Loud and Clear Reviews

Kontinental ‘25 Review: Jude's Moral Social Drama A bailiff tries to relieve her guilty conscience in Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25, another example of the director’s direct filmmaking style.

There is much to admire about Radu Jude's KONTINENTAL ’25, and much to interrogate underneath its surface!

Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival!

#LFF #RaduJude

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Lady (2025) Film Review: Finding Your Artistic Voice Sian Clifford is a tour de force in Lady, Samuel Abraham’s mockumentary satire about a filmmaker and subject finding their artistic voices together.

"It is a story about human connections, identity and feeling seen. And at the end of it, you have both subject and documentarian managing to find their artistic voices."

Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review of Samuel Abrahams LADY and don't miss it at the BFI London Film Festival! 🤩

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The Death of Bunny Munro Review Nick Cave’s The Death of Bunny Munro comes to our screens with two compelling lead performances and a smart balance between smut and sentiment.

Matt Smith and Smith and Rafael Mathé have "a believably sweet chemistry" in the Nick Cave-adapted THE DEATH OF BUNNY MUNRO! 😍

Read @cynicalfilm.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival and watch it soon on Sky & NOW!

#TheDeathOfBunnyMunro #MattSmith #LFF

Moss & Freud Film Review: Sweet & Sensitive Moss & Freud is a touching portrayal of the unconventional and unlikely friendship between an artist and his muse.

A wholesome and unconventional friendship blooms between Kate Moss and Lucien Freud in James Lucas's MOSS & FREUD, which had its World Premiere at the BFI London Film Festival!

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review!

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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Review Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere has a strong performance from Jeremy Allen White, but there's very little Springsteen in this Springsteen biopic.

Jeremy Allen White shines in DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, but there’s very little Springsteen in this Springsteen biopic.

Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social ‘s review!

#LFF #BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere

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The Vile Review: Emirati Horror Hits Home Majid Al Ansari’s The Vile smartly and scarily shines a light on a particular indignity suffered by women in a particularly patriarchal society.

The stripping away of a woman’s dignity becomes an almighty terror in Majid Al Ansari's THE VILE, which "gets under the skin in ways at once expected and unfamiliar"!

Read @cynicalfilm.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival!

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Horror Movie Villains: Who'd be the worst roommate? Which horror movie villains would make the worst roommate? From Freddy Krueger to Annie Wilkes and more, we ranked them from bad to body bag!

Our countdown to Halloween continues! 🤩

Who'd be the worst roommate out of these popular horror movie villains? Read @themnmovieman.bsky.social's list! 🔥

Can you think of more?

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Silent Friend Film Review: ASMR Fever Dream Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is a transfixing film that will grab your attention for its entire runtime and envelop every inch of every one of your senses. Director: Ildikó EnyediOriginal title: Stil...

This transfixing film will grab your attention for its entire runtime and envelop every inch of every one of your senses! 😍

Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of Ildikó Enyedi’s SILENT FRIEND and don't miss it this week at the BFI London Film Festival! 🔥

#LFF #SilentFriend

Landmarks Film Review: Fighting for Justice In Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra), Lucrecia Martel’s first documentary film, the director’s interrogation of colonialism is as fierce as ever.

"A startling portrait of heritage that exists in the past and present, and that must be preserved for the future."

Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of Lucrecia Martel's LANDMARKS (NUESTRA TIERRA) and watch it at the BFI London Film Festival this week!

#LFF #Landmarks #NuestraTierra

Anemone Review: A Day-Lewis Family Affair An overqualified cast and a beautiful look can’t lift Ronan Day-Lewis’ Anemone above its obvious script and direction.

"ANEMONE, both the flower and the film, is pretty and inviting in the moment, but it’s too weak and lacking in structure to stick around when cold reality hits."

Read @cynicalfilm.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival!

#Anemone #DanielDayLewis #LFF

Hedda Film Review: Character-Driven Mystery Nia DaCosta's film Hedda is a witty, humorous, and incredibly tense mystery with a sensational ensemble cast.

Nia DaCosta’s HEDDA is a witty, humorous, and incredibly tense mystery with a sensational ensemble cast! 😍

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival!

#Hedda #LFF #TessaThompson

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Blue Heron Review: A Magnificent Debut Sophy Romvari’s magnificent feature debut Blue Heron takes a brilliant approach in looking at trauma, memory and cinema’s ability to process both.

Sophy Romvari takes a brilliant approach in looking at trauma, memory and cinema’s ability to process both in her magnificent feature debut! 😍

Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review of BLUE HERON and don't miss it at the BFI London Film Festival!

#BlueHeron #LFF

Is This Thing On? Review: Comedy As Survival In Bradley Cooper’s third feature, Is This Thing On?, Will Arnett and Laura Dern deliver two of the most electric performances of the year

"A leading man role has been waiting for [Arnett] to [...] show everyone what he’s really made of, and it’s *really* good stuff."

Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's review of Bradley Cooper's IS THIS THING ON? from the BFI London Film Festival! 🔥

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#IsThisThingOn #LFF

The President's Cake: LFF Film Review Hasan Hadi’s very assured debut The President’s Cake provides a look at Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship through an Iraqi child’s view.

This very assured debut provides a look at a dictatorship through a child’s point of view.

Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review of Hasan Hadi's THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE from the BFI London Film Festival!

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The Kidnapping of Arabella: LFF Film Review As humorous as it is sad, The Kidnapping of Arabella is a touching tale of childhood, friendship, and second chances.

"If we could go back to a defining moment in our past, would we change it?"

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review of THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA, a sweet & touching tale of childhood, friendship, and second chances!

