Author: Juliette Howard
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LFF: Is This Thing On? (2025) – Will Arnett is a hoot in Bradley Cooper’s romcom drama about messy marriages
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
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?
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
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
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
How to critique a film that transcends fiction and is so ingrained in the reality of today? Raw,…
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Venice Film Festival: Dead Man’s Wire (2025) – Ensemble cast are excellent in Gus Van Sant’s trigger-happy thriller-turned-part-comedy
On Tuesday, February 8th 1977, Tony Kiritsis, hardworking resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, walked into the offices of Meridian…
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