Tag: 2026 BFI London Film Festival
Club Kid | Review
Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an Entirely New Space for the Coming-of-Age Genre
First influencer, then actor, now filmmaker—the pipeline is well...
Prince | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review
All Bark No Bite: Borgia’s Doggy Domestic Never Gets Going
For Uruguayan Federico Borgia’s solo directorial debut, Prince, the filmmaker demonstrates a confident grasp of...
Interview: Travis Knight – Wildwood
Among those that play the long game we could put the name of Travis Knight in the same box as Frederick Wiseman docs, Richard...
Interview: Peyton Elizabeth Lee – Wildwood
A half dozen years ago Peyton Elizabeth Lee moved into a very different kind of coming-of-age story with Wildwood. Voicing Prue McKeel, a headstrong...
Interview: Beth de Araújo – Josephine
With the Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards nominations just weeks away, 2026 has already been a major breakthrough year for filmmaker Beth de Araújo....
Interview: Marion Bailey – Tender Loving Care
After one roundtable questionKate O’Flynn, journalists at the London BFI Film Festival had the chance to engage with Marion Bailey and Mike Leigh. Bailey,...
Interview: Kate O’Flynn – Tender Loving Care
Slowly making her way through Mike Leigh’s filmography with small roles in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Mr. Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018), actress Kate O’Flynn comes...
Interview: Guy Nattiv, Carrie Coon & Lily James – The Liberation
Guy Nattiv has repeatedly explored the ways private lives become entangled with larger histories of violence, trauma and identity. The Israeli-born Academy Award winning...
7 Miles Out | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review
She’s Lost Control: Morley’s Semi-Autobiographical Drama is Riddled with Clichès
Sometimes it can be tricky to translate autobiographical novels to the screen, the truisms of...
A Long Winter | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review
A Gentle Thaw: Haigh’s Measured Drama is Glacial but Rewarding
A distinctly snowy spin on a coming-of-age yarn, Andrew Haigh’s A Long Winter uses a...
Animol | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review
Mismanaged Masculinity: Walters’ Gritty Debut Lacks Impactful Style Over Its Solid Substance
After himself leading the long running Channel 4 turned Netflix smash hit Top...
Artificial | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review
The End of The World as we Know it: Guadagnino Creates a Thrilling Portrait of the Losers who Will Kill us All
It’s all over...
Ray Gunn | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review
An Open and Shut Case: Bird’s Passion Project Feels 30 Years Too Late
A sci-fi, detective story ruminating in the mind of Pixar legend Brad...
Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review
A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body Shattering Sumo Tradition Honors the Form
Gaining access to Japan’s most traditional and one of their...
Exclusive Trailer: It’s a Dog Eats Dog Type World in Federico Borgia’s ‘Prince’ – 2026 BFI London Film Festival
After co-directing Nunchaku (2011), Clever (2015) and docu The Champion of the World (2019) with Guillermo Madeiro, Uruguayan filmmaker Federico Borgia makes his solo...
