LFF 2026: I Love Boosters Review – Revolution for One is Revolution for All ★★★.5

The people want better for this world. A sentiment that seems to have trickled through the different films I’ve seen so far at LFF. Your problem is my problem, somewhere else, on the other side of the world. I Love Boosters follows Boots Riley’s debut feature film Sorry to Bother You, clearly cementing a signature […]

LFF 2026: Clarissa Review ★★★★

From generation to generation, devastation from war, conflict, and colonial rule has forced wide-scale transformation, but down to the individuals, it festers a sense of hope and fear of a future that is unknown. That’s why Clarissa (2026), a retelling of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway, works brilliantly in Nigeria, freshly after independence and amid political tension and […]

Blue Heron – Exploring Memory through the Lens ★★★.5

Filmmaking as a medium to heal and uncover memories buried in the subconscious continues to be an element of film that speaks to me. Watching filmmaker Sophy Romvari direct a film about a character making a film creates a meta experience that exposes a vulnerability. Without fail, films that follow this theme continue to devastate […]

Splitsville Review: A Lively Take on the Chaos and Unpredictability of Modern Dating ★★★★

Modern dating is often described as confusing, bleak and chaotic. At a time like this, comedies have the opportunity to present this experience and poke fun at it – otherwise, we’ll all go insane. Splitville (2025), directed and written by Michael Angelo Covino, is a comedy/romance about two married couples with stark problems that become […]