The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall is one of the finest modern westerns available
Animation is Film 2021: Nahuel and the Magic Book
Nahuel and the Magic Book almost carries a Studio Ghibli level of magic within it’s world and characters
Love Hard
Love Hard is a charming start to the holiday film season
Animation is Film 2021: BELLE
BELLE is a frustrating outing for Mamoru Hosoda
Memoria
Memoria builds to something spectacular but drops the ball at the last minute
Eternals
Eternals is nothing short of a disaster
Antlers
Antlers is a rare miss from director Scott Cooper who creates a disjointed windigo thriller
Army of Thieves
Army of Thieves is a rather paint-by-numbers portrait
The East
The East does well to connect the bureaucracy with the moral panic deep at its heart
Passing
Passing is filled with a terrific team of care and detail
Finch
Finch is a heartwarming and tender surprise feature that showcases a wonderfully intimate central performance
The Deep House
The Deep House is a tragic and poorly crafted feature that fails on almost every level
LFF 2021: Natural Light
Natural Light provides a strong foundation for director Nagy Dénes' to build from in what looks like a promising career
The United Way
The United Way has its work cut out for it
Bergman Island
Mia Hansen-Løve is an immensely talented filmmaker with plenty to say about being a woman working in a male-dominated industry
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground is the idolisation process, churned out as a particularly rose-tinted spectacle
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin will disappoint both newcomers and long term fans of the franchise
Dune
The world of Dune is an incredibly dense and detailed one
Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills is the most subversive entry of the franchise by far
LFF 2021: Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest
Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest does a splendid and entertaining job of giving its subject the limelight it deserves