BFI Flare Film Festival 2025 Round Up

BFI Flare Film Festival 2025 Round Up

This year I had the immense privilege as a lesbian to cover the BFI Flare Film Festival as press. In this round up podcast I go through each film I went to see describing it and giving a few bits about why I loved each film. I have left the time stamps for each film and the Letterboxd page and trailer (if there is one available). There will also be longer form written reviews coming out as the week goes on which I will link below. THERE IS A MISTAKE IN THIS PODCAST IF I MAKE IT TO THE MORNING IS THE SHORT FILM AND LUCKY APARTMENT IS THE FEATURE FILM! Here is everything I watched at the festival: Intro: 00:00 - 01:50 Dreams in Nightmares - 01:51 - 03:55 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/dreams-in-nightmares/] - No Trailer - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=dreams-in-nightmares-flare25] Where You Find Me - 03:56 - 06:13 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/where-you-find-me/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-0kGN28TBw] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=where-you-find-me-flare25] Mea Culpa - 06:13 - 10:38 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/mea-culpa-2024-1/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu68_Fq9mW4] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=mea-culpa-flare25] Drive Back Home - 10:39 - 12:06 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/drive-back-home/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEOz4lXw8NY] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=drive-back-home-flare25] CORRECTION: If I Make It To The Morning (SHORT FILM)/ Lucky Apartment (FEATURE FILM) - 12:07 - 14:32 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/lucky-apartment/]/ short film [https://letterboxd.com/film/if-i-make-it-to-the-morning/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esRpr2wYYak] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=lucky-apartment-flare25] Hot Milk - 14:33 - 17:22 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/hot-milk-2025/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yeljti-RVw] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=hot-milk-flare25] Night Stage - 17:23 - 19:18 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/night-stage/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM2KqMH8XlA] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=night-stage-flare25] The Astronaut Lovers - 19:19 - 20:45 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-astronaut-lovers/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGJamNyuOts] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=astronaut-lovers-flare25] Grace/ Drip Like Coffee - 20:46 - 22:29 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/drip-like-coffee-2024/]/ short film [https://letterboxd.com/film/grace-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av5iYwEM_Jc] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=drip-like-coffee-flare25] High Tide - 22:30 - 24:07 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/high-tide-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGC8hwKMmwM] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=high-tide-flare25] The Wedding Banquet (2025) - 24:08 - 25:59 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wedding-banquet-2025/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SVnXwUXYW4] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=wedding-banquet-flare25] Lakeview - 26:00 - 28:35 - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/lakeview/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqYJjN0YNdk] - BFI [https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=lakeview-flare25]

EmilyLovesLondon - Get Rec'd Episode 13

Hi All Here is this week's podcast of EmilyLovesLondon - Get Rec'd episode 13. If you are looking for short recommendations of films, books and TV shows this is the place to be! I give you three film, three book and three TV show recommendations each week. I have broken down the episode in case their is a particular film or section you want to listen to. There are links to the IMDB pages and a trailer. In this episode I didn't do too much reading in these last two weeks so there are no book recommendations: Intro - 00:00 - 00:40 Films - 00:40 - 07:28 My Oxford Year - 00:40 - 02:50 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4978342/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_My%2520Oxford%2520Year] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKQPCiUSRAo]  Together - 02:51 - 04:53 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31184028/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Together] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb9tln--Ajs]  Materialists - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13327038/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Do%2520Revenge]04:54 - 07:28 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30253473/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_Materialists] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A_kmjtsJ7c]  TV Shows - 07:29 - 13:45 Alien Earth Season 1 - 07:29 - 09:26 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623632/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Alien%2520Earth] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbsiKjVAV28]  F1 Academy Season 1 - 09:27 - 11:11 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36711188/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLnWddeWkos] ⁠⁠ America’s Team: The Gambler and his Cowboys Season 1 - 11:12 - 13:45 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32376299/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_America%25E2%2580%2599s%2520Team%253A%2520The%2520Gambler%2520] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPV0JsAnA6s] ⁠

