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The Last Tree (Sundance London) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

7th June 2019 by Sarah Cartland 1 Comment

Shola Amoo’s second feature is an accomplished and absorbing film, following the teenage Femi as he struggles to create his own identity and sense of place from disparate memories, experiences and expectations. Little confusions, which for teenagers can still loom large, are woven into far more serious choices. There’s a sweet scene when Femi, walking along… The Last Tree (Sundance London) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Sundance London Tagged With: families, identity, london, nigeria, race

Animals (Sundance London) 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

4th June 2019 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

It’s rare to find a film that combines such huge respect for the gorgeousness and grubbiness of female friendship with such dizzying disrespect for the human liver. They’re connected in this film of course, though I still feel drained just thinking about the sheer quantities of white wine consumed by best friends Laura and Tyler… Animals (Sundance London) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Sundance London Tagged With: drink, dublin, friendship, parties, relationships

Late Night (Sundance London) 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

1st June 2019 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

When late night chat show host Katherine Newbury is told she’s being replaced, she finally has to face her writers’ room. Literally, as most of the men in there have never even seen her in the flesh before. Those men are all white, and privileged, though not as hirsute as I was expecting. They’re lazy,… Late Night (Sundance London) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Sundance London Tagged With: chat show, diversity, race, sexism, tv, women

Corporate Animals (Sundance London) 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

31st May 2019 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

Imagine The Descent crossed with The Office, but nastier. That’s Corporate Animals. It’s uneven, but often brutally hilarious, as horrible boss Lucy (Demi Moore) forces her key employees into a team-building exercise exploring caves in New Mexico. Always wanting to push her employees on to greatness, even if they don’t want to go, Lucy declines… Corporate Animals (Sundance London) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Sundance London Tagged With: bosses, business, caving, new mexico, team building

Giant Little Ones (Canada Now Film Festival) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

5th May 2019 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

I’m baffled by modern adolescence, and can hardly believe myself that back in the ’80s mine was modern too. Luckily Keith Behrman’s film leaves me with a sense of hope for my own children’s upcoming teen years, which may have more in common with my own than I feared. In Giant Little Ones Behrman, who… Giant Little Ones (Canada Now Film Festival) Read More

Filed Under: Canada Now, Film Festivals, Film Reviews Tagged With: divorce, friendship, sexuality, teenagers

Canada Now Film Festival – where, when, what to watch

16th April 2019 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

Bringing the best of new Canadian cinema to the United Kingdom, the annual Canada Now Film Festival returns with a London showcase next week, from 24th to 28th April 2019, followed by a UK cinema tour  from 1 July. The festival opens with the London premiere of Keith Behrman’s Giant Little Ones, a  powerful coming-of-age drama starring… Canada Now Film Festival – where, when, what to watch Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals Tagged With: canada now, canadian cinema, canadian film, film festival

72nd Cannes Film Festival pays tribute to Agnès Varda with official poster

15th April 2019 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

“Like a manifesto, this still photo from the set sums up everything about Agnès Varda: her passion, aplomb, and mischievousness.” Filmmaker Agnès Varda, pioneer of the French new wave movement, died last month aged 90 – and the official poster for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, released today, pays tribute to her. The image is… 72nd Cannes Film Festival pays tribute to Agnès Varda with official poster Read More

Filed Under: Film Articles, Film Festivals Tagged With: agnes varda, cannes, cannes film festival, cannes poster

London Film Festival (LFF) – What’s It Like As Press?

24th December 2018 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

UPDATE 2019: they’re trialling a new token system to reduce queue times at some of the press screenings once the festival starts. Keep an eye on the Press section of the LFF website, and their emails, for more info. Increasingly, freelance and new critics are using fundraising platforms to help pay for the costs of attending film festivals. But some of… London Film Festival (LFF) – What’s It Like As Press? Read More

Filed Under: Film Articles, London Film Festival Tagged With: critics, film festival, film writers, filmmaker teas, london film festival, off, press

London Film Festival Round-Up 2018

24th December 2018 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

I saw some films! I met Jessica Hynes! I saw more films! I interview people! I met Jessica Hynes! And I spent a fortune on rail travelcards to meet Jessica Hynes! The 2018 BFI London Film Festival (LFF) ran from 10-21 October, finishing with me meeting Jessica Hynes, I mean with a red carpet world… London Film Festival Round-Up 2018 Read More

Filed Under: Film Articles, London Film Festival Tagged With: assassination nation, border, colette, film festivals, LFF, london film festival, mandy, sometimes always never, sorry to bother you, stan and ollie, suspiria, the favourite, the fight, the front runner, the guilty

Sometimes Always Never (London Film Festival) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

24th December 2018 by Sarah Cartland 5 Comments

*** Read my interview with director Carl Hunter *** Finally, a story about the beautiful game that isn’t boring or dependent on stereotypical ideas of its players. Yes, I’m talking about Scrabble. Set near Liverpool in the North West, director Carl Hunter’s delightful film is witty and moving – and beautifully written by Frank Cottrell Boyce… Sometimes Always Never (London Film Festival) Read More

Filed Under: Featured 2, Film Reviews, London Film Festival Tagged With: family, games, puzzles, relationships, scrabble, tailor

“The Guilty” Star Jakob Cedergren On The Making Of The Blindsiding Danish Thriller

25th October 2018 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

The Guilty, a nervy, tense Danish thriller set solely in the claustrophobic confines of an emergency dispatcher’s office, is released in the UK on 26 October. Asger Holm is a policeman working on the emergency phones, often dealing with timewasters and fakers – until he receives a call from Iben, a woman who is being… “The Guilty” Star Jakob Cedergren On The Making Of The Blindsiding Danish Thriller Read More

Filed Under: Interviews, London Film Festival Tagged With: denmark, gustav moller, jakob cedergren, london film festival, off, the guilty, thriller

Sorry To Bother You (London Film Festival) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

25th October 2018 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

With so many of us well-boiled frogs now, the only way to demonstrate how crazily evil our world has become is to take the metaphors and make them concrete. That’s what Boots Riley has done with his blunt satire Sorry To Bother You. In this alternative reality which isn’t that alternative, America has continued the… Sorry To Bother You (London Film Festival) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, London Film Festival, Support Indie Film Tagged With: business, racism, satire, telemarketing

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