Author: Juliette Howard
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Sirāt (2025) – in the desert no one will hear you scream
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Move over Fury Road, an even crazier desert film has hailed the big screen in the form of…
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Pillion (2025) – Harry Lighton brings the new genre “dom-com” to light
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Here is a film that does not shy away from the most personal and intimate aspects of relationships…
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I Swear (2025) – Kirk Jones’ biographical drama about a man with Tourette’s syndrome is a delightful celebration of difference
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Rare are the films that have depicted Tourette’s, and even rarer are those who have depicted it with…
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One Battle After Another (2025) – Paul Thomas Anderson’s saga is a slog – but a strangely enjoyable one
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Leonardo DiCaprio stuns as a revolutionary turned paranoid stoner in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, an…
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An honest review of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – as someone who specialised in it at university
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In an interview with El Mundo America to promote his new film Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro stated that…
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LFF: High Wire (2025) – Director Calif Chong talks the joys of the circus, familial expectations and writing a comedy for the British Chinese community
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Go-wing is at a loss with her life – expected by her father to become a successful lawyer,…
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LFF: Die My Love (2025) – Jennifer Lawrence goes nuts in Lynne Ramsay’s dark relationship drama
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Jennifer Lawrence is madness incarnate in Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, a dark fairytale of motherhood, marriage and…
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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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