Film Review: ‘Bunker’ (2026) – BFI London Film Festival 2026
Power couple Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz co-star in Bunker – the latest from Florian Zeller. Continue reading Film Review: ‘Bunker’ (2026) – BFI London Film Festival 2026
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Film Review: ‘Paper Tiger’ (2026) – BFI London Film Festival 2026
James Gray’s return to the big screen reunites the stars of Marriage Story, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, alongside Miles Teller in an intense family-centred crime thriller in 1980s New York. Continue reading Film Review: ‘Paper Tiger’ (2026) – BFI London Film Festival 2026
Film Review: ‘Wild Horse Nine’ (2026) – BFI London Film Festival 2026
After his routine 4-5 year gap between films, Martin McDonagh makes his anticipated return with Wild Horse Nine. Continue reading Film Review: ‘Wild Horse Nine’ (2026) – BFI London Film Festival 2026
Film Review: ‘Saipan’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
From co-directors, Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, the infamous fallout between former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy and his captain Roy Keane, prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan, is presented in both tense and often hilarious detail in Saipan. Continue reading Film Review: ‘Saipan’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
Film Review: ‘Jay Kelly’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
Featuring at BFI London Film Festival as the Cunard Gala, Jay Kelly – from writer-director Noah Baumbach – details the journey from film set to European countryside, as George Clooney stars in the titular role, with an excellent Adam Sandler supporting him as his manager. Continue reading Film Review: ‘Jay Kelly’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
Film Review: ‘The Choral’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
A fine British comedy-drama, The Choral has Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett combining to bring a wholesome story, set during the First World War, where Ralph Fiennes is present to express his unmatched versatility. Continue reading Film Review: ‘The Choral’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
Film Review: ‘After the Hunt’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
Julia Roberts delivers what is normally considered a “career-defining” performance, though the film itself mismatches the quality of its star. Continue reading Film Review: ‘After the Hunt’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
Film Review: ‘Hamnet’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
A film adaptation from the 2020 Maggie O’Farrell book of the same name, Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao is back in the director’s chair with Hamnet. Continue reading Film Review: ‘Hamnet’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
Film Review: ‘It Was Just an Accident’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
The Palme d’Or winner, It Was Just an Accident, featured in a gala screening at this year’s BFI London Film Festival. Continue reading Film Review: ‘It Was Just an Accident’ (2025) – BFI London Film Festival
