A collection of short writing on the film of LFF 2025!

What a bunch we've got this year! From morose giants travelling to the moon, to purple fart men, to sapphic romances about mountain women, there's so much on offer in this group of phenomenal shorts.

This is the 'Year with the Good Movies'. No? Ah well.

Pixar's latest is their first trip to space in 17 years: the story of a boy looking to the stars for a friend.

You won't see another film this year about child cancer with this much horse penis, I'll tell you that for free.

For all of the flak he's been getting, Wes is in the habit of surviving: his latest is a gorgeous espionage thriller about an oft-assassinated old man trying to connect with his daughter.

Two Bratz antagonists can’t stop Camila Mendes from proving her worth in Upgraded, a movie that asks what would happen if The Devil Wears Prada had no charm. We’re flying economy in this one.

If your grandparents need their swear-words updating check out Wicked Little Letters, the British period piece built on Jessie Buckley’s ability to scream expletives as loud as she can.