LFF Review: Honey Boy

By Caleb Carter James Lort is a former alcoholic. His rude, nasal coaching playfully bullies his child actor son, Otis, but he doesnÔÇÖt know where to draw the line, is easily hurt and speaks in a string of self-constructed platitudes: ÔÇ£You know what the white spot is in the middle of chicken shit? More chicken shit!ÔÇØ. ┬áA bubble blown up around himself that acts also … Continue reading LFF Review: Honey Boy

Review: Roma @ BFI LFF 2018

Alfonso Cuar├│n is a rarity. A director with barely a blemish on his filmography ÔÇô which now spans more than two decades. Having first leapt onto the scene seventeen years ago with the exceptional Y Tu Mam├í Tambi├®n, which also helped to launch the careers of Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, Cuar├│n now returns to his homeland with Roma – an immersive, poetic study … Continue reading Review: Roma @ BFI LFF 2018

Lo and Behold

BFI LFF Review: Lo and Behold with Herzog/Ayoade Q+A

In 2005, Werner Herzog released Grizzly Man, a film that explores the world of an environmentalist called Timothy Treadwell who lived with grizzly bears at Katmai National Park, Alaska. After living with the wild animals for thirteen years, Treadwell and his girlfriend, Amy Huguenard, were killed by the very thing Treadwell left human civilization for. Like most Herzog films, the film focuses on a singular … Continue reading BFI LFF Review: Lo and Behold with Herzog/Ayoade Q+A

On the Milky Road

BFI LFF Review: On the Milky Road

On the Milky Road (Na Mlje─ìnom Putu)┬ádir. Emir Kusturica -┬áSerbia On the Milky Road (Na Mlje─ìnom Putu) is a metaphorical film about love and war directed by the internationally recognised, Serbian filmmaker and actor: Emir Kusturica. The film, with a folkloresque essence, tells the story of Kosta (also played by Kusturica), a war-touched, humble and poetic protagonist who works as a milkman in a remote … Continue reading BFI LFF Review: On the Milky Road

Dog Eat Dog

BFI LFF Review: Dog Eat Dog

During the post-screening Q+A, director Paul Schrader stated that there were too many filmmakers that thought ‘inside the box’, and those that claimed to ‘think outside the box, are actually still in the box’. As such, he chose to have many first time filmmakers (what he calls the ‘post-rules generation’) work on Dog Eat Dog; however he probably needs to realise that basic coherency isn’t … Continue reading BFI LFF Review: Dog Eat Dog

Noonday Witch

BFI LFF Reviews: Houston, We Have A Problem!, Zoology, Noonday Witch

The 60th annual BFI London Film Festival┬áwas an experience to remember. With over 245 films from 74 countries lasting for a duration of almost two weeks, the film festival really has something for everyone. I took the coach from Cardiff to London and stayed overnight in London at a quaint hotel that reminded me something of a Shakespearean set, just to be able to attend … Continue reading BFI LFF Reviews: Houston, We Have A Problem!, Zoology, Noonday Witch