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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 1h

Feel like I’d have enjoyed Balearic more if I’d actually known what it was about. Going in blind I felt a bit disconnected from the focal shifts, and also as if its satire could have had a bit more upfront bite. #LFF

Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 3h

Even as it becomes utterly nonsensical and I had no idea what was going on in the leaps between meta sequences and shifts in perspective, I can’t deny I still found some enjoyment and chuckles in Reflection In A Dead Diamond’s 70s Bond pastiche. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 7h

Rose Byrne gives one of the best performances of the year in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, perfectly capturing a tired depression and uncertainty amongst increasing tension, fear and chaos. Found a number of scenes particularly difficult to watch. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 10h

Took a while to warm to Hedda as it brought things together, but once the ball gets rolling there’s an engaging, if overlong, drama at hand which builds up interest alongside its expanding details. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 23h

I’m not allowed to talk about More Life until it premieres on Tuesday night, so in the meantime please have this image of Sean Connery meeting Woody (of Toy Story fame). #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 1d

Animal Farm definitely skews more towards a younger audience and with Serkis’ aim to entertain instead of force the message the film feels unsubtle and undermines itself by making the pigs comic relief. But, it’s still sold enough with what it does to see it through. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 1d

Wasn’t entirely sure what direction Hamnet was going to go in, but once it establishes itself there’s a lot to be quietly compelled by. Buckley and Mescal and both fantastic and together make the final sequences a real emotional punch. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 1d

It Was Just An Accident felt a good deal shorter than its run-time. Lightly scattered with farcical humour it knows when to dial up the intensity of the moral drama and confusion at hand with good effect. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 1d

Not a lot to say about The Blue Trail apart from the fact that it’s a calm, very likeable film that moves through its short run-time with ease and gentle effect. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 2d

Straight Circle starts out as an enjoyably funny satire led by two characters who feel like a grumpier Eddie and Richie. However, while it maintains interest, as it loses humour and focuses on effective tone shifts it starts to feel as if it would work better as a short. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 2d

My interview with @autisticsociety.bsky.social from earlier this year is now up online, with additional questions for World Mental Health Day.

Thanks to them, and Helen Wilson who interviewed me, for reaching out again!

Read here - www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-g...

“To go to a place of safety where you’re told that you have something worth saying – that’s a wonderful feeling.”

Jamies story on how he got his start in radio and what it means to be told you have something worth saying.

www.autism.org.uk

Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 2d

At its best The Testament Of Ann Lee is passable, however it’s both slow and restless as it jumps between points leading to a jumbled feel. The run-time dragged on as the characters seem more like a cult than perhaps intended and I’m not entirely sure who this film is for. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 2d

Jay Kelly doesn’t always seem sure of where it wants to take things, and feels a bit busy with supporting character strands that don’t entirely click, but I had a good time with its humour and traditional leanings. Plus, Clooney and Sandler are both brilliant. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 2d

Bugonia took a while to properly kick in for me, while one of Lanthimos’ more accessible films whether moments seem humorous or serious to you is a coin toss, and while I largely liked it, I feel somewhat disappointed, perhaps expectations were too high. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 3d

ChaO was enjoyably light and had plenty of slightly silly chuckles to see it through. Plus, some really nice animation. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 3d

The Voice Of Hind Rajab is certainly a tough watch, largely from what you don’t see and your mind creates. Moraz Malhees and Saha Kilani give Oscar-worthy performances and really drive home the fear running throughout. Excellent cutaway part way through! #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 3d

There was a dog in Picturehouse Central and it was intrigued by everyone that walked up the stairs. I wanted to say hello to it, but it looked at me and this is the best day of LFF ever.

Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 3d

Ballad Of A Small Player might not be as tight as Conclave or All Quiet On The Western Front, but it still has some effectively tense moments throughout its slightly overlong run-time, following the gradual unraveling of Colin Farrell’s ‘Jack Sparrow as played by Orlando Bloom’ character. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 3d

Lucky Lu is a quietly compelling and compassionate drama that just drew me in to its emotionally in-tune narrative, with a great, understated leading performance from Chang Chen. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 4d

Sat through Diamonds In The Sand wanting it to be just that bit better the whole time. Starting as an effective look at realising loneliness, with a solid central performance, it starts to shift into a different film with clear stages and a slightly wandering feel. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 4d

Redoubt takes a while to get going. Starts off as something more atmospheric than anything else, although without the dread/ build-up it needs and becomes a bigger, more engaging piece as the central character grows with more interaction with those around him. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 4d

Liked Good Boy (not that one), however the sinister nature that hangs over the dark comedy of the first half is lost in the second half where the film loses itself, particularly tonally. Stephen Graham is brilliant throughout, though. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 4d

Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson continue to have gleeful fun with Wake Up Dead Man which while not giving enough time to the various suspects does get its fingers into some compelling, deliciously written points for Benoit Blanc. Josh O’Connor’s also on great form. #LFF

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 4d

That’s right folks, it’s time for another over-rambly, uninformative #LFF thread!

a man in a black leather jacket is standing in front of a blue car

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Jamie Skinner @jamierambles.bsky.social · 4d

An impromptu pre-LFF trip to see @thehornesection.bsky.social was just the right kind of full-throttle silliness needed before launching just the same way into the festival.

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