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Eyimofe ‘This Is My Desire’ (2020) BFI LFF Review
The Esiri Brothers, Arie and Chuko, direct ‘Eyimofe’ (This Is My Desire), a new dual-chaptered drama set in Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos. Leoni Horton reviews this BFI London Film Festival entry.
Read MoreSiberia (2020) BFI LFF Review
2020 BFI London Film Festival entry ‘Siberia’, from screenwriter-director Abel Ferrara and starring Willem Dafoe, is a self-reflective film that always feels just out of reach. Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreHerself (2020) BFI LFF Review
Herself (2020) Review – “There’s a true beauty in art that showcases the power of people and what can be achieved when we come together, a message that is arguably more important than ever in 2020.” Charlie Gardiner.
Read More10 Best Found-Footage Horror Movies
The Painter and the Thief (2020) BFI LFF Review
An emotional depiction of friendship, trauma and the power of art, Benjamin Ree’s documentary ‘The Painter and the Thief’ (2020) focusing on Barbora Kyslikova and Karl Bertil-Norland, reviewed by Charlie Gardiner.
Read MoreMogul Mowgli (2020) BFI LFF Review
Riz Ahmed stars as MC Zed, a British-Pakistani rapper facing his toughest challenge in his life away from music, in the debut feature of Bassam Tariq. Leoni Horton reviews this BFI London Film Festival 2020 release.
Read MoreLoincloths, Muscles, Sorcery and the Rock of Uranus: A Journey Into the Realm of the Italian Peplum (c.1958-1965)
A journey into Italian Peplum, the cinema of mythical gods, muscle-bound heroes, sorcery and loincloths, as presented by Paul A J Lewis.
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Uncredited Creator of That Chess Scene
The story of Jeremy Silman, the International Master of Chess uncredited with work on ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ and that iconic chess scene. Article by Kieran Judge.
Read More‘Burning’ and Elusive Truth
How Chang-Dong Lee purposefully obscures the truth in his 2018 mystery ‘Burning’ to provide one of the most engaging examples of the genre in decades. Article by Jack Cameron.
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