Author: Juliette Howard
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LFF: Roofman (2025) – Channing Tatum is the perfect polite criminal in Derek Cianfrance’s dramedy based on real events
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Channing Tatum reconnects with his inner child – and criminal – in this kooky dramedy based on one…
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LFF: Is This Thing On? (2025) – Will Arnett is a hoot in Bradley Cooper’s romcom drama about messy marriages
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Bradley Cooper shows that there’s more to his directing chops than simply painting himself as a brilliant-but-flawed musician…
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LFF: The Choral (2025) – Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett’s latest collaboration is perfect Sunday afternoon viewing
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Ralph Fiennes leads a fine ensemble in Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett’s collaboration The Choral, an aptly named…
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LFF: Love Me Tender (2025) – Vicki Krieps is magnetic in adaptation of Constance Debré’s scandalous novel about a woman’s fight for custody
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Constance Debré’s scandalous novel about a woman’s fight for custody of her son is brought to the big…
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LFF: Jay Kelly (2025) – George Clooney leads road-trip fiasco in Noah Baumbach’s ode to the mid-life crisis
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George Clooney plays a parallel universe, cardboard cutout of himself in Noah Baumbach’s eponymous Jay Kelly, the fantastical…
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LFF: After The Hunt (2025) – Luca Guadagnino’s psychological thriller about a campus sexual assault feels out of sorts
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No one does horny quite like Luca Guadagnino. Challengers, Call Me By Your Name, Queer – the man…
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LFF: Bugonia (2025) – Yorgos Lanthimos’ abduction thriller is a masterclass in storytelling
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Yorgos Lanthimos shows no signs of slowing down with his latest nightmare Bugonia, a strangely comical and infinitely…
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LFF: Fwends (2025) – Sophie Somerville talks guerilla-style filmmaking, improvisation and the importance of connection in today’s world
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In Sophie Somerville’s Fwends, two friends reunite one weekend and walk the streets of Melbourne, catching up on…
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LFF: Bad Apples (2025) – Saoirse Ronan plays an overwhelmed teacher in Jonatan Etzler’s deliciously dark comedy
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Here is a film that will hit close to home for those who have stood before a classroom…
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LFF: Wake Up Dead Man – A Knives Out Mystery (2025) – Rian Johnson’s strongest instalment so far
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“This was dressed as a miracle. It’s just a murder – and I solve murders”, announces Benoit Blanc…
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LFF: Alpha (2025) – Julia Ducournau’s latest has a lot of heart despite its confusing timeline
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Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau returns with fresh meat in Alpha, a twisted and complicated tale of familial…
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LFF: Good Boy (2025) – Jan Komasa’s dark comedy is an original twist on the bonds and shackles of family
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It seems there are Good Boys everywhere at the moment. Not to be mistaken for the dog-led horror…
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The Long Walk (2025) – reflections on an adaptation
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Before Carrie, the book that would make him famous in his late twenties, Stephen King wrote in college…
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Steve (2025) – the Boiling Point of reform schools
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“Very, very tired”, Steve breathes when he is asked to describe himself in three words by a television…
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The Roses (2025) – Colman and Cumberbatch battle it out in domestic that feels too serious for comedy
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Jay Roach directs this satirical black comedy adaptation of the 1981 novel The War of The Roses and…
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The Cinematic Pendulum – deciding what to watch 2020 vs. 2025
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In 2020, in the middle of lockdown, I published an article about my struggles choosing films – comfort,…
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Dailiesclassics presents: He Ran All The Way (1951) & Housewarming (2024) – the first home invasion thriller?
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Amidst the great tube strike of 2025, a small cohort came together for the first Dailiesclassics, a new…
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Venice Film Festival: Hiedra (2025) – Ana Cristina Barragán’s drama about an unlikely relationship is as muted as its protagonists
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Ana Cristina Barragán, whose debut Alba was Ecuador’s submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film,…
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Venice Film Festival: Duse (2025) – Pietro Marcello’s biopic of one of Italy’s greatest actresses has two left feet
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi leads an apt ensemble through the history books of theatre post First World War in…
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Venice Film Festival: The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) – dramatisation of real-life events in Gaza that leaves cinemas sobbing is devastating
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How to critique a film that transcends fiction and is so ingrained in the reality of today? Raw,…
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- LFF: Roofman (2025) – Channing Tatum is the perfect polite criminal in Derek Cianfrance’s dramedy based on real events
- LFF: Is This Thing On? (2025) – Will Arnett is a hoot in Bradley Cooper’s romcom drama about messy marriages
- LFF: The Choral (2025) – Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett’s latest collaboration is perfect Sunday afternoon viewing
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