The Favourite Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn Screening at LFF October 18th, 19th and 21st 2018 by Joanna Orland In early 18th century Britain, England is at war with France, while an ailing Queen Anne (Colman) relies heavily on her devoted friend Lady Sarah […]

by Joanna Orland From the moment I reviewed The Lobster at Cannes Film Festival back in May, I knew it would likely turn out to be my favourite film of the year. Here we are in October, and I have yet to find a film to surpass it. And in the midst of the 2015 […]

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux and Ben Whishaw by Joanna Orland The Lobster is a most cynical commentary on both romance and single life in modern society.  No film can make you feel as brilliantly awful […]

Cuban Fury stars Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul), Rashida Jones (The Social Network, I Love You, Man), Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, The Boat that Rocked), Olivia Colman (Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch), Ian McShane (Snow White and the Huntsman, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Sexy Beast) and Kayvan Novak (Four Lions, Fonejacker). […]

Directed by James Griffiths Starring Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, Rashida Jones, Olivia Colman and Ian McShane In UK Cinemas February 14th, 2014 by Katie Benson I feel I should start with a disclaimer: I love Nick Frost. As Mike in Spaced he was equal parts scary and adorable. Since those heady days, I’ve approached all […]

Locke Directed by Steven Knight Starring Tom Hardy Featuring the voices of Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson and Alice Lowe In UK Cinemas April 18th, 2014 by Joanna Orland Locke is a ship-in-a-bottle film with Tom Hardy at the helm of not only the wheel of a car, but the entire film. If Tom […]