Category: LFF 2016
Review: Your Name dir. Makoto Shinkai
Hot off the 2016 London Film Festival, Your Name is the latest from director Makoto Shinkai, whose previous works include 5 Centimeters PerContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016: The Wedding Ring dir. Rahmatou Keïta
In this rare film from Niger, and a female directed film at that, Rahmatou Keïta has crafted a fresh, honest lookContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016: Magnus dir. Benjamin Ree (+Interview!)
Magnus Carlsen is a chess prodigy, specifically speaking, becoming a World Champion in 2013 at the age of 22. I’mContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016: Lion dir. Garth Davis
Lion, originally titled A Long Way Home, is one of the latest films from the Weinstein Company, and is based off a bookContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016: The Tower dir. Keith Maitland
1 August 1966 is a date that will stay with you long after viewing this documentary. Tower’s release marks the 50th anniversaryContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016:We Are X dir. Stephen Kijak (+Interview)
X Japan is probably one of the biggest bands you’ve never heard of. And no wonder, as you’d probably onlyContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016: David Lynch: The Art Life dir. Jon Nguyen (+Interview!)
David Lynch is probably one of the most intriguing directors of the time, with a career of spectacular films thatContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016: Letters From Baghdad dir. Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum
In a decidedly non-traditional documentary, we’re introduced to 20th century heroine Gertrude Bell, sometimes known as the female Lawrence ofContinue Reading
London Film Festival 2016: King Cobra dir. Justin Kelly (+Interview)
King Cobra was a strangely enjoyable film. I went in not knowing exactly what to expect, except bloody murder and gayContinue Reading