MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
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No reel surprises at the London Film Festival
Away from the awards razzmatazz The Tragedy of Macbeth, Belfast, The Hand of Dog, The French Dispatch and Benediction deliver beyond expectations, days MARIA DUARTE
(L to R) Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds, Jude Hill and Judi Dench
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MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas
KEN COCKBURN traces the one original language – that of the Yamnaya pastoral nomads – from which all European and Indian languages derive
PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the debunking of the iconic British war hero
ALEX HALL recommends a searing panorama of our global predicament
PANAH PANAHI’S debut Iranian family road trip movie Hit The Road won the top award at this year’s BFI London Film Festival which returned in full swing despite the ongoing pandemic.
It opened with London-born musician and film-maker Jeymes Samuel’s debut feature, bold and stylish Western The Harder They Fall, inspired by the real-life stories of African-American cowboys.
While Joel Coen’s first solo directorial debut The Tragedy of Macbeth starring his wife Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington in this fresh and haunting black and white adaptation of Shakespeare’s renowned work brought the LFF to a close.
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