London 2015: ‘I Am Belfast’ review
★★★★☆ The city as a symphony of long-forgotten memories, Mark Cousins’ ode to his hometown, I Am Belfast (2015), is a refreshingly hopeful depiction...
★★★★☆ A swift but singular filmmaking self-portrait, Leos Carax’s It’s Not Me reflects on the French auteur’s 40-year directorial career, as well as his many cinematic – and canine – influences.
★★★★☆ Ralph Fiennes approaches top form as a spiritually and morally-conflicted cardinal during a Vatican Conclave in Edward Berger’s gripping, oft-humorous follow-up to the multi-Oscar-winning All Quiet On the Western Front.
The 77th Cannes Film Festival concluded with a shift to the new generation. Notable awards went to Sean Baker’s Anora and Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof The Seed of the Sacred Fig.
★★★★☆ The city as a symphony of long-forgotten memories, Mark Cousins’ ode to his hometown, I Am Belfast (2015), is a refreshingly hopeful depiction...
★★★☆☆ Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the morgue. Having all feared for so long that you would never...
★★★☆☆ Blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, South African director Sara Blecher’s Ayanda (2015) is, on the one hand, an energetic and intimate...
★★☆☆☆ Director Jay Roach turns his attention to legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in the aptly named Trumbo (2015), based on the biography by Bruce...
★★★☆☆ When the title-card for South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo’s latest charming confection pops up with ‘Right Then, Wrong Now’ it’s not a mistake,...
★★★☆☆ Kent Jones – Director of Programming for the New York Film Festival – along with French critic and historian Serge Toubiana, have extrapolated...
★★★★☆ Pop culture has forever promoted the image of a white knight riding into town on horseback as part of the American psyche. In...
The BFI London Film Festival returns to the nation’s capital for its 59th edition this week (7 October), once again offering a host of...