EmilyLovesLondon - Get Rec'd Episode 12

Hi All Here is this week's podcast of EmilyLovesLondon - Get Rec'd episode 12. If you are looking for short recommendations of films, books and TV shows this is the place to be! I give you three film, three book and three TV show recommendations bi-weekly. I have broken down the episode in case their is a particular film or section you want to listen to. There are links to the IMDB pages and a trailer. For the books there are affiliate links to ⁠⁠⁠bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org] or Waterstones. Today is just books and films: Intro - 00:00 - 00:49 Films - 00:49 - 10:19 Weapons - 00:49 - 04:15 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26581740/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_weapon] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpThntO9ixc]  The Naked Gun - 04:16 - 07:23 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402138/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_The%2520Naked%2520Gun] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WWzn7IGlRI]  Sense and Sensibility - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13327038/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Do%2520Revenge]07:24 - 10:19 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114388/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGq2Rbs1Qg]  Books - 10:20 - 17:47 Everything but Money by Jessica Moorhouse - 10:20 - 12:08 - ⁠⁠Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-But-Money-Barriers-Financial/dp/1443472174]  Verity by Colleen Hoover - 12:09 - 14:27 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.waterstones.com/book/verity/colleen-hoover/9781408726600] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠ [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11871/9781408726600]⁠⁠ Losing It by Sophia Smith Galer - 14:28 - 17:47 - ⁠⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.waterstones.com/book/losing-it/sophia-smith-galer/9780008475628] - ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠ [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11871/9780008475628]⁠

BFI London Film Festival 2024 Diary

This is my diary of all the films I went to see at the BFI London Film Festival 2024. I went to see a whopping 41 films last year. It is such a privilege each year to get to go as press to the festival so thank you so much BFI for giving me my pass so I get to watch and write about the incredible films you screen each year at the festival. It is a truly wonderful part of my year where I have met so many incredible people and made some lifelong friends. I do go into spoilers here so if you are not a fan of hearing them skip over that film or watch it then come back. As always I would love to hear your opinions on the films I saw so lets have a discussion in the comments. So here is the list of all the films and the time stamps of where they are in the podcast: Intro - 00:00 - 1:00 Four Mothers - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/four-mothers-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i1wyJMY-aI] - 1:00 - 2:22 Queer - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/queer-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eknj5_0tF2s] - 2:23 - 3:49 Bring Them Down - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/bring-them-down/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pIKR6UBogs] - 3:50 - 4:49 Nightbitch - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/nightbitch/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=918prRymA-U] - 4:50 - 6:19  Bird - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/bird-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PFnYr3dm1Y] - 6:20 - 7:29  When Fall is Coming - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/when-fall-is-coming/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQlcQMlZPT0] - 7:30 - 8:50  A Real Pain - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/a-real-pain/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2et8Vpu7Ls] - 8:51 - 9:58  A Traveler's Needs - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/a-travelers-needs/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5_VIHPrxpw] - 9:59 - 11:11  Sofa, So Good - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/sofa-so-good-2023/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lDhX84qk4s] - 11:12 - 12:14   Mother Vera - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/mother-vera/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qmGq2a8cA8] - 12:15 - 13:09   Black Box Diaries - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/black-box-diaries/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHfN61S6Gg] - 13:10 - 14:13  Julie Keeps Quiet - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/julie-keeps-quiet/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DT8FdQtfog] - 14:14 - 15:11   Sister Midnight - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/sister-midnight/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2hiY3SNplw] - 15:12 - 16:23 That Christmas - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/that-christmas/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiCTXSwqzkw] - 16:24 - 17:54  The Piano Lesson - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-piano-lesson-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwjt0pjt8w] - 17:55 - 18:54 The Seed of the Sacred Fig Tree - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV3Sk2zwqK4] - 18:55 - 19:44  Emilía Perez - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/emilia-perez/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1KuUXB0UDE] - 19:45 - 21:17  HappyEnd - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/happyend/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6fiR5ckFqc] - 21:18 - 22:15   Skincare - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/skincare-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF2QyBqyleQ] - 22:16 - 22:51 The Weekend - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-weekend-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMPnwVrWiBM] - 22:52 - 23:45  Aicha - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/aicha-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-WM_lZk93Q] - 23:46 - 24:41  Anora - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/anora/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuPkfvxmtdw] - 24:42 - 25:36  Piece by Piece - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/piece-by-piece-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bc6trBc1kc] - 25:37 - 26:27  The Wild Robot - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wild-robot/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67vbA5ZJdKQ] - 26:28 - 27:19 Last Swim - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/last-swim/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fueVFsgXJ-s] - 27:20 - 28:08  Blitz - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/blitz-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZwykQK9aZo] - 28:09 - 28:55  Joy - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/joy-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qoyn5BCm37o] - 28:56 - 29:39  The Apprentice - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-apprentice-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvPRxy9kmSg] - 29:40 - 30:17  Hard Truths - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/hard-truths-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFuEZfZUKIk] - 30:18 - 31:23  We Live in Time - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/we-live-in-time/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH02yagHaNw] - 31:24 - 31:57  The Room Next Door - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-room-next-door-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLHSOFsZICk] - 31:58 - 32:40  Maria - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/maria-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVIXaTdxlQc] - 32:41 - 33:20  Nickle Boys - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/nickel-boys/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2qZ429rUZw] - 33:21 - 34:17   The Extraordinary Miss Flowers - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-extraordinary-miss-flower/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umtaYI-qgZ0] - 34:18 - 34:42   On Falling - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/on-falling-2024-1/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMlBMSdU7IY] - 34:43 - 35:21  My Everything - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/my-everything-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpfu01BYAog] - 35:22 - 36:01  All of You - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/all-of-you-2024/] - NO Trailer (Very disappointing! As this is a great film!) - 36:02 - 36:49 The Other Way Round - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-other-way-around/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM0rqKA9wjw] - 36:50 - 37:34  The Cats of Gokogu Shrine - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cats-of-gokogu-shrine/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg4ZnlDFZ5Y] - 37:35 - 38:20   Saturday Night - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/saturday-night-2024/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ9O_tl5Npk] - 38:21 - 39:39  Conclave - Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/conclave/] - Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX9jasdi3ic] - 39:40 - 42:47 End - 44:16

