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Image still from the horror film The Intruder. A dark, blue-tinted background, a woman (Érica Rivas) dubs sound effects into a microphone.

LFF REVIEW: ‘The Intruder’ (2020) is a Dull, Ineffective Paranormal Thriller

By: Kevin Woodley 23rd Oct 202019th Oct 2020

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All of the ingredients are there, but they’ve been swished into a diluted, forgettable cocktail that’s more of a nightcap than a rush to the head.

Image is from the film Rose: A Love Story. A couple hug one another in a bathroom.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Rose: A Love Story’ (2020) is a Vampire Film For Our Times

By: Kevin Woodley 22nd Oct 202019th Oct 2020

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An efficiently crafted piece of work shrouded in dread and frozen to last.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Supernova’ (2020) Shines Bright with Glowing Performances

By: Emily Maskell 19th Oct 202019th Oct 2020

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Supernova is a tender, devastatingly gorgeous road trip, brooding with introspection.

Image from the horror film Relic. Three women pose for a family portrait in a decrepit looking living room, staring into the camera.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Relic’ (2020) is an Unfurling Terror of the Haunted House as Diseased and Dying Mind

By: Kevin Woodley 14th Oct 202011th Oct 2020

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The scares are minimal, with a heavy reliance on atmosphere, but stick with it and you’ll find this stylish horror film wanders close to home and burrows underneath the skin.

A still from the film Don't Think Twice of an elderly man looking down. He is covered by dark blue lens flares.

REVIEW: ‘Don’t Think Twice’ (2020) is an Intimate Reflection on Dementia

By: Emily Maskell 11th Oct 202011th Oct 2020

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Harry Hitchen’s sublime short ‘Don’t Think Twice’ offers an emotive insight to the life of a man who through the dark cloud of dementia finds joy in music.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Farewell Amor’ (2020) is an Impressive Trichotomous Negotiation of Family Values

By: Emily Maskell 10th Oct 202010th Oct 2020

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Farewell Amor features many goodbyes, some more painful than others, but each farewell marks a new beginning.

Image still from the horror film Host. On a Zoom call, four women look scared and in distress.

REVIEW: Zoom-based horror ‘Host’ (2020) is short, sharp and scary

By: Kevin Woodley 16th Aug 202013th Aug 2020

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A dark, devilish reminder of a terrible and very strange year.

REVIEW: ‘Saint Frances’’ (2020) is a Charming and Uplifting Look at Womanhood in the 21st Century

By: Josh Sandy 24th Jul 202023rd Jul 2020

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Saint Frances is sometimes a challenging watch, but it is also a thoroughly rewarding and ultimately uplifting one.

REVIEW: ‘In Her Hands’ (2020) is a Heart-warming, if Heavily Clichéd, Demonstration of the Power of Music

By: Josh Sandy 6th Jul 20205th Jul 2020

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Ludovic Bernard’s in Her Hands is certainly far from perfect, but it succeeds in sweeping you up into an often-satisfying emotional journey, eventually leaving you at peace.

REVIEW: Queer Vampire Film ‘Bit’ (2019) Is Unafraid to Sink its Teeth Into Feminism

By: Hayley Paskevich 28th Apr 202027th Apr 2020

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While on the surface Bit (2019) may seem like just another campy teen horror film, the reality is that it offers its audience far more than mindless entertainment.