Edward Lawrenson
Edward Lawrenson
Film Editor Edward Lawrenson is a freelance writer based in London. He was deputy editor of Sight & Sound and has worked as a programme consultant for the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival.
For the Rohingya, Covid is both a distraction and a threat
Opinion

For the Rohingya, Covid is both a distraction and a threat

Lunar eclipsed – ‘First Man’ leaves our critic earthbound in his final review
Film

Lunar eclipsed – ‘First Man’ leaves our critic earthbound in his final review

‘Columbus’ savours the fine architecture of buildings and relationships alike
Film

‘Columbus’ savours the fine architecture of buildings and relationships alike

‘The Gospel According to André’ – the doc for a dedicated follower of fashion
Film

‘The Gospel According to André’ – the doc for a dedicated follower of fashion

‘Matangi/Maya/MIA’ – celebrating the many facets of a truly singular artist
Music

‘Matangi/Maya/MIA’ – celebrating the many facets of a truly singular artist

Back in the saddle – ‘The Rider’ leaps flawlessly between reality and fiction
Film

Back in the saddle – ‘The Rider’ leaps flawlessly between reality and fiction

‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ gives a whole new meaning to bad education
Film

‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ gives a whole new meaning to bad education

Pawel Pawlikowski’s musical romance ‘Cold War’ finds love in a hopeless place
Film

Pawel Pawlikowski’s musical romance ‘Cold War’ finds love in a hopeless place

Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a provocative and urgent film for our times
Film

Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a provocative and urgent film for our times

The Eyes of Orson Welles offers a fresh perspective on the filmmaker’s life
Orson Welles

The Eyes of Orson Welles offers a fresh perspective on the filmmaker’s life

How very good was 1988 high-school black comedy Heathers?
Film

How very good was 1988 high-school black comedy Heathers?

With its semi-miraculous plot contrivances ‘The Apparition’ is beyond belief
Film

With its semi-miraculous plot contrivances ‘The Apparition’ is beyond belief