Spanish saucepot Pedro Almodovar is up to his old tricks again with this swift 90 minute romp-athon. 33 years ago, his debut film “Pepi, Luci, Bom” graced our screens, offering …
The inevitable defeat of Mister and Pete. (2013)
The almost insurmountable gloom that we see the protagonists face in this Sundance premiered film is a very brave and interestingly refreshing move from Director George Tillman Jr. Unsettling of …
The Place Beyond the Pines. (2013)
Any film that opens with a scene using shameless exploitation of Ryan Gosling’s insistently glorious abs, with a few tattoos and a knife added in for good measure, is alright …
Trance. (2013)
After the epic exertions of his Olympic opening ceremony bonanza, Danny Boyle must be feeling pretty smug with himself. Granted, he turned down an OBE for his efforts, but looking …
Compliance. (2013)
Craig Zobel’s docu-drama caused mass walkouts at Sundance Festival. Not that surprising really, given there’s not one single moment of this entire film that’s even remotely enjoyable to watch. However, …
Feature: Why The Oscars should let go of the Los Angeles apron strings
Simon Jenkins wrote a very brave piece indeed for the Evening Standard recently about how The Oscars should be held in London next year. So many staunch industry bods will …
Side Effects. (2013)
The commodification of anti-depressant drugs is a subject that has long been close to my heart. Granted, the UK probably isn’t in as deep as the US is, but given …
To The Wonder. (2013)
Terence Malick’s ‘To The Wonder’ didn’t go down so well on the Autumn film festival circuit. Even Ben Affleck rather arrogantly stated that he had starred in the only bad …
Feature: Why Tarantino’s Django Unchained is NOT a racist and unnecessarily violent film
Having quit school at 16 to take a job as an usher at a hardcore porno theatre, it’s hardly surprising that the resulting grown-up is the one and only true …
Zero Dark Thirty. (2013)
Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal started on this project before Bin Laden was even killed. Highly anticipated and even more highly controversial, Zero Dark Thirty has been shrouded …