Archive for the ‘Feature’ Category

Another Earth (2011)

Another Earth (2011)
It has cult classic written all over it. Another Earth is the debut feature from Mike Cahill who co-wrote the screenplay with leading lady Brit Marling.  Visually soft, paced for emotional depth, beautifully soundtracked and philosophically tense. It’s elusive and affecting in equal measure. While...
September 28th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Soul Surfer (2011)

Soul Surfer (2011)
This is based on the inspirational true story of Bethany Hamilton who at thirteen years old was involved in a shark attack and consequently lost one of her arms. Bethany grew up in Hawaii with surfer parents and brothers and was born to surf. She was successful in competitions and had a promising future...
September 28th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
A romantic comedy with a nice, off-kilter take on the whole situation, this movie should please a lot of people as much as it pleased me. It’s not for everyone however – some folks claimed it was misogynistic nonsense while others claimed it had a new overcoat but was still the same old wardrobe....
September 26th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Melancholia (2011)

Melancholia (2011)
Okay, let me start the review of this much-anticipated Lars von Trier movie with two statements of intent. 1) Prior to seeing Melancholia, I had seen three Lars von Trier movies – Dancer In The Dark (classic), Dogville (classic) and Antichrist (which I disliked but grudgingly admired for the reaction...
September 26th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

The Debt (2010)

The Debt (2010)
Scares and surprises overwhelm a moral dilemma English director John Madden’s The Debt, which is the remake of an Israeli film, delivers in flashbacks a suspenseful tale of Mossad agents in 1966 capturing a Nazi war criminal — an evil concentration camp doctor –with the aim of spiriting...
September 26th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Gary Oldman: A Life in Pictures

Gary Oldman: A Life in Pictures
The champagne was flowing at BAFTA earlier on this week as a celebration of the brilliant Gary Oldman in the form of A Life in Pictures talk happened. The chameleon of cinema looked suave in a stylish grey suit and sported a moustache, which we have come to associate with his character Commissioner Gordon...
September 21st, 2011 | Feature, Spotlight | Read More

Warrior (2011)

Warrior (2011)
There is no better film right now that holds up a mirror to a post 9/11 America than Warrior.  If we want to see what the role of ideology is today, then sit through this intoxicating cocktail of paternalism and good ol’ fashioned American patriotism masquerading itself as a ‘fight to death’...
September 20th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Drive (2011)

Drive (2011)
Drive is an action thriller from acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn that blends the vibe of some 80s Michael Mann movie with the brutality of a Jim Thompson novel and then squeezes the mixture into a muscle car and begins accelerating ahead of the pack. Ryan Gosling (who may as well change his name...
September 19th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

30 Minutes Or Less (2011)

30 Minutes Or Less (2011)
A comedy from the director of the hugely enjoyable Zombieland, I was looking forward to seeing 30 Minutes Or Less as soon as I saw the trailer for the very first time. Put your hand up if, like me, you loved Zombieland. That is a good start. Keep your hand up if you also really [...]
September 19th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Very often, the romantic comedy survives on formula and inevitability. Not that that necessarily makes it less successful – it’s worked well for many a good movie. Nonetheless, it’s admirable to see Crazy, Stupid, Love trying something more ambitious with the genre. Rather than the...
September 19th, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More
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