John P. Harvey's love of film began when his parents took him and his sister to the local movie theatre, opening his childhood eyes to a universe of make-believe. And the promise that a darkening theatre excites of sailing into another world has never left him. One day, someone asked whether he'd like to write a review. He was delighted to do so, and has continued to be thus delighted for more than twenty years.
The British Film Festival – always varied, always stylish, and always hugely entertaining – is...