Mud (2012)

It is a long time since I have seen a coming-of-age movie. Watching Mud reminded me that when done well, … More

The Cement Garden (1993)

  The Cement Garden is a very well made film. It follows one English family as they try to deal with … More

Thirst (2009)

We love South Korean cinema and we love director Park Chan-wook. Park is well-known for “The Vengeance Trilogy”, i.e. the … More

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

What a wonderful, beautiful, enchanting and original film this is. It is also dramatic, sad and frightening. Beasts of the … More

The Caretaker (1963)

The Caretaker a.k.a. ‘The Guest’ is writing and acting at its very best. The screenplay is by Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Harold Pinter. … More

The Hunt (2012)

This powerful and frightening drama from Denmark is not to be missed. Expertly filmed and acted, this is edge-of-your-seat cinema … More

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Cool Hand Luke may be a prison drama; all the same, you are going to have a helluva lot of … More

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

This crime drama is a tense 2 hrs 20 min watch. Three stories rolled into one provide changes of perspective … More

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Steven Soderbergh’s breakthrough cinematic debut is a series of cleverly-written sequences involving interactions between some or all of four very … More

Amour (2012)

We are big fans of Austrian director Michael Haneke here on Wonderful Cinema. We have already reviewed Funny Games (1997) and Caché … More

La Dolce Vita (1960)

One of the wonderful things about having a passion for films is that there is always another gem that you … More

Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)

The opening scene of Werckmeister Harmonies must be one of the most engaging and wonderful ever made. This apparent setting … More