LFF Review: 180° Rule
For many women who live in Islamic countries, their movements are under the control of the dominant male in their lives. Whether that’s a husband, father or brother. Regardless of how good or bad that relationship may be, their freedoms and daily routines are (technically) bound by patriarchal consent. Failing To abide by these rules …
LFF Review: The Reason I Jump
For many of us, it can often be a struggle to communicate precisely what we’re trying to say. Whether that’s due to a lack of self-confidence, a speech impediment, lacking sufficient vocabulary or something else, it’s always terribly frustrating when you can’t fully vocalise what you’re thinking. Imagine then what it must be like to …
Nightstream Review: Bloody Hell
As the saying goes, you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. Normally, it tends to work out ok, but sometimes not so much. Whilst blood might be thicker than water, that doesn’t mean your relations are the people you want to hang out with. Or that they might not want to …
Grimmfest Review: Ropes
They say that dog is man’s best friend and in most cases that is undeniably true. Your favourite pooch can be a friend for life. A trusted companion. One who will never judge you and will stay by your side through thick and thin until the very end. However, whilst domesticated, like any other predatory …
LFF Review: The Painter and The Thief
As Mark Twain once opined, “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” As current events are demonstrating all too comprehensively, sometimes you just couldn’t make it up. When it comes to cinema, it can often be those true stories which are the most fascinating …
LFF Review: Honeymood
Marriage is a contract full of rituals, many of which have been passed down through countless generations. If you have a religious wedding, the customs and practices you undertake can hark back to the (relevant) holy book itself. However, whilst virginity is often now no longer the fabled pre-requisite of such unions, the wedding night …
Grimmfest Review: Alone
When tragedy strikes, the way we deal with that loss and grief is unique to the kind of person we are. Some people simply can’t go on with their normal routine and retreat into an almost catatonic state. Others try and ignore it completely and carry on with their lives as if nothing has happened, …
LFF Review: Stray
It’s unusual to see stray dogs on the streets of most Western countries. Whilst canis familiaris is a common sight almost everywhere else in the world, pets without owners tend to end up in animal rescues or shelter; with a limited life expectancy. However, In Turkey, they’re very much part of the landscape and the …
LFF Review: Mangrove
When the HMT Empire Windrush landed at Tilbury Docks in 1948, it signalled the start of a widespread migration from the Caribbean. These immigrants were invited to the UK to plug holes in the British labour market, predominantly within the health service and public transportation. Most of these newcomers settled in London and were largely …
Film Review: Herself
It’s never a good time to be poor, but years of austerity, COVID-19 and Brexit mean that it hasn’t been this bad for a long time. It has become increasingly difficult to find safe and affordable housing in London, but that’s not uncommon for a European capital. Dublin is almost as bad and has similar …