Category Archives: Recent Releases
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Cary Fukunaga’s war drama Beasts of No Nation is an outstanding contribution to cinema. Absorption of the film’s devastating content leaves one emotionally and spiritually ravaged. Nevertheless, experiencing the storyteller’s art is exhilarating, inspiring. Sublime cinematography and sound design; compelling
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Cary Fukunaga’s war drama Beasts of No Nation is an outstanding contribution to cinema. Absorption of the film’s devastating content leaves one emotionally and spiritually ravaged. Nevertheless, experiencing the storyteller’s art is exhilarating, inspiring. Sublime cinematography and sound design; compelling
The Selfish Giant (2013)
Beauty can be painfully raw and hopeless … in the hands of the right writer/director. Clio Barnard has put together a very strong piece of cinema whose images keep popping back into your head weeks after watching it. The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant (2013)
Beauty can be painfully raw and hopeless … in the hands of the right writer/director. Clio Barnard has put together a very strong piece of cinema whose images keep popping back into your head weeks after watching it. The Selfish Giant
Locke (2013)
Depending on the culture of your country and the management of your local cinema, intermissions are either the accepted norm or an atypical occurrence reserved for very long films. Depending on the subject matter, the viewer’s connection with a film may be negatively impacted by
Locke (2013)
Depending on the culture of your country and the management of your local cinema, intermissions are either the accepted norm or an atypical occurrence reserved for very long films. Depending on the subject matter, the viewer’s connection with a film may be negatively impacted by
Django Unchained (2012)
Is there any limit to the fun you can have watching a movie! Quentin Tarantino keeps banging out hit after hit which keep us rooted to our cinema seats and sofas. We are either grinning or grimacing, howling with laughter
Django Unchained (2012)
Is there any limit to the fun you can have watching a movie! Quentin Tarantino keeps banging out hit after hit which keep us rooted to our cinema seats and sofas. We are either grinning or grimacing, howling with laughter
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
If a director can take a subject which I could not care less about and enthral me for two hours, then he has accomplished a considerable feat. Behind the Candelabra is a lavish mix of fantastical sets, over the top
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
If a director can take a subject which I could not care less about and enthral me for two hours, then he has accomplished a considerable feat. Behind the Candelabra is a lavish mix of fantastical sets, over the top
Rush (2013)
2013 was a bumper year for well-made films. One of the best of these is Rush, a biopic which documents the bitter rivalry in the 1970s between Formula 1 racing drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Whether you are a
Rush (2013)
2013 was a bumper year for well-made films. One of the best of these is Rush, a biopic which documents the bitter rivalry in the 1970s between Formula 1 racing drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Whether you are a
Only God Forgives (2013)
I have watched Only God Forgives twice now. Like Drive (2011) – director Nicolas Winding Refn, actor Ryan Gosling, and musician Cliff Martinez’s last collaboration – I required two viewings to establish whether this latest film is all bells and whistles purporting to be art or
Only God Forgives (2013)
I have watched Only God Forgives twice now. Like Drive (2011) – director Nicolas Winding Refn, actor Ryan Gosling, and musician Cliff Martinez’s last collaboration – I required two viewings to establish whether this latest film is all bells and whistles purporting to be art or