EmilyLovesLondon - Get Rec'd Episode 11

Hi All Here is this week's podcast of EmilyLovesLondon - Get Rec'd episode 11. I have broken down the episode in case their is a particular film or section you want to listen to. There are links to the IMDB pages and a trailer. For the books there are affiliate links to ⁠⁠bookshop.org⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org] or Waterstones: Intro - 00:00 - 00:58 Films - 00:59 - 13:53 Heretic - 00:59. - 03:39 - ⁠⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28015403/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_Heretic] - ⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9i2vmFhSSY]  Venom Trilogy  - 03:40 - 15:40 Venom - 03:40 - 05:31 - ⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270797/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4_tt_6_nm_1_in_0_q_Venom] - ⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Mv98Gr5pY]  Venom Let There Be Carnage - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13327038/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Do%2520Revenge]05:32 - 06:53 - ⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7097896/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Venom%2520Let%2520There%2520Be%2520Carnage] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ezfi6FQ8Ds]  Venom The Last Dance - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13327038/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Do%2520Revenge]06:54 - 10:38 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16366836/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_Venom%2520The%2520Last%2520Dance] - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__2bjWbetsA]  The Mirror Crack’d - 10:39 - 13:39 - ⁠⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081163/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_The%2520Mirror%2520Crack%25E2%2580%2599d] - ⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p63taTOIVu4]  Books - 13:54 - 22:39 The Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio - 13:54 - 16:23 - ⁠⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠⁠ [https://tidd.ly/40cml2M] - ⁠⁠Books⁠hop.org⁠⁠⁠ [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11871/9781035421350] The Last Dream by Pedro Almodovar - 16:24 - 18:56 - ⁠⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠⁠ [https://tidd.ly/4gUdk3Y] - ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠ [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11871/9781787304352]⁠⁠ Survive the Night by Riley Sager - 18:57 - 22:39 - ⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠ [https://tidd.ly/44JNxq1] - ⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠ [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11871/9781529379945]⁠ TV Shows - 22:40 - 28:45 Cold Case Season 1 - Amazon Prime - 22:40 - 25:05 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368479/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Cold%2520Case]  Love is Blind Habibi Season 1 - Netflix - 25:06 - 26:42 - ⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31408266/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Love%2520is%2520Blind%2520Habibi] - ⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvAZ_2WCnME]  Happy Valley Season 1 - BBC Iplayer - 26:43 - 28:45 - ⁠⁠⁠IMDB⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3428912/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Happy%2520Valley%2520] - ⁠⁠⁠Trailer⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXdBMaocR_E]