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Hannah Wales

Hannah Wales

@hannahwalesy.bsky.social

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Film critic for Pearl & Dean, Showbiz News and Film Editor at Cover Media and the Miss behind Miss Flicks (missflicks.com)! Member of OAFFC, IFSC and Cherry Picks. Email: [email protected]

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Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 15h

Back to regular programming with tonight's screening! #RegrettingYouMovie

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 17h

The Bruce Springsteen biopic, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, didn't work for me. It's dull and generic, and Jeremy Allen White's performance didn't blow me away. Maybe this is more for Springsteen fans. In cinemas Friday.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/21/s...

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere review: A dull, generic biopic for The Boss fans only

This music biopic follows Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) as he makes his 1982 album Nebraska.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 1d

100 Nights of Hero, which closed this year's London Film Festival, is a weird and wonderful film starring Emma Corrin and Maika Monroe. It's funny and absolutely bonkers, but the novelty did eventually wear off in the second half.

#LFF review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/20/1...

100 Nights of Hero: LFF Film Review

Set in a fairy tale kingdom, a married couple are given 101 days to conceive a child.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 2d

Resharing this as Vincho Nchogu's One Woman One Bra won the Sutherland Award for best first feature at #LFF today!

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 5d

I also had the delight of speaking with Kenyan writer/director Vincho Nchogu about her first feature, One Woman One Bra, at #LFF. We discussed its quick turnaround, finding the village, working with first-time screen actors, and more!

missflicks.com/2025/10/16/l...

LFF: Vincho Nchogu on making her first feature One Woman One Bra

Kenyan writer-director Vincho Nchogu talks to Miss Flicks about her first feature One Woman One Bra.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 2d

Die My Love is a unique and unusual fever dream of a film with a fearless, audacious performance from Jennifer Lawrence. It's a bit too slow and ambiguous for my liking, but Lawrence's career-best work makes it worth a watch.

#LFF review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/19/d...

Die My Love LFF review: Jennifer Lawrence's career-best performance

A new mum suffers from postpartum depression and becomes a danger to herself.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 2d

That's a wrap on #LFF 2025! I saw 29 films overall. Here's my top 16:

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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 4d

It's actually remarkably easy to not ever use ChatGPT.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 4d

Good Fortune is a fun comedy with a surprising amount to say about class and the cost-of-living crisis. Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen are reliably hilarious, but Keanu Reeves steals the show as the chicken nugget-loving guardian angel. In cinemas now.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/17/g...

Good Fortune review: A silly comedy about the times we live in

A down-on-his-luck man swaps lives with a rich guy following an intervention from his guardian angel.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 5d

I found Michael Stuhlbarg's character to be the only one vaguely likeable. I felt sorry for him being in that marriage, even though he was very pass agg about it 😂

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 5d

After the Hunt is one of the biggest disappointments at #LFF. Instead of being provocative, it's incoherent and doesn't know what it's trying to say. Julia Roberts and co. deserved better than this messy script. A rare fail from Luca Guadagnino.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/16/a...

After the Hunt LFF review: Julia Roberts deserves better

A professor is caught in the middle when her student accuses her colleague of sexual assault.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 5d

I also had the delight of speaking with Kenyan writer/director Vincho Nchogu about her first feature, One Woman One Bra, at #LFF. We discussed its quick turnaround, finding the village, working with first-time screen actors, and more!

missflicks.com/2025/10/16/l...

LFF: Vincho Nchogu on making her first feature One Woman One Bra

Kenyan writer-director Vincho Nchogu talks to Miss Flicks about her first feature One Woman One Bra.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 6d

Earlier this week, I caught up with writer-director Teona Strugar Mitevska at #LFF to talk about her movie Mother, starring Noomi Rapace as Mother Teresa. We discussed creating the character, casting Rapace, and balancing fact vs. fiction.

missflicks.com/2025/10/15/l...

