Here, you'll find quick, mini-reviews about films I watched throughout this year's London Film Festival that I didn't have time to write a full, lengthy article about. By clicking on the titles below, you'll be redirected to the respective review.
Read MoreSynopsis: In a remote Mennonite community, women have been waking from sleep bruised and battered, some are pregnant. Religious leaders argue it’s God’s punishment for their sins. But when one wakes to find an attacker in her room, the horrible truth comes out. In a sunlit barn, the women debate: will they stay, as is expected, and forgive their attackers?
Read MoreSynopsis: Hilary (Olivia Colman) manages a seafront picture palace. Once an opulent multiscreen cinema with a dance hall overlooking the sea, now only one screen remains open, albeit a grand one. In preparation for a regional premiere of Chariots of Fire, Hilary and her colleagues spruce up the venue. Outside, the town itself is crumbling, with a rising far-right presence and Stephen (Micheal Ward) regularly harassed by skinheads. A story about human connection and the magic of cinema.
Read MoreSynopsis: Career-wise, Bobby Lieber (Billy Eichner) has it sussed. Not only has the lovably misanthropic podcaster scooped the prestigious Cis White Gay Man of the Year Award, he is also a board member for a museum of queer culture. But when it comes to matters of the heart, Bobby doesn’t have a clue. Always the groomsman, never the groom, Bobby sidesteps emotional introspection with self-deprecating humor, proudly wearing his singledom like a badge of honor. But then he meets all-American dreamboat Aaron (Luke Macfarlane), and the unthinkable happens – there’s a spark.
Read MoreSynopsis: A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Read MoreSynopsis: Peter (Hugh Jackman) has a busy life with new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) arrives with their troubled and distant teenage son, setting the family on a dangerous collision course.
Read MoreSynopsis: Meet Silverio (Daniel Giménez Cacho), a filmmaker and journalist who has always sought to make socially relevant work that challenges, questions and exposes. When he receives the prestigious Alethea award from the American Society of Journalists, he returns home to Mexico to celebrate. However, ‘home’ isn’t easy to define when you’ve been living in the USA for 20 years and you can’t fathom what Mexico now means for you or your immediate family.
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