Emma Davis reviews Ciro Guerra’s latest colonial drama. Waiting for the Barbarians follows a man called the Magistrate (Mark Rylance) over the course of a …
‘Waiting for the Barbarians’ Review – BFI London Film Festival 2019
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‘Clemency’ Review – BFI London Film Festival 2019
Editor KC Wingert reviews Chinonye Chukwu’s powerful debut. With her sophomore feature Clemency, writer-director Chinonye Chukwu made history as the first black woman to win …
‘Lucky Grandma’ Review – BFI London Film Festival 2019
KC Wingert reviews the buzzed-about dark comedy at LFF 2019. With her debut feature Lucky Grandma, a film about an elderly Chinese-American woman with a …
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Review
Xara Zabihi Dutton reviews the highly anticipated Fast & Furious spin-off. This review contains spoilers. The moment Luke Hobbs (Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson) lifted his …
A Student Guide to BFI London Film Festival 2019
The London Film Festival has come to town! For the next two weeks, over 300 films will be screened all over central London. UCL Film …
‘Toy Story 4’ Review
Sam Hamilton takes a look at the next episode in the much-loved Pixar franchise. The fourth entry in Pixar’s flagship franchise starts and ends, like …
‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ Review
Gwendoline Blangy reviews Quentin Tarantino’s newest film. Bloody explosions, the n-word, swearing, unlimited violence, feet-worshipping…that’s what everyone expected when Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film made its …
‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ Review – BFI London Film Festival 2019
Editor KC Wingert reviews our first film from BFI LFF 2019. Warning: this review contains spoilers. Making its UK premiere at LFF, The Peanut Butter …
‘Dark’ Season 2 Review
Harry Mizumoto reviews the latest season of Netflix’s hit German drama. This review contains minor spoilers. The world is dying. If one can indulge the …
‘The Death of Dick Long’ Review
Angelos Angelidis reviews Daniel Scheinert‘s follow-up to Swiss Army Man. Warning: this review contains descriptions of rape and bestiality. Following the success of Swiss Army …