Ed Salkeld
@alcachofas.bsky.social
I live in Leeds. I like film. And food.
Universal Language (19)
Possibly my new favourite film. It's that good. A fever dream single day story where a small cast mill about on absurd quests. What's going down in the beige zone? Why did the turkey steal the boy's glasses? What's in the forgotten briefcase? Glorious.
Possibly my new favourite film. It's that good. A fever dream single day story where a small cast mill about on absurd quests. What's going down in the beige zone? Why did the turkey steal the boy's glasses? What's in the forgotten briefcase? Glorious.
November 13, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Universal Language (19)
Possibly my new favourite film. It's that good. A fever dream single day story where a small cast mill about on absurd quests. What's going down in the beige zone? Why did the turkey steal the boy's glasses? What's in the forgotten briefcase? Glorious.
Possibly my new favourite film. It's that good. A fever dream single day story where a small cast mill about on absurd quests. What's going down in the beige zone? Why did the turkey steal the boy's glasses? What's in the forgotten briefcase? Glorious.
She Loved Blossoms More (20)
I loved this. Not sure the rest of the audience did. Greek sci fi body horror. Three brothers living in an old mansion get spectacularly high whilst doing mad science. Cue pan-dimensional chicken, talking flowers, flare guns and more! Silly in a good way.
I loved this. Not sure the rest of the audience did. Greek sci fi body horror. Three brothers living in an old mansion get spectacularly high whilst doing mad science. Cue pan-dimensional chicken, talking flowers, flare guns and more! Silly in a good way.
November 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
She Loved Blossoms More (20)
I loved this. Not sure the rest of the audience did. Greek sci fi body horror. Three brothers living in an old mansion get spectacularly high whilst doing mad science. Cue pan-dimensional chicken, talking flowers, flare guns and more! Silly in a good way.
I loved this. Not sure the rest of the audience did. Greek sci fi body horror. Three brothers living in an old mansion get spectacularly high whilst doing mad science. Cue pan-dimensional chicken, talking flowers, flare guns and more! Silly in a good way.
Earth with live score (18)
Soviet propaganda film, celebrating collective farms and mechanisation of the Ukrainian grain harvest with an astonishingly lovely guitar and piano live accompaniment. Film was pretty, if a bit meandering, but the music was incredible.
Soviet propaganda film, celebrating collective farms and mechanisation of the Ukrainian grain harvest with an astonishingly lovely guitar and piano live accompaniment. Film was pretty, if a bit meandering, but the music was incredible.
November 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Earth with live score (18)
Soviet propaganda film, celebrating collective farms and mechanisation of the Ukrainian grain harvest with an astonishingly lovely guitar and piano live accompaniment. Film was pretty, if a bit meandering, but the music was incredible.
Soviet propaganda film, celebrating collective farms and mechanisation of the Ukrainian grain harvest with an astonishingly lovely guitar and piano live accompaniment. Film was pretty, if a bit meandering, but the music was incredible.
Christmas Eve at Miller's Point (17)
I was underwhelmed by this one. It had a really good setup - festive family gathering with everyone scoring points and arguing - but it pulled its punches. Never really felt very funny, very awkward or very… anything. Ho hum.
I was underwhelmed by this one. It had a really good setup - festive family gathering with everyone scoring points and arguing - but it pulled its punches. Never really felt very funny, very awkward or very… anything. Ho hum.
November 12, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Christmas Eve at Miller's Point (17)
I was underwhelmed by this one. It had a really good setup - festive family gathering with everyone scoring points and arguing - but it pulled its punches. Never really felt very funny, very awkward or very… anything. Ho hum.
I was underwhelmed by this one. It had a really good setup - festive family gathering with everyone scoring points and arguing - but it pulled its punches. Never really felt very funny, very awkward or very… anything. Ho hum.
