Andrew Haigh

New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS

Is Andrew Haigh okay? Silly question: Of course he isn’t, he’s a filmmaker. An auteur,…

New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
Heartland International Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS, THE HOLDOVERS, FANCY DANCE, & SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING

The 2023 Heartland International Film Festival has come to a close, but I’ve got one last report on some of the big titles that ended the festival.

London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

In the latest report from LFF 2023, Paddy Wilson features vampires at Paul Mescal’s door and devils in David Dasmalchian’s studio – a divine combination if ever there was one.

LEAN ON PETE Trailer
LEAN ON PETE Trailer

A boy and a horse go on a contemplative trip through America’s backwater in Lean on Pete; festival showings have earned critical praise.

LEAN ON PETE: No Room For Horsing Around In Andrew Haigh's Emotional Triumph
LEAN ON PETE: No Room For Horsing Around In Andrew Haigh’s Emotional Triumph

In Andrew Haigh’s Lean On Pete, a young boy bonds with a horse headed to a slaughterhouse, and is a great cinematic experience.

BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Week 4: The Year's Best Movies?
BFI London Film Festival Week 2: The Weird, The Wonderful & The Unclassifiable

We continue to cover the multitude of films coming from London Film Festival, with reviews of among others, 1%, Lean on Pete and Good Manners.

Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Report Part 3: It Lies In The Film
Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Report Part 3: It Lies In The Film

Tomas Trussow reports from Toronto International Film Festival – he saw Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Miracle, and more!

45 Years
45 YEARS: Cinema At Its Most Intimate

45 Years is unquestionably well-written and well-acted, to such a high degree that is literally impossible to argue otherwise. To say that Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay give two of the most emotionally effective performances of their long and illustrious careers is equivalent to saying that the sky is blue and the world is round; it is so plainly obvious, arguing in its favour seems like a waste of time, as the greatness is clearly there for all to see. Emotionally engaging from the opening minutes On paper, the film feels like the opposite of director Andrew Haigh’s previous film Weekend; that film was about two men who meet and fall in love over the course of (you guessed it) a weekend, after a one night stand turns into something deeper.