Child actors can be either one of two things: exasperating, or unbelievably good. The ones in Pepa San Martín’s Rara thankfully, happen to tend towards the latter, and make Rara an extremely likable film.Rara is oddly reminiscent of American film The Kids Are All Right, but only insofar as that they both feature a lesbian couple bringing up two kids at the forefront. Rara takes the perspective of adolescent Sara (Julia Lübbert), opening the film … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Rara dir. Pepa San Martín

What happens when you ask a group of filmmakers to imagine what life would be like in the future, ten years later? If they’re from Hong Kong, you’d probably end up with Ten Years, a collection of five dystopic short films set in 2025. We’ll be doing a short writeup on each short film below. Check it out:   Extras dir. Zune Kwok We begin our journey … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Ten Years

Siblings can be the light or bane of your life. But imagine being attached to yours, literally. Italian film Indivisible features a pair of twins conjoined at the hip – the spunky Daisy and more reserved Viola. The twins live in a small beach town and spend their days as singers, revered as symbols of hope and religious significance by the folks. They’re joined by their dysfunctional family, … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Indivisible dir. Edoardo De Angelis