La Cocina (16)
Wow! Fast paced kitchen drama with heavy messages, laugh out load scenes and astonishing kitchen choreography. It was the longest film I've seen at LIFF24 but it flew by. I want to watch it again. Seriously good stuff.
Wow! Fast paced kitchen drama with heavy messages, laugh out load scenes and astonishing kitchen choreography. It was the longest film I've seen at LIFF24 but it flew by. I want to watch it again. Seriously good stuff.
November 12, 2024 at 7:58 PM
La Cocina (16)
Wow! Fast paced kitchen drama with heavy messages, laugh out load scenes and astonishing kitchen choreography. It was the longest film I've seen at LIFF24 but it flew by. I want to watch it again. Seriously good stuff.
Wow! Fast paced kitchen drama with heavy messages, laugh out load scenes and astonishing kitchen choreography. It was the longest film I've seen at LIFF24 but it flew by. I want to watch it again. Seriously good stuff.
All we imagine as light (15)
I'm still not sure what made me pick this one but I'm glad I did. Another story of society changing fast, mixing rural/urban, arranged/love marriages and women's experiences in Mumbai. A really lovely film.
I'm still not sure what made me pick this one but I'm glad I did. Another story of society changing fast, mixing rural/urban, arranged/love marriages and women's experiences in Mumbai. A really lovely film.
November 12, 2024 at 7:57 PM
All we imagine as light (15)
I'm still not sure what made me pick this one but I'm glad I did. Another story of society changing fast, mixing rural/urban, arranged/love marriages and women's experiences in Mumbai. A really lovely film.
I'm still not sure what made me pick this one but I'm glad I did. Another story of society changing fast, mixing rural/urban, arranged/love marriages and women's experiences in Mumbai. A really lovely film.
Betânia (14)
An absolute joy. Rural Brazil bringing the funeral rites, the environment and a society that's changing very fast. It's a story about family and supporting each other and I loved every minute of it.
An absolute joy. Rural Brazil bringing the funeral rites, the environment and a society that's changing very fast. It's a story about family and supporting each other and I loved every minute of it.
November 12, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Betânia (14)
An absolute joy. Rural Brazil bringing the funeral rites, the environment and a society that's changing very fast. It's a story about family and supporting each other and I loved every minute of it.
An absolute joy. Rural Brazil bringing the funeral rites, the environment and a society that's changing very fast. It's a story about family and supporting each other and I loved every minute of it.
World Animation Shorts Competition (12, 13).
The animation is always a treat, though second batch a bit gloomy. Standouts were the pig trying to get some beer and a very dark tale behind the scenes of an adorable children's puppet show.
Lovely to see them on a huge screen in a busy cinema!
The animation is always a treat, though second batch a bit gloomy. Standouts were the pig trying to get some beer and a very dark tale behind the scenes of an adorable children's puppet show.
Lovely to see them on a huge screen in a busy cinema!
November 10, 2024 at 11:06 AM
World Animation Shorts Competition (12, 13).
The animation is always a treat, though second batch a bit gloomy. Standouts were the pig trying to get some beer and a very dark tale behind the scenes of an adorable children's puppet show.
Lovely to see them on a huge screen in a busy cinema!
The animation is always a treat, though second batch a bit gloomy. Standouts were the pig trying to get some beer and a very dark tale behind the scenes of an adorable children's puppet show.
Lovely to see them on a huge screen in a busy cinema!
Animalia Paradoxa (11). Well there's always one I don't really enjoy. Dystopian hellscape, animation, puppetry, scavengers and references to the book of revelations. It sounds great but wasn't much fun. I think I'd have loved it as a short. Or even two shorts.
November 10, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Animalia Paradoxa (11). Well there's always one I don't really enjoy. Dystopian hellscape, animation, puppetry, scavengers and references to the book of revelations. It sounds great but wasn't much fun. I think I'd have loved it as a short. Or even two shorts.
More LIFF24 reviews. Now we're hitting the four film days.
