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VOD film review: Strings (2012)
September 3, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Rob Savage’s micro-budget debut perfectly captures the awkwardness of adolescence.Read More
BFI Player review: Mark Jenkin Short Films
August 30, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
This quartet of Mark Jenkin’s shorts is a striking snapshot of a playful, impassioned and pointedly political filmmaker.Read More
VOD film review: The Last Tree
August 17, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Shola Amoo’s moving study of identity and belonging in modern Britain is a personal, poetic gem.Read More
Last and First Men review: Dazzling and unique
July 30, 2020 | Ivan Radford
The first and last directorial work from composer Jóhann Jóhannsson is a dazzling and unique piece of art.Read More
Lynn + Lucy review: An intensely moving drama
July 8, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Nichola Burley and Roxanne Scrimshaw are fantastic in this intensely moving tale of friendship and suspicion.Read More
VOD film review: Girlhood (2014, Bande de filles)
July 5, 2020 | Victoria Curatolo
Céline Sciamma’s 2014 drama is as poignant now as it’s ever been.Read More
Little Joe review: Brilliantly creepy sci-fi horror
June 15, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Emily Beecham and Ben Whishaw are sensational in this brilliantly creepy sci-fi horror.Read More
VOD film review: Women Make Film (Mark Cousins)
May 21, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Director: Mark Cousins Cast: Tilda Swinton Certificate: 15 Watch Women Make Film online in the UK: BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes
Katherine Bigelow. Ava DuVernay. Andrea Arnold. Jane Campion. Lulu Wang. Ask anyone to name a list … Read More
VOD film review: Mother (2009)
February 17, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This surprising murder mystery meditates on maternal love with a gripping unpredictability.Read More
VOD film review: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
December 21, 2019 | Ivan Radford
This deliciously dark horror brings a chillingly fresh spin on Santa Claus.Read More
