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LFF Review: Maestro

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro orchestrates an extraordinary journey through the world of legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein’s music, delivering a symphony of emotion ...

By Sian Francis CoxOctober 16, 20230

8.1

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Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan in She Said (Maria Schrader, 2022)

8.5

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LFF Review: She Said

She Said is bold, fearless filmmaking. Based on the 2019 book of the same name, Maria Schrader’s film depicts New York Times journalists ...

By Sian Francis CoxOctober 18, 20220

Still of Gepetto and Pinocchio in Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022, LFF)

8.3

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LFF Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

The story of Pinocchio has often been mistreated in the world of film adaptions. From ill-fated animations to the recent offering from Robert ...

By Sian Francis CoxOctober 16, 20220

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Golden Cages 2021: Best Supporting Actress

[2021 has mercifully ended, which means it’s that time of the year again when the Flixist staff gathers around for our 2021 Golden ...

By Sian Francis CoxFebruary 14, 20220

Kristen Stewart as Diana in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer (2021). (C) Shoebox Films, Komplizen Film, FilmNation Entertainment, Topic Studios, Fabula

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Golden Cages 2021: Best Actress

2021 has mercifully ended, which means it’s that time of the year again when the Flixist staff gathers around for our 2021 Golden ...

By Sian Francis CoxFebruary 14, 20220

Deep Analysis: Last Night in Soho

Earlier this month at the London Film Festival, I had the surreal opportunity to watch Last Night in Soho in the heart of ...

By Sian Francis CoxOctober 29, 20210

Features

The Real Charlie Chaplin, 2021 (c) Film 4, BFI Film Fund

6.8

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LFF Review: The Real Charlie Chaplin

Watching The Real Charlie Chaplin documentary, I was struck that Chaplin’s star persona and the image of the Little Tramp has been tackled ...

By Sian Francis CoxOctober 21, 20210

Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth, 2021 (c) A24

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LFF Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth carries considerable weight as the closing night gala of the London Film Festival. This lavish, high-anticipated adaptation was gorgeously ...

By Sian Francis CoxOctober 21, 20210

Honor Swinton Byrne in The Souvenir Part II, 2021 (c) A24

6.9

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LFF Review: The Souvenir Part II

Following 2019’s critically acclaimed debut The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg follows up with her semi-autobiographical tale distributed by A24. A memoir of a young, ...

By Sian Francis CoxOctober 19, 20210