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Film review: Wild Foxes – raw, real, and surprisingly inspiring

London Mums Magazine had the privilege of attending the preview of Wild Foxes, a French film with English subtitles. I took three young teenagers along with me, and every single one of us connected with the movie – each in our own way. Here’s what we thought. Wild Foxes effectively portrays how a trauma?riddled young man in a high?stakes sporting environment can quickly lose both a…
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Film Review: Michael (2026) – The King of Pop comes home

Rating: Five stars. Finally, I managed to see Michael – the long-awaited music biopic about the one and only King of Pop. And let me tell you, London Mums, it was worth every single minute of the wait. Anything Michael Jackson excites me. His music was the soundtrack of my childhood, my teenage years, and honestly, still pops up on every cleaning-the-house playlist I make. But this film?
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Film review: Diamanti by Ferzan Özpetek - A glittering ode to sisterhood, stitched with love and resilience

As a film enthusiast and an Italian mother raising a family in London, I am constantly searching for stories that resonate with the complex tapestry of modern womanhood. Between the school run, the pasta boil, and the bedtime stories, there is little time for the cinema. But every so often, a film comes along that doesn’t just deserve a babysitter and a night off – it demands one. Few films…
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Film review: They Will Kill You

London Mums Magazine attended a screening of They Will Kill You at Vue West End (Leicester Square). Here’s what the contributors had to say: Despite not being a fan of horror films, I decided to attend the screening of They Will Kill You. Curious and a little apprehensive, I found myself drawn in the film’s clever mix of scares and comedy. Proving that even a horror skeptic can enjoy a…
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La Gioia: Another unusual bond, another daring role for Valeria Golino

If Fuori left me thinking about Valeria Golino’s extraordinary range, then La Gioia – which I also caught during the Cinema Made in Italy festival – confirmed something I’ve long suspected: this woman is incapable of playing it safe. Directed by Nicolangelo Gelormini and released in Italy on 12 February 2026, La Gioia (which translates to “The Joy”) is a very different beast…
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Fuori review: Valeria Golino shines in a story of unlikely friendship and second chances

Sometimes, the universe sends you little signs. And for me, one of those signs arrived in Piazza del Popolo, Rome,von 16th July 2024. It was scorching. I’m talking melt-your-gelato-in-seconds, seek-shade-or-perish, Roman summer at its most glorious and most unforgiving. My son Diego and I were doing what any sensible people do in such heat – wandering through one of Rome’s most beautiful…
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Cinema Made in Italy returns to London: A celebration of Italian Film with star-studded Q&As

There’s something magical about watching a film on the big screen. Now imagine watching it alongside the very people who brought it to life – directors, screenwriters, and actors who can answer your questions the moment the credits roll. That’s the gift of Cinema Made in Italy, and it’s returning to London for its 16th edition. From Wednesday 4 March, the BFI Southbank will transform…
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Movie review: Whistle

On a wet Tuesday night (10th February), London Mums Magazine reporters headed to Leicester Square for a viewing of the latest horror movie release, Whistle, out in UK today. The story follows a group of US college students in this teen horror story where you think, “Surely blowing the cursed Aztec death whistle is a bad idea,” and the teenagers respond, “Challenge…
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Movie review: GOAT

On Sunday 8th February, London Mums Magazine reporters headed to Picturehouse Central for a multimedia screening of GOAT, the latest film from the artists behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and K-Pop Demon Hunters. With such strong predecessors expectations were high, but the film delivered. GOAT is out now. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams of becoming a…
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Hold onto your wellies, London Mums! Yo Gabba Gabbaland! is back with a Bang (and a beat!)

Okay, mums, gather round. Remember those catchy tunes from Yo Gabba Gabba!that you secretly (or not-so-secretly) loved as much as your toddlers? The ones that got stuck in your head for days? Well, dust off your dancing shoes, because the colourful, music-filled world is exploding back onto our screens with Yo Gabba Gabbaland! Season Two, and we’ve got the inside scoop straight from the…
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