this year the festival is split between showing films on the BFI Player and certain films screening in cinemas across the country.…