I'm covering some of the mostly-online BFI #LFF so, in true film critic fashion, here's a reaction thread that I'll add to as I see more.

The first film I saw is embargoed but hopefully my review will be up before too long.

#LFF Abel Ferrara's SIBERIA. Some strikingly beautiful imagery at times but overall just too disconnected for me. It seemed to particularly lose focus in the second half. This one would really have benefited from being seen in a cinema rather than at home on a monitor.

Between SIBERIA and THE LIGHTHOUSE, 2020 is a banner year for horny Willem Dafoe movies.

#LFF Natalie Erika James' RELIC. Full review coming soon but this completely wrong-footed me—I was very concerned about where it was taking its themes of aging and decay—until the third act took a turn into Extremely My Shit and the ending was jaw-droppingly clever and cohesive.

#LFF Josephine Decker's SHIRLEY. Outstanding performances from Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg. Presenting Shirley Jackson through a brief slice of her life. The script seems to delight in defying biopic conventions. "What a lovely insouciant tone you have!"

#LFF Christian Petzold's latest film, UNDINE. I just want to see Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski together and happy. Is that too much to ask? THE SHAPE OF WATER but with the tenderness and subtlety of Petzold's TRANSIT.

#LFF Harry Macqueen's SUPERNOVA. What if THE TRIP but unutterably heartbreaking? Beautiful and tender and melancholy and lovely. Haven't cried this much at a film in ages.

While I'm adding to this thread, @TAKEONECinema's #LFF coverage starts today with some cracking reviews from @tinyfilmlesbian, @ellekhaywood, @JimGR, @scottaawilson, and me. http://takeonecinema.net/