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Darryl Griffiths

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Darryl is a film journalist, whose primary focus is highlighting the best in independent and LGBTQI+ cinema. His work can be found on Movie Marker and Jumpcut Online. You can also find him on Twitter @LegallyBOD.

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Departures (2025) 4/5 “Instilling an invigorating Northern grit into British queer cinema. ‘Departures’ fittingly won’t leave you in a hurry, offering a blisteringly brilliant deep dive into a volatile relationship, that is both uproarious and sincere.” – Movie Marker Apr 16, 2025 Full Review Satu - Year of the Rabbit (2024) 4/5 “Rabbits may be present (justice for Jeopong). But don’t write ‘Satu’ off as just another piece of fluff. Joshua Trigg’s feature-length debut is a deeply profound, immersive journey you won’t regret hitching a ride for.” – Movie Marker Apr 16, 2025 Full Review Four Mothers (2024) 89% 4/5 “A wonderfully warm hug of a film. Just like James McArdle's Edward's new book. 'Four Mothers' deserves to be a bestseller.” – Movie Marker Mar 19, 2025 Full Review On Falling (2024) 94% 4/5 “‘On Falling’ may be littered with feelings of isolation, yet the stark themes of Laura Carreira’s quietly stunning debut will undoubtedly draw profound commonality.” – Movie Marker Mar 6, 2025 Full Review Gladiator II (2024) 70% 4/5 “Gladiator II may indeed lack Maximus, yet compensates handsomely with its maximalist approach in this rousing continuation.” – Movie Marker Nov 11, 2024 Full Review Swede Caroline (2022) 86% 4/5 “To fittingly steal the surname from the man whose classic song is playfully referenced here. ‘Swede Caroline’ is a Diamond in the rough and is far better for it.” – Movie Marker Apr 29, 2024 Full Review Late Night with the Devil (2023) 97% 5/5 “Fully deserving of a primetime slot. ‘Late Night With The Devil’ is truly wicked entertainment.” – Movie Marker Mar 21, 2024 Full Review Femme (2023) 93% 5/5 “A nail-biting, completely fearless piece of British queer cinema that shakes you to your core. Like a lyric from Jules’ opening lip-sync, Femme deserves all eyes on it.” – Movie Marker Dec 4, 2023 Full Review Queendom (2023) 100% 4/5 “It is a critical reminder of the power of protest; with a genuinely inspiring figure unfazed in leading the charge. Regarding vital documentaries this year, Queendom may snatch the crown.” – Movie Marker Dec 4, 2023 Full Review All of Us Strangers (2023) 96% 5/5 “We may all be strangers heading in but by the close of this devastatingly beautiful masterclass from director Andrew Haigh. Audiences will feel united in the collective catharsis experienced. ” – Movie Marker Oct 13, 2023 Full Review Passages (2023) 95% 5/5 “A stimulating, sensual delve into the fleeting fluidity of modern-day attraction. Ira Sach’s Passages is a beautiful disaster you can’t peel your eyes away from.” – Movie Marker Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Talk to Me (2023) 94% 4/5 “A skin-crawling directorial debut breathing fresh life into a decrepit horror sub-genre, reframing possession for a younger demographic that clamours for attention.” – Movie Marker Jul 28, 2023 Full Review Sanctuary (2022) 88% 5/5 “In a genre with a wretched habit of churning out regularly tame mediocrity. Sanctuary is a downright thrilling entry, loaded with sex appeal, compelling social commentary and a delicious sense of danger.” – Movie Marker May 17, 2023 Full Review Evil Dead Rise (2023) 84% 4/5 “The result is a blood-drenched banger of an instalment that sees its key theme of motherhood coalesce with a motherload of grungy genre thrills.” – Movie Marker Apr 18, 2023 Full Review How to Tell a Secret (2022) 4/5 “How To Tell a Secret is an enthralling delve into a modern queer Ireland looking to propel the narrative around HIV forward.” – Movie Marker Apr 7, 2023 Full Review Lakelands (2022) 100% 4/5 “At a time when active encouragement of sports personalities speaking up about issues they bury deep inside is prevalent. Consider Lakelands a profoundly meditative, skilfully crafted drama examining masculinity and emphasising second chances’ preciousness” – Movie Marker Mar 17, 2023 Full Review I Like Movies (2022) 100% 5/5 “It authenticates catharsis through the fantastical world of cinema while giving us a vital lesson in the real-world toxicity that can feed into that culture. I Like Movies is a pitch-perfect coming-of-age story.” – Movie Marker Mar 13, 2023 Full Review Typist Artist Pirate King (2022) 94% 4/5 “Brought to life on-screen by a splendid Monica Dolan, complete with a wacky title inspired by the specified occupation on her passport. Carol Morley’s Typist Artist Pirate King is an affectionate ode to a misunderstood artist” – Movie Marker Mar 13, 2023 Full Review Punch (2022) 79% 3/5 “Punch could benefit from being more studied in its attack, but the collective efforts of its committed ensemble make it worth going a few rounds with.” – Movie Marker Mar 13, 2023 Full Review What's Love Got to Do with It? (2022) 70% 4/5 “Its tonal transitions have mild instances of awkwardness. But rather like any winning long-term relationship, the delightful What’s Love Got To Do With It? powers through with emotional sincerity and charm in abundance.” – Movie Marker Feb 25, 2023 Full Review The Inspection (2022) 88% 4/5 “Jeremy Pope’s fearlessly combative, full-blooded performance as French warrants him being propelled into the higher ranks of Hollywood, with the nuances of his ever-evolving character conveyed with such honesty.” – Movie Marker Feb 25, 2023 Full Review Joyland (2022) 98% 5/5 “A superior drama whose lofty waves of love and loss wash over you. Consider Joyland both a rapturous wonder of a film and a significant step further forward in on-screen trans representation.” – Movie Marker Feb 25, 2023 Full Review Bros (2022) 89% 5/5 “A thoughtful, tremendously funny treat and one of the best comedies of recent years, consider Bros worthy of a fist bump.” – Movie Marker Dec 16, 2022 Full Review Empire of Light (2022) 45% 2/5 “Its teaser trailer may have implied a straight-up tribute to the movies, yet the overreaching ambitions that slowly emerge in Mendes’ first solo screenplay quickly leave Empire of Light plunged into darkness.” – Movie Marker Dec 16, 2022 Full Review Blue Jean (2022) 96% 5/5 “Blue Jean is a stark warning shot to a modern queer Britain in not being complacent and a soul-stirring celebration of their resilience, which is all too often taken for granted.” – Movie Marker Dec 16, 2022 Full Review
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