London Film Festival

FILM REVIEW: Ink starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce & Claire Foy at the London Film Festival

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By Aline Mahrud

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

Official UK release date: 8 January 2027 RUNTIME: 116 minutes

Ink very much positions itself as the precursor to HBO’s much-garlanded TV series Succession which was thought by many to have been inspired by Rupert Murdoch and his family’s fight for control of a global media and entertainment conglomerate.

  • Read on for reasons including how we look forward already to the awards glory Ink seems set for early next year
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FILM OF THE MONTH: Elsinore starring Andrew Scott at the London Film Festival (October 2026)

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

Official UK release date: 29 January 2027 RUNTIME: 111 minutes

The campaign for Andrew Scott – who won our Best Theatre Actor monsta for his Hamlet almost a decade ago – to win an Oscar playing Chariots Of Fire star Ian Charleson tackling theatre’s greatest role in his last stage performance starts here.

  • Read on for reasons including how amazing it is to see this a stone’s throw from where its events actually unfolded
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