LFF 2021
VOD film review: The Feast
November 21, 2022 | David Farnor
This distinctive, gruesome tale of just desserts is a wickedly timely directorial debut from Welsh filmmaker Lee Haven Jones.Read More
VOD film review: Hit the Road
October 17, 2022 | Cathy Brennan
Panah Panahi demonstrates a promising eye for the idiosyncratic in this uneven directorial debut.Read More
VOD film review: Benedetta
July 1, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Spiritual quest for the divine, or softcore salaciousness? Paul Verhoeven’s knowing nunsploitation flick lets you decide.Read More
VOD film review: True Things
June 24, 2022 | David Farnor
Ruth Wilson delivers a remarkable performance in this intense portrait of a woman lost in a bad romance.Read More
Playground review: An essential film about childhood
June 1, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Beautifully acted and emotionally wrenching, this playground bullying drama is an essential film about childhood.Read More
The Worst Person in the World review: An instant classic
May 13, 2022 | Daniel Broadley
Joachim Trier subverts the well-worn conventions of the romantic drama to create something truly special.Read More
VOD film review: Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
March 8, 2022 | Daniel Broadley
Suppressed women in Chad share shelter and support in this intense, well-acted study of strength and sisterhood.Read More
Petite Maman review: A deeply profound gem
February 18, 2022 | Katherine McLaughlin
Céline Sciamma deals with grief and memory in this tender, beguiling, deeply profound gem.Read More
VOD film review: Flee
February 11, 2022 | Katherine McLaughlin
This exquisitely crafted animation based on a refugee’s tale is tense, unpredictable and profoundly moving.Read More
VOD film review: Cow
February 11, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Andrea Arnold follows the life of a British dairy cow in this mooving documentary.Read More