LFF: Teona Strugar Mitevska on fact vs. fiction in Mother

Teona Strugar Mitevska chats with Miss Flicks about her Mother Teresa drama Mother, starring Noomi Rapace.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 6d

Roofman, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, is a lovely film that tells the unbelievable true story of a fugitive who hid in a Toys "R" Us for several months. Packed with laughs and a lot of heart, this is worth checking out. In cinemas Friday.

#LFF review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/14/r...

Roofman LFF review: Channing Tatum shines in charming true crime tale

A criminal escapes from prison and hides in a Toys "R" Us store for several months.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 7d

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is an epic cinematic spectacle with gorgeous visuals. Oscar Isaac is captivating as Victor Frankenstein but Jacob Elordi is a revelation with his career-best performance as the creature. You don't want to miss this.

#LFF review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/14/f...

Frankenstein LFF review: The cinematic spectacle of the year

Victor Frankenstein creates a monster and abandons it when it's not as intelligent as he'd hoped.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 8d

I can see why The Secret Agent won two awards in Cannes. Wagner Moura is excellent and the Brazilian thriller weaves a rich story with many characters. However, the lack of focus on the main arc and the baffling third act ruined it for me.

#LFF review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/13/t...

The Secret Agent: LFF Film Review

A university professor on the run seeks refuge with political refugees in Recife.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 8d

Expect the emotionally devastating period drama Hamnet to do big business this awards season. You might as well give Jessie Buckley all the awards now because her gut-wrenching performance is absolutely staggering. Showing at #LFF, in cinemas in January.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/13/h...

Hamnet LFF review: Give Jessie Buckley the Oscar already!

Agnes and William Shakespeare suffer a tremendous loss and deal with their grief differently.

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 9d

the answer's always yes 💖

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 9d

The Testament of Ann Lee is a weird and wildly ambitious biographical musical about the founder of the Shakers religious movement. Amanda Seyfried is tremendous and the choreography is stunning but the story drags in the second half. Showing at #LFF.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/12/t...

The Testament of Ann Lee: LFF Film Review

This musical tells the story of religious leader Ann Lee, the founder of the Shaker movement in America.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 10d

I also sobbed! 😭

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 10d

Bugonia is one of the highlights of #LFF and my favourite Emma Stone-Yorgos Lanthimos collab (and I liked Poor Things and The Favourite a lot!) I had a blast with this unpredictable dark comedy thriller and can't wait to see it again. In cinemas in November.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/11/b...

Bugonia LFF review - The best Emma Stone-Yorgos Lanthimos collab yet

Conspiracy theorists kidnap a high-powered CEO, convinced she's an alien planning to destroy Earth.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 11d

Moss & Freud depicts the unexpected friendship that blossomed between Kate Moss and artist Lucian Freud as she sat for a nude portrait. Ellie Bamber and Derek Jacobi are very good and their evolving bond is compelling, but the film itself is just fine.

#LFF review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/10/m...

Moss & Freud: LFF Film Review

This drama depicts Kate Moss's blossoming friendship with artist Lucian Freud as he paints her portrait.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 11d

I'm in here somewhere 😂 thanks to @lukehearfield.bsky.social for organising another great #LFF social!

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 11d

Plainclothes is a powerful drama with excellent performances from Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey. I was compelled by the story and the surprising character revelations but the visual style and editing held me back from loving it. In cinemas now.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/10/p...

Plainclothes review: Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey shine in poignant drama

An undercover cop who lures and arrests gay men defies orders when he falls for a target.

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 11d

Walked out of Jay Kelly and immediately bought myself a little cheesecake 😂 IYKYK

Vanilla cheesecake topped with berries

Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · 11d

The dog performance of the year has arrived! Good Boy may be quite weak as a haunted house horror, but I was so impressed by the expressive Indy that I didn't really mind. Give that dog an award! In cinemas now.

Review:
missflicks.com/2025/10/09/g...

Good Boy review: The dog performance of the year

A haunted house story told from the perspective of a very good boy named Indy.