London Film Festival

LFF 2019: OUR LADIES: A Disappointing Scottish Schoolgirl Coming-Of-Age Tale
LFF 2019: OUR LADIES: A Disappointing Scottish Schoolgirl Coming-Of-Age Tale

A coming-of-age film which strives for irreverent authenticity, Our Ladies ends up clunky, a little cringey and uninspired.

London Film Festival 2019, Days 6-7: Under the Radar Gems and Disappointments
London Film Festival 2019, Days 6-7: Under The Radar Gems & Disappointments

More reviews from LFF 2019, including the directorial debuts Babyteeth and Calm with Horses, as well as Olivier Assayas’ Wasp Network.

LFF 2019: WHITE RIOT: An Inspiring Look At Britain's Anti-Racist Rockers
LFF 2019: WHITE RIOT: An Inspiring Look At Britain’s Anti-Racist Rockers

Not only does White Riot present a compelling case of why the fight against racism isn’t over, it makes you want to join in.

London Film Festival 2019, Days 3 - 5: Eye Catching Indies and Disappointing Awards Bait
London Film Festival 2019, Days 3 – 5: Eye Catching Indies & Disappointing Awards Bait

More reviews fresh from this year’s London Film Festival, including Hope Gap, Just Mercy and Exorcist documentary Leap of Faith.

London Film Festival 2019, Days 1-2: Horror Gems and Future Cult Classics
London Film Festival 2019, Days 1-2: Horror Gems & Future Cult Classics

Fresh from LFF, the latest Film Inquiry festival dispatch features reviews of Color Out of Space, Saint Maud, Synchronic and more.

BFI London Film Festival 2019, Part II: Jaw Dropping Docs and Narrative Disappointments
BFI London Film Festival 2019, Part II: Jaw Dropping Docs & Narrative Disappointments

Before this year’s LFF kicks off, the Film Inquiry team took a look at acclaimed documentaries, and some unusual festival favourites.

London Film Festival 2019, Week One: Foreign Language Oscar Contenders, Creepy Shorts and Arthouse Johnny Depp
London Film Festival 2019, Week One: Foreign Oscar Contenders, Creepy Shorts & Arthouse Johnny Depp

Our first dispatch from LFF 2019 features reviews of And Then We Danced, System Crasher, Waiting for the Barbarians and more.

London Film Festival 2018, Final Report: From Beale Street To Classic Hollywood

Our London Film Festival coverage is coming to an end! For our final report, we discuss If Beale Street Could Talk, Stan & Ollie, Shadow and more.

London Film Festival 2018, Report 4: Haunted Dresses and Horrors of the Past
London Film Festival 2018, Report 4: Haunted Dresses & Horrors Of The Past

Our latest report from LFF includes a nice mix of crowd pleasers in-waiting, anticipated auteur efforts, and a slew of arthouse discoveries.

London Film Festival: ARCTIC Director Joe Penna Talks Working With Mads Mikkelsen, Shooting In Iceland & His Transition From YouTube

We spoke with Joe Penna, director of the upcoming survival film starring Mads Mikkelsen called Arctic, about shooting in island and his transition from Youtube.

London Film Festival 2018: Report 3 - Awards Contenders and Festival Surprises
London Film Festival 2018 Report 3: Awards Contenders & Festival Surprises

London Film Festival has finally kicked off, and the Film Inquiry team are getting to…

London Film Festival 2018 Report Two: From Cannibal Comedies to "Spa Westerns"
London Film Festival 2018 Report 2: From Cannibal Comedies To “Spa Westerns”

In our second report from London Film Festival, the Film Inquiry team recounts foreign arthouse films, an experimental effort, and more.

London Film Festival 2018: Part One - The Hidden Gems
London Film Festival 2018 Report One: The Hidden Gems

With many of Film Inquiry’s staff attending London Film Festival this year, we will be covering many of the festival’s hidden gems.

BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Week 4: The Year's Best Movies?
BFI London Film Festival Week 4: The Year’s Best Movies?

We report from BFI London Film Festivals with reviews of The Party, Loving Vincent, Brawl on Cell Block 99 and many more.

BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Week 4: The Year's Best Movies?
BFI London Film Festival: Week 3 – Awards Contenders & Hidden Gems

Chloe, Alistair and Ryan report from BFI London Film Festival, reviewing films Wonderstruck, Pickups, Breathe and many more!