Fighting with my Family is genuinely so much fun. It follows Saraya Knight A.K.A Paige (Florence Pugh) as she attempts to rise to wrestling fame, with the support of […]
Author: Fiona Hughes
Review: Vice
This extremely stylized depiction of Dick Cheney’s apparently silent and invisible rise to immense power is high on my list of best films that I have seen this year. It […]
Review: Mary Queen of Scots
‘Mary Queen of Scots’ depicts the historical story of the rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots’ (Saoirse Ronan) reign in Scotland and her unique relationship with her cousin […]
Review: Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody is a film that has been highly anticipated ever since it was first announced. Such legends deserve a paying tribute containing some soul, some substance. It depicts the […]
The Yorker at LIFF 32: The State Against Mandela
Nicolas Champeaux and Gilles Porte use newly available audio recordings and animated graphics to reconstruct a dramatic apartheid-era court case. Although I’m aware of the many documentaries about Nelson […]
The Yorker at LIFF 32: Colette
“Colette”, directed by Wash Westmoreland and starring Keira Knightley is based on the life of the foremost female French novelist. What an incredible film. I normally despise period dramas. I […]
Review: First Man
‘First Man’ is the third, and arguably most ambitious, film to come from Damien Chazelle. Following the immense success of ‘La La Land’ Chazelle has now moved into a new […]