LFF2022 Review: She Said
Film critic Calum Cooper continues coverage of the London Film Festival by reviewing investigative journalism drama “She Said”. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: She Said
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LFF2022 Review: The Whale
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews “The Whale” a devastating ode to the complexity of human beings, featuring a magnificent performance from Brendan Fraser. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: The Whale
LFF2022 Review: The Son
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews The Son, a film that stigmatises mental health and reduces its otherwise serious topic to a manipulative plot device. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: The Son
LFF2022 Review: Bones and All
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews Luca Guadagnino’s Bones an All, a spectacular fusion between horror and romance that turns in a film equal parts wonderful and gory. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: Bones and All
LFF2022 Review: Causeway
Film critic Calum Cooper continues coverage of the London Film Festival by reviewing Lila Neugebauer’s moving feature debut, Causeway. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: Causeway
LFF2022 Review: Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters
Film Critic Calum Cooper reviews one of the many offerings from this year’s London Film Festival; a documentary that uncovers the cultural richness of Haiti. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters
Industry: #LFF20 review
It’s a high stakes drama with a range of characters, cutthroat ambition, sex and drugs. There will be secrets, backstabbing and office politics as characters seem willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead. Continue reading Industry: #LFF20 review
Interview with Jennifer Sheridan, director of “Rose: A Love Story”
British horror film “Rose: A Love Story” enjoyed its world premiere at the 2020 London Film Festival. The film’s director and editor, Jennifer Sheridan, spoke to In Their Own League about making her directorial feature debut, and the fun of shooting a horror film in a remote Welsh forest. [This interview has been edited to remove spoilers for the film.] Congratulations on the release of … Continue reading Interview with Jennifer Sheridan, director of “Rose: A Love Story”
Review -Rose: A Love Story #LFF2020
“Rose: A Love Story” is the feature debut for director Jennifer Sheridan, about a married couple living an isolated existence in the woods near a little town in the north of England. Sam (Matt Stokoe) is a man whose life is lived in service to his loving wife Rose (Sophie Rundle) as she struggles with a mysterious illness. Rose’s days are spent indoors, with only a typewriter and a radio handy to keep her occupied in the couple’s dimly lit cabin, while Sam enjoys a separate daily life filled with light, hunting and gardening, and making sure the many locks installed on the outside of their house are secured. Continue reading Review -Rose: A Love Story #LFF2020
Another Round: #LFF20 Review
The last time director Thomas Vinterberg and actor Mads Mikkelsen paired up, we were given the riveting feature “The Hunt” (2012). Now the two have reunited for another round (pun intended) with “Another Round” (2020), an unusual but deftly crafted look into the infallibility of masculinity. It is a film that recognises the vulnerabilities in people and explores the complications that arise from them, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of chosen coping mechanisms. Continue reading Another Round: #LFF20 Review
In Their Own League 