McCullin
A fascinating portrait of McCullin’s lifework describes the photographer’s experiences and dilemmas while capturing on film some of the worst human atrocities post World War II.
Category Archives: Reviews
BSFF 2012: The Ghost That Never Returns
Abram Room’s Soviet propaganda piece is proof that cinema was exploring some very interesting places before talkies came along, writes Gavin Midgley.
Zero Dark Thirty
Weighing historical fact against directorial decision, ZERO DARK THIRTY is a suspenseful and complicated piece of cinema, writes Ann Linden.
Father
The London Short Film Festival’s FATHER programme takes a measured look at the role of the parent and the often fraught relationship between father and child, writes Liam Jack.
Les Misérables
A luminous Anne Hathaway steals the show in Tom Hooper’s painfully raw, intimate and brave adaptation of this notoriously bleak tale, writes Lillie Davidson.
Ratatouille
Plenty of slapstick offsets a romantic, witty and dramatic storyline that is never cheap or condescending: RATATOUILLE caters for all tastes, writes Rosy Hunt.
Midnight's Children
Deepa Mehta’s MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN is touching and hypnotic, but his attempt to combine the serious and the whimsical does not do justice to Rushdie’s novel, feels Hannah Clarkson.
Youth of Today
The LSFF’s YOUTH OF TODAY programme examines gang culture and peer pressure, trying to understand the breeding ground rather than jumping to rash conclusions, writes Liam Jack.
Lincoln
Steven Spielberg’s LINCOLN is as remarkable for what it doesn’t do as what it actually puts on screen – a window on the life of a determined historic figure and a fascinating period in American history, writes Jim Ross.
Ahiru to kamo no koinrokkâ
Don’t mistake this for just another hipster “my wacky friend is crying on the inside” dramedy – AHIRU TO KAMO NO KOINROKKA is a slow burning thriller with a Lynchian twist.