East of Noon (10) has a lot to like about it but never really clicked for me. Some very memorable scenes, and then quite a lot of ambling around.
East of Noon (10) has a lot to like about it but never really clicked for me. Some very memorable scenes, and then quite a lot of ambling around.
November 10, 2024 at 10:56 AM
More LIFF24 reviews. Now we're hitting the four film days.
East of Noon (10) has a lot to like about it but never really clicked for me. Some very memorable scenes, and then quite a lot of ambling around.
East of Noon (10) has a lot to like about it but never really clicked for me. Some very memorable scenes, and then quite a lot of ambling around.
This happens every year. Im way behind on my LIFF24 reviews.
Rumours (8) was truly astonishing. A heavy hitting cast are leaders of the G7 discussing a response to an unspecified crisis. So far so normal. Cue undead bog people, a giant brain, a pocketful of ham… It’s utterly unhinged and great.
Rumours (8) was truly astonishing. A heavy hitting cast are leaders of the G7 discussing a response to an unspecified crisis. So far so normal. Cue undead bog people, a giant brain, a pocketful of ham… It’s utterly unhinged and great.
November 9, 2024 at 4:20 PM
This happens every year. Im way behind on my LIFF24 reviews.
Rumours (8) was truly astonishing. A heavy hitting cast are leaders of the G7 discussing a response to an unspecified crisis. So far so normal. Cue undead bog people, a giant brain, a pocketful of ham… It’s utterly unhinged and great.
Rumours (8) was truly astonishing. A heavy hitting cast are leaders of the G7 discussing a response to an unspecified crisis. So far so normal. Cue undead bog people, a giant brain, a pocketful of ham… It’s utterly unhinged and great.
LIFF24 day 3 was a cracker too!
The Fable (6) was a joy. Some very clever mangling together of film and cgi in a magical realist tale of colonialism and almost feudal land ownership. Very clever stuff. And a suit of wings!
The Fable (6) was a joy. Some very clever mangling together of film and cgi in a magical realist tale of colonialism and almost feudal land ownership. Very clever stuff. And a suit of wings!
November 7, 2024 at 6:20 PM
LIFF24 day 3 was a cracker too!
The Fable (6) was a joy. Some very clever mangling together of film and cgi in a magical realist tale of colonialism and almost feudal land ownership. Very clever stuff. And a suit of wings!
The Fable (6) was a joy. Some very clever mangling together of film and cgi in a magical realist tale of colonialism and almost feudal land ownership. Very clever stuff. And a suit of wings!
Ok day two at LIFF24 was at least as strong and so beautifully varied.
The Other Way Around (4) was a Spanish indie anti-romance about a couple planning a separation party to end their relationship.
The Other Way Around (4) was a Spanish indie anti-romance about a couple planning a separation party to end their relationship.
November 5, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Ok day two at LIFF24 was at least as strong and so beautifully varied.
The Other Way Around (4) was a Spanish indie anti-romance about a couple planning a separation party to end their relationship.
The Other Way Around (4) was a Spanish indie anti-romance about a couple planning a separation party to end their relationship.
Solid first day of films at LIFF24.
A Samurai in Time (1) was a very straight faced time travel tale. It didn’t go anywhere very unexpected but was really good fun.
Paul and Paulette take a Bath (2) was dead weird, quite sweet and a lot deeper than I was expecting. Enjoyed it a lot.
A Samurai in Time (1) was a very straight faced time travel tale. It didn’t go anywhere very unexpected but was really good fun.
Paul and Paulette take a Bath (2) was dead weird, quite sweet and a lot deeper than I was expecting. Enjoyed it a lot.
November 4, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Solid first day of films at LIFF24.
A Samurai in Time (1) was a very straight faced time travel tale. It didn’t go anywhere very unexpected but was really good fun.
Paul and Paulette take a Bath (2) was dead weird, quite sweet and a lot deeper than I was expecting. Enjoyed it a lot.
