Mangrove (2020) BFI LFF Review

Mangrove (2020) BFI LFF Review

The tale of the Mangrove 9 is told in one part of the ‘Small Axe’ Steve McQueen anthology, ‘Mangrove’, “one of the most important British films of the 21st century”. Joseph Wade reviews.

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Relic (2020) BFI LFF Review

Relic (2020) BFI LFF Review

Natalie Erika James takes a lead pipe to the glass ceiling with this horror debut of the highest class, 2020 BFI London Film Festival entry ‘Relic’ starring Emily Mortimer, being “a genuine triumph”. Joseph Wade reviews.

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Eyimofe ‘This Is My Desire’ (2020) BFI LFF Review

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.

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Siberia (2020) BFI LFF Review

Siberia (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.

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Herself (2020) BFI LFF Review

Herself (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.

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The Painter and the Thief (2020) BFI LFF Review

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.

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The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) Review

The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) Review

2020 rom-com ‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’, from screenwriter-director Natalie Krinsky and starring Geraldine Viswanathan, demonstrates the timelessness of New York City love stories. Leoni Horton reviews.

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Enola Holmes (2020) Review

Enola Holmes (2020) Review

Sherlock’s kid sister takes on the case in new Netflix feature Enola Holmes. Beth Sawdon gives us the low-down on Millie Bobby Brown’s producing debut.

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The Devil All the Time (2020) Review

The Devil All the Time (2020) Review

‘The Devil All the Time’, Netflix’s Antonio Campos directed adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s novel of the same name starring Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, is an interesting albeit slow-burning adaptation. Sophia Patfield reviews.

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I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Review

I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Review

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’, the 2020 Netflix film starring Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, from the mind of ‘Synecdoche, New York’ filmmaker Charlie Kaufman, reviewed by Joseph Wade.

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