#LFF #CarolinaCavalli

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The World of Love (세계의 주인) Film Review With The World of Love (세계의 주인), Yoon Ga-eun continues her impressive streak of realistically depicting young lives in interesting and dynamic ways.

"A highly engrossing drama, one imbued with a necessary warmth."

Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of Yoon Ga-eun's THE WORLD OF LOVE (세계의 주인) and don't miss it at the BFI London Film Festival this week!

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#LFF #TheWorldOfLove #세계의주인

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Palestine 36 Review: Poignant Historical Drama Palestine 36 is a poignant historical drama that revisits the country’s painful history of colonialism and resistance.

This powerful film "illustrates the history of resistance and rebellion that has distinguished Palestine and its people since the beginning of time."

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review of PALESTINE 36 and watch it this week at the BFI London Film Festival!

#LFF

Frankenstein Review: Del Toro's Glorious Adaptation With stunning visuals and outstanding performances, Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is a fresh and fascinating outlook on the timeless Gothic novel.

This brilliant movie invites us to reflect on life, sorrow, and what it means to be alive! 😍

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review of Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, out now at the BFI London Film Festival and Friday in theaters!

#Frankenstein

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Good Fortune Movie Review: Divine Comedy Aziz Ansari makes his belated directorial debut with Good Fortune, a breezy Los Angeles-set comedy with an all-star cast.

Aziz Ansari's GOOD FORTUNE hits theaters this Friday! 🤩

Read @louisroberts.bsky.social's review of this breezy Los Angeles-set comedy with an all-star cast!

#GoodFortune
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Exit 8 Film Review: To Live is To Take a Leap Kazunari Ninomiya shines in the haunting and gripping Exit 8, where Genki Kawamura teaches us that to be human is to make choices.

"Genki Kawamura teaches us that to be human is to make choices, even when we can't predict the outcome."

Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's review of the "haunting and gripping" EXIT 8 (8番出口), another standout at the BFI London Film Festival!

#Exit8 #GenkiKawamura #LFF

Black Rabbit, White Rabbit Film Review Shahram Mokri’s fifth feature, Black Rabbit, White Rabbit, plays around with film as a storytelling medium with fascinating and engaging results.

Shahram Mokri’s captivating fifth feature plays around with film as a storytelling medium with fascinating and engaging results! 😍

Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT and don't miss it tomorrow at the BFI London Film Festival!

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Reflection in a Dead Diamond Review: A Fun Gem Reflection in a Dead Diamond is Cattet and Forzani’s most dynamic and fun film yet, spoofing and honouring the many genres the writers-directors love.

"The directors are always playful, but they’ve never been this *fun*."

Read @cynicalfilm.bsky.social's review of Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani's REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND and don't miss it at the BFI London Film Festival next week! 😍

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#LFF

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The Choral Review: Stale Wartime Slop The Choral is a turgid affair that has some promising moments of musical emotional release but is too often diluted by bland storytelling and camerawork.

This turgid affair has some promising moments of musical emotional release but is too often diluted by its storytelling & camerawork!

Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of the Ralph Fiennes-starring THE CHORAL!

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The Fence Film Review: A Bleak Tale Isaac de Bankolé and Matt Dillion give hypnotic performances in The Fence (Le Cri des Gardes) despite a sometimes static script.

Isaac de Bankolé and Matt Dillion give hypnotic performances in Claire Denis' THE FENCE (LE CRI DES GARDES), but the film is held back by a static script.

Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's review and watch it next weekend at the BFI London Film Festival!

#LFF
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Sentimental Value Review: Dad’s Girls on Film Joachim Trier delivers another portrait of modern familial angst with honesty and self-awareness in Cannes highlight Sentimental Value.

It's SENTIMENTAL VALUE day at #LFF2025! The best film of the year deserves all the praise, and as wide an audience as possible.

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Miroirs No. 3: Curiously Calm Trauma Response An indefinable sense of mystery lends Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3 some atmosphere, but it also keeps it at a distance.

"Petzold’s characters may be feeling separated from their sense of self, but by the end his film becomes separated from its own purpose, with the brief runtime and solid production saving it from breaking apart altogether."

Read @cynicalfilm.bsky.social's review of MIROIRS NO. 3, now at #LFF!

What Does That Nature Say To You Review With What Does That Nature Say To You, Hong Sang-soo delivers a contemplative piece on dreams, ambition, family and success.

Hong Sang-soo delivers a contemplative piece on dreams, ambition, family and success with WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU!

Read Hayley's review from the New York Film Festival!

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Hamnet Review: Will Leave You Devastated Chloé Zhao’s exceptional Hamnet will leave you devastated, thanks to incredible performances from Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.

"A film about loss, grief & the power of storytelling as a way to confront those things. And the way Zhao examines those is so beautiful & poignant that it punctures the soul."

@danielallen.bsky.social reviews HAMNET at the BFI London Film Festival! 🤩

#LFF #Hamnet

The Eyes of Ghana: Film Review Ben Proudfoot's documentary The Eyes of Ghana is a powerful reflection on the country’s history and fight against colonialism.

Ben Proudfoot's documentary is a powerful reflection on the country’s history and fight against colonialism, analysed through cinema!

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review of THE EYES OF GHANA from the BFI London Film Festival!

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With Hasan in Gaza Review: Raw & Honest Filmed in Gaza in November 2001, With Hazan in Gaza is a powerful testament to the history of Palestine and its people.

Kamal Aljafari paints a picture of a reality that is now gone, capturing it in its rawest form, in this "powerful testament to the history of Palestine and its people."

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review of WITH HASAN IN GAZA & watch it next week at the BFI London Film Festival!