Fantastic Fest Review: Homebound
Divorce impacts on everyone involved, not least the children. When two parents separate it can leave their offspring feeling deserted, alone and confused. In time, they adapt and heal, but any tensions between the adults often radiate down. However, children are resilient and soon become accustomed to new patterns. Maybe in the vein hope of …
LFF Review: All My Friends Hate Me
University is an exciting time. A time to experiment. A time to try new things and meet new people. One where the emphasis is often on ‘having a laugh’ and being in the moment. Making friends is relatively easy but due to the fleeting nature of campus life they often don’t ‘stick’. Especially if you …
LFF Review: Sediments
Swimming against the general tide in the EU, while several members have curtailed LGBTQI+ rights, Spain is in the process of passing a law which will allow trans people to self-determine their gender. However, like its European brothers and sisters, the country is in the midst of a culture war. Tradition clashes with modernism in …
LFF Review: Les Enfants Terribles
Ever since the establishment of the first towns and cities, people across countries have been drawn to them. Towards the possibilities they hold in terms of education, work and culture. The industrial revolution and the mechanisation of manual labour has sped up this migration. Those who have remained in the villages and hamlets often hold …
LFF Review: White Building
Since its foundation back in the 15th century, Phnom Penh has been (off and on) the capital of the Khmer nation. Today, as the capital of Cambodia, it houses a population of nearing three million souls and is the nation’s economic, industrial and cultural heartland. Like most major cities in the region, it’s experiencing a …
Grimmfest Review: Slapface
In the United States on America, on average twenty people every minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in a domestic setting. That equates to ten million Americans over the course of a year. Given the nature and setting of the crime, it often goes unreported for so long that it ends in tragedy. …
Grimmfest Review: Night at the Eagle Inn
There’s something inherently spooky about abandoned or semi-abandoned buildings. Something strangely eerie or otherworldly. Whether you believe in the paranormal or not, there’s no doubt that there’s some sort of energy left behind when an occupant departs from this realm. We leave our imprint when we die, whether that’s purely in the minds of others …
LFF Review: Burn It Down!
Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place in August 1969 and became a defining moment for the counterculture generation. Drawing huge crowds, pictures from the festival have become iconic. Its reputation as a high cultural watermark was cemented by a documentary which was released a year later and spread the message around the world. Taking …
LFF Review: See for Me
The loss of a sense can be terrifying and frightening. How we respond to such a lifechanging event depends on the person, but it’s never easy. If it’s caused by an accident, it tends to trigger a fight or flight response. Either we (initially) withdraw into ourselves or immediately resolve to overcome any challenges. Today, …
London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) Preview
This November, London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) returns to cinema screens in the capital. Now in its sixteenth year, LKFF is dedicated to showcasing the rich diversity of cinema flowing out of the ‘Asian Tiger’. Taking place between 4-19th November, get ready to discover the best of the year’s blockbusters, independent films, animation, documentaries, shorts …