Review: West Side Story
If you thought Jerome Robbins’ 1961 musical couldn’t be improved, you’d be wrong and wrong again: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is a ...
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News
Production delayed on Rogue Squadron, Patty Jenkins’ upcoming Star Wars movie
Rogue Squadron — Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins’ first foray into the Star Wars franchise — has reportedly been delayed, and we can ...
Features
Dune is a cinematic masterpiece, and here’s why
You’ll have heard by now that Dune — Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel — has reached a landmark $40.1 million ...
Movies
LFF Review: The Real Charlie Chaplin
Watching The Real Charlie Chaplin documentary, I was struck that Chaplin’s star persona and the image of the Little Tramp has been tackled ...
Movies
LFF Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth carries considerable weight as the closing night gala of the London Film Festival. This lavish, high-anticipated adaptation was gorgeously ...
LFF Review: Hit The Road
Hit The Road has just won the London Film Festival 2021 award for Best Film, and I can’t recommend a more deserving feature. How ...
Movies
LFF Review: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
I have to say that Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is a wonderfully enigmatic film from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. With cases of mistaken identity ...
Movies
LFF Review: Passing
Passing tells the story of two Black women in 1920s New York, former high school friends who meet again unexpectedly after many years. ...
Movies
LFF Review: The Power of the Dog
Based on the eponymous novel by Thomas Savage, The Power of the Dog is not the first Western to grace the London Film ...
Movies
Review: Black Widow
Minutes into Black Widow, the MCU’s first major theatrical release since 2019’s prophetic Endgame, we’re greeted with one of the best MCU opening ...
Here’s a look at every song in Bo Burnham: Inside
It’s been three weeks since Bo Burnham released Inside, his new Netflix special, and I’ve been able to think of little else since. ...
Movies
Flixist’s top 20 of LFF 2020
Welcome to Flixist’s top 20 of LFF 2020! This year’s hybrid London Film film festival was an experiment I wholeheartedly support. While I ...