LFF 2026 Review: Surprises, Let-Downs, Most Annoying Audience Member and more + "Wildwood" & "Fatherland" Reviews

This week on FoF we mourn (and celebrate) the passing of LFF by doing a nice little debrief of my most overrated, underrated, surprising and disappointing movies at the festival. I also tell the story of the most annoying audience member of the whole 10 days.
We then move on to review 2 movies released this week that Premiered at the festival. First there’s Wildwood, which rallies against the ever looming slop. Then there’s Fatherland, a heartfelt vignette about a time and place not often depicted.
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Timestamps below.

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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(01:27) Update on my Short Film Screenplay
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(02:09) LFF Summary/Debrief
(03:27) Nice to meet you all!
(03:52) Why I love LFF
(05:26) LFF Categories
(06:40) Most Underrated LFF Movie
(09:41) Most Overrated LFF Movie
(10:44) Biggest Surprise at LFF
(11:49) Biggest Disappointment at LFF
(12:27) Most Tired Screening at LFF
(13:29) The Best Seats in the Royal Festival Hall
(14:55) My LFF Forrest Grump
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(17:25) Wildwood Review boxd.it/gJAIyV
(24:32) Fatherland Review boxd.it/gNGqjV
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