A Samurai in Time (1) was a very straight faced time travel tale. It didn’t go anywhere very unexpected but was really good fun.
Paul and Paulette take a Bath (2) was dead weird, quite sweet and a lot deeper than I was expecting. Enjoyed it a lot.
Leeds film festival 2024. We’re back, let’s go. Missed the first weekend for the first time in … a decade? No matter. Bring on the films
November 4, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Leeds film festival 2024. We’re back, let’s go. Missed the first weekend for the first time in … a decade? No matter. Bring on the films
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Daaaaaali!
Such a joy. Concentric and eccentric in equal measure. An attempt to interview a proud, self important Dalí escalates wildly - it’s relentlessly absurd, with a cascade of actors, times, realities. My sort of thing. 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨 #LIFF2023
Such a joy. Concentric and eccentric in equal measure. An attempt to interview a proud, self important Dalí escalates wildly - it’s relentlessly absurd, with a cascade of actors, times, realities. My sort of thing. 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨 #LIFF2023
November 11, 2023 at 7:25 PM
Daaaaaali!
Such a joy. Concentric and eccentric in equal measure. An attempt to interview a proud, self important Dalí escalates wildly - it’s relentlessly absurd, with a cascade of actors, times, realities. My sort of thing. 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨 #LIFF2023
Such a joy. Concentric and eccentric in equal measure. An attempt to interview a proud, self important Dalí escalates wildly - it’s relentlessly absurd, with a cascade of actors, times, realities. My sort of thing. 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨 #LIFF2023
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Kiddo
Took a punt on this one: don’t always enjoy the child-and-unconventional-parent subgenre but this was a lovely watch. Steers clear of heavy social commentary, leaning towards road movies and lovers on the run classic tropes instead. Thoroughly enjoyable 🐍🐍🐍🐍 #LIFF2023
Took a punt on this one: don’t always enjoy the child-and-unconventional-parent subgenre but this was a lovely watch. Steers clear of heavy social commentary, leaning towards road movies and lovers on the run classic tropes instead. Thoroughly enjoyable 🐍🐍🐍🐍 #LIFF2023
November 11, 2023 at 12:57 PM
Kiddo
Took a punt on this one: don’t always enjoy the child-and-unconventional-parent subgenre but this was a lovely watch. Steers clear of heavy social commentary, leaning towards road movies and lovers on the run classic tropes instead. Thoroughly enjoyable 🐍🐍🐍🐍 #LIFF2023
Took a punt on this one: don’t always enjoy the child-and-unconventional-parent subgenre but this was a lovely watch. Steers clear of heavy social commentary, leaning towards road movies and lovers on the run classic tropes instead. Thoroughly enjoyable 🐍🐍🐍🐍 #LIFF2023
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Sultana’s Dream
I wanted to love this. I almost did. Maybe the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen. Couple that with a solid feminist angle and what’s not to love? I would’ve liked a little more structure - more about her parents, the places, Begum Rokeya. But it was still lovely 🐘🐘🐘🐘 #LIFF2023
I wanted to love this. I almost did. Maybe the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen. Couple that with a solid feminist angle and what’s not to love? I would’ve liked a little more structure - more about her parents, the places, Begum Rokeya. But it was still lovely 🐘🐘🐘🐘 #LIFF2023
November 9, 2023 at 11:28 PM
Sultana’s Dream
I wanted to love this. I almost did. Maybe the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen. Couple that with a solid feminist angle and what’s not to love? I would’ve liked a little more structure - more about her parents, the places, Begum Rokeya. But it was still lovely 🐘🐘🐘🐘 #LIFF2023
I wanted to love this. I almost did. Maybe the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen. Couple that with a solid feminist angle and what’s not to love? I would’ve liked a little more structure - more about her parents, the places, Begum Rokeya. But it was still lovely 🐘🐘🐘🐘 #LIFF2023
Leeds International Film Festival 2023: the film thread
November 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Leeds International Film Festival 2023: the film thread