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

'My Father's Shadow' has kicked off my LFF coverage. A wonderfully melancholic story of two boys' trip to Lagos with their father, and the revolution to come.

I spilt my coffee while watching Islands. I’m sorry to the person who had to sit in B3 after the movie, that’s on me, but this incredibly classic thriller didn’t give me time to look for a cupholder.

Christy is a gloriously cute social drama that nails that barbershop feeling, somehow, while Irish children rap.

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.

It's a good bit, but it gets to a point.