LFF 2017: The Square ****
The Square likes to hold the supposed ‘aspirational’ middle-class Scandinavian lifestyle to account and provoke it in a darkly sinister fashion. Östlund achieves this goal in a beautifully scripted and well-crafted film.
Category: BFI LFF 2017
LFF 2017: Loveless *****
Zvyagintsev’s beautifully-shot Loveless ought to be compulsory viewing for any couple with children going through hard times. Powerful and unforgiving, Loveless is one not to miss.
LFF 2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri *****
If you like your comedy pitch-black and controversial but with a lot of heart and soul, you can do no better that to catch this film: Believe its billboard poster ratings – like the ones in the film, they speak the absolute truth.
LFF 2017: Mudbound ****
The storytelling is emotive in nature, as is to be expected. However, it is not drawn out for effect and exploitative in sentimentality.
LFF 2017: Good Time ****
Good Time is a ride of the night, a pulsing, high-octane race against the main enemy – time. It may surprise some Pattinson’s fans, but it will certainly hold him in greater acting regard by everyone who sees this.
LFF 2017: The Killing of a Sacred Deer *****
A superior supernatural thriller, utterly unique in execution – even the roaming camera has a mind of its own.
LFF 2017: Breathe ****
Serkis’ care with the source material is such that by the time the inevitable arrives, the viewer is not emotionally drained and actually celebrates the good that has come from Robin’s situation.
LFF 2017: Mutafukaz ****
Mutafukaz makes anime more relevant and accessible to a wider audience. Not just a coming-of-age journey for our animated heroes, but one for the anime newcomer
LFF 2017: Sicilian Ghost Story ****
This clever blending of truth and fiction that allows Grassadonia and Piazza to tackle the narrative’s horrors while keeping us entranced and guessing.