By Lana Sterling There is a moment in late November when the British interior undergoes a quiet transformation. Fairy lights appear in shop windows along…
By Lana Sterling On 18 November 2023, Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo stood on stage at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador, wearing…
For twenty years, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair existed as cinema’s most tantalising ghost. Quentin Tarantino screened it at Cannes in 2006, then locked…
By Lana Sterling The 82nd Golden Globe Awards took place on Sunday 5 January 2025, celebrating excellence in film and television productions of the year…
By Lana Sterling Bird is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold that not only vividly demonstrates her unique approach to storytelling,…
By Lana Sterling Ali Abbasi, the director of the critically acclaimed Border, returns with The Apprentice, a bold and unflinching biographical drama that plunges viewers…
By Lana Sterling Edward Berger’s Conclave is a locked-room political thriller disguised as ecclesiastical pageantry. Adapted from Robert Harris’s 2016 novel by screenwriter Peter Straughan…
By Lana Sterling Piece by Piece, Morgan Neville’s new cinematic masterpiece, isn’t just a documentary; it’s a vivid exploration of the life and career of…
By Lana Sterling Elton John is a name synonymous with musical greatness, flamboyant performances and a career spanning five decades. The documentary Elton John: Never…
By Lana Sterling The 68th BFI London Film Festival closed on 20 October 2024 with its highest in-person attendance in a decade. Across 12 days,…