London Film Festival archives - Page 14 of 22

Starred Up review: no feel-good redemption to be found

Fri, Mar 21, 2014

Could be the most realistic depiction of the horribleness and the ineffectiveness of institutional incarceration that I’ve ever seen.

Fri, Feb 28, 2014

A charming, bittersweet, utterly chaste love affair forged over food and cemented by kindred spirits.

Fri, Feb 07, 2014

The story of Charles Dickens and his secret mistress is no romance, and no modest costume drama, either.

Fri, Jan 31, 2014

A smart, incisive portrait of a woman who lives life on her own terms and doesn’t let herself get pushed around.

Mon, Jan 27, 2014

A gooey nostalgic look back at that time a young boy’s mom fell in love with their kidnapper, presented under a sexy sweltering summer haze.

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Hilarious in the Coens’ weird, askew way, but also absolutely crushing. This movie breaks my heart in a hundred different ways.

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Something like a Shakespearean comedy, full of highly amusing, sharply drawn characters…

Wed, Jan 22, 2014

An exuberant rock ’n’ roll comedy in which three of the most memorable movie teens ever embrace their adolescent angst and give it screaming voice.

Tue, Jan 21, 2014

I saw this at London Film Festival last fall. It’s amazing.

Fri, Dec 20, 2013

A smart, snappy, soulful look at how Mary Poppins got Disneyfied, and the redemptive power of story for both teller and listener.