#LFF film 2: No Good Men
★★★★★
I really liked this feminist drama set in Kabul in the run-up to the US leaving Afghanistan and the Taliban taking control

>> particularly the scenes between Jimmy and his level-headed long-term partner, played by Tom Sturridge, but I can’t help wondering what Andrew Scott or Ben Whishaw might have delivered in the Rami Malek role. #FilmSky #LFF

My review of Lali at #LFF is here: letterboxd.com/rachael1918/...

>> Rachel Hall, who plays Jimmy’s sister, steals every scene she appears in (the highlight of the film for me), while Luther Ford is great as the unsuitable downstairs neighbour who turns Jimmy’s head.

There are some wonderfully tender moments here, >> #FilmSky #LFF

THE MAN I LOVE (Ira Sachs, 2026). I mostly enjoyed this series of glimpses into the New York creative scene in the 1980s, where Rami Malek plays Jimmy, a gay actor confronting his own mortality while also trying to hold it together for what’s likely to be his final stage performance. >> FilmSky #LFF

I am on the way to the #LFF screening of WILD HORSE NINE. Is McDonagh now doing a Greenaway bit with the titles?

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The Man I Love - No surprise Ira Sachs has a more delicate and authentic grasp of Elsinore’s subject matter, but how relieving - and heartbreaking – to see Rami Malek used wisely for a change. A lesser Sachs with an affecting reverence for community and atmosphere in spite of the circumstances.

#FILM #REVIEW The Beloved
'riveting and revealing about the film industry and all the people who want to make them at any cost.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#LFF #LFF2026 thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

#FILM #REVIEW The Man I Love
'filled with a wistful nostalgia for a time and community lost forever.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#LFF #LFF2026 thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

#FILM #REVIEW Masc
'might just be the best British film of the year.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ #LFF #LFF2026 thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

#FILM #REVIEW The Last Day
'a quietly graceful adaptation.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #LFF #LFF2026 thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

#FILM #REVIEW Concrete Land
'an emotive examination of displacement and the meaning of home.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #LFF #LFF2026 thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

Brace for a bunch more #LFF screenings

I took issue with the positively framed core message of The Yamadas - uncharacteristically let down by Takahata 😔

#Nightborn is a creepy little horror/Thriller/ Finnish Folk Tale chiller that while effective, isn’t that scary.

Part parenting nightmare, part cannibal movie, it does enough to keep the audience entertained while offering little suspense.

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Hanna Bergholm’s #NIGHTBORN is an effective, low-budget horror that works wonders with its atmosphere. Rupert Grint dials in a solid performance amidst the bloodletting, injecting the film with some comedic quality!

It’s chillingly effective, but far from a classic! #LFF

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Is there any tickets people would want to swap for 2x Javier Bardem screen talk tickets?

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#lffstubs #lff looking for a ticket to wild horse nine tonight! @lffstubs.bsky.social