4.5
#Review: The Favourite (BFI London Film Festival)
With three marvellous leads and a stunning look, Yorgos Lanthimos' finest feature yet is intelligent, quick-witted and monstrously funny.
4.5
4.0
#Review: The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid
The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid is a beautifully made and extremely important documentary. It's both technically and narratively excellent.
3.5
#Review: We Ourselves
Realistic, naïve and a sort of adventurous nonsense, Paul Mercier's We Ourselves is a trip well worth taking. Out now at the Savoy Cinema.
3.5
#Review: Papi Chulo (BFI London Film Festival)
Papi Chulo sidesteps culture clash clichés, thanks to a sweetly funny script and game performances from Matt Bomer and Alejandro Patiño.
4.0
#Review: Rosie
Rosie realises the true weight of the word “sorry” in a script that feels it can’t bring itself to make light, in direction that seems sometimes almost to quake with anger, in performances alive with passion and pique.
3.5
#Review: Halloween
Halloween is a hell of a good time. It's intense, gory and at times emotional. Just don't expect it to be something especially original.
3.5
#Review: Bad Times at the El Royale
Bad Times at the El Royale is a lot of fun, with moving performances and a thrilling mystery, but it outstays its welcomes at 140 minutes
4.0
#Review: Mandy
Mandy is a visceral and horrifying story filled with over the top visuals and acting and it's a must-see during the Halloween season.
4.0
#Review: First Man
First Man is a surprisingly melancholy film. Damien Chazelle captures the character that was Neil Armstrong.
4.0
#Review: The Silver Branch
The Silver Branch is an uplifting look at rural life, but there are moments of sadness and melancholy woven into the narrative.