LIFF 31 gave us the opportunity to see an amazing selection of brilliant films. To wrap up our coverage of LIFF 31, we have all recommended a film that we […]
Category: Film
It should have been the film for our generation – what went wrong with The Circle?
Power, politics, surveillance, social media, privacy: The Circle (2017) had everything it needed to be a deep and critical commentary on the ethical dilemmas of today’s world. So why did it […]
The Yorker at LIFF 31: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Martin McDonagh burst onto the cinema scene in 2008 with the brilliant In Bruges. That film was profane, funny, dark and tragic. However, his follow-up Seven Psychopaths was a disappointment, a Tarantino rip-off without […]
The Yorker at ASFF ’17: Animation 6
One of the most fascination forms of moving image to me is animation. The time, effort and patience that goes into creating these worlds is immeasurable, and it is no […]
The Yorker at LIFF 31: You Were Never Really Here
The Fanomenon strand of LIFF 31 closed with Lynne Ramsay’s latest film You Were Never Really Here. Adapted from Jonathan Ames novella and starring Joaquin Phoenix, the film premiered at Cannes where […]
The Yorker at LIFF 31: Bad Genius
One of the great things about film festivals is the sheer variety of what gets screened. When perusing the programme for this year’s 31st Leeds International Film Festival, I happened […]
The Yorker at ASFF ’17: Fashion 2
Aesthetica provides York residents with fascinating screenings every November, presenting films, which people might not otherwise get to see. In that sense its fashion panels are always a treat, showing […]
Bolshoi Ballet: The Taming of the Shrew
The Bolshoi Ballet production of The Taming of the Shrew streamlines the tale to its core: the harsh romancing of Petruchio and Katherine and the mirrored sweeter coalescence of Bianca […]
The Yorker at LIFF 31: It’s Not Yet Dark
It’s Not Yet Dark tells the story of Simon Fitzmaurice, the Irish film director who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (ALS) at the age of 34. Simon loved his life […]
The Yorker at ASFF ’17: Family Friendly 1
This year’s Aesthetica Short Film Festival was the biggest one yet; 18 venues across York screening 300 cutting-edge short films over five days, the longest the festival has run to […]