Film Festivals

Enemies of the State (2020) Review

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Guest

Is Matt DeHart a liberating whistleblower in possession of incriminating evidence against the US government or just trying to escape prosecution for heinous crimes? ‘Enemies of the State’ explores, Jack Cameron reviews.

Riders of Justice (2021) Review – GFF

Posted on February 26, 2021March 7, 2021 by Guest

Mads Mikkelsen stars in the latest black comedy from Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen, ‘Riders of Justice’, a movie about probability. Jack Cameron reviews.

The Mauritanian (2021) Review – GFF

Posted on February 25, 2021April 5, 2021 by Guest

Tahar Rahim steals the show in the star-studded court drama ‘The Mauritanian’, about a man incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay following the 9/11 attacks. Jack Cameron reviews.

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021) Review – GFF

Posted on February 25, 2021December 28, 2021 by Leoni Horton

Marianne Elliott-Said, aka punk pioneer Poly Styrene of the X-Ray Spex, is the subject of her daughter’s documentary ‘Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché’ (2021), reviewed from Glasgow Film Festival by Leoni Horton.

Creation Stories (2021) Review – GFF

Posted on February 24, 2021March 7, 2021 by Leoni Horton

Directed by Nick Moran, Creation Stories – about music studio founder Alan McGee – is a mildly offensive, egotistical mess, and we can only hope Liam and Noel Gallagher never see this film. Leoni Horton reviews.

Jumbo (2021) Review – GFF

Posted on February 23, 2021August 8, 2021 by Leoni Horton

Starring Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s Noémie Merlant, ‘Jumbo’ is a surefooted yet strangely erotic adrenaline ride through the wildest depths of sexual fantasy. Leoni Horton reviews.

Minari (2021) Review – GFF

Posted on February 20, 2021April 18, 2021 by Leoni Horton

Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical Sundance home run manages to be “both quietly poignant and thunderously profound”. Leoni Horton reviews from Glasgow Film Festival.

Nomadland (2020) BFI LFF Review

Posted on October 18, 2020March 25, 2022 by Leoni Horton

“The Journey is one hell of a trip” in Chloé Zhao’s immersive road movie ‘Nomadland’ (2020), featuring arguably the most complex and versatile performance of Frances McDormand’s career. Leoni Horton reviews.

Possessor (2020) BFI LFF Review

Posted on October 17, 2020April 15, 2024 by Leoni Horton

“You’ve never seen blood splatter so pretty” as in Brandon Cronenberg sophomore feature ‘Possessor’ (2020) starring Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott. Leoni Horton reviews.

Limbo (2020) BFI LFF Review

Posted on October 16, 2020October 20, 2020 by Leoni Horton

Ben Sharrock creates a bittersweet tale of those in need of a place to call home in 2020 refugee drama ‘Limbo’. Leoni Horton reviews this lovingly photographed fish-out-of-water film.

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