What can I say about Red Joan? I know that the book was an incredible story based from true events. That the protagonist was a complex and yet ultimately unequivocal […]
Author: Fiona Hughes
Eighth Grade
I’m not sure how he’s managed to do it, but first time filmmaker Bo Burnham has somehow managed to not only break my heart, not only remind me of the […]
Wild Rose
It’s refreshing, it’s funny and it will make you cry. Wild Rose is an unexpected story that manages to bypass the clichéd, well-trodden path of a relatable girl surging to […]
Review: Fighting with My Family
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 […]
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 […]