Behind the Candelabra (2013)

If a director can take a subject which I could not care less about and enthral me for two hours, … More

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Following the incredibly sad loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman, I present this review of this amazing film so that you … More

Cold Fish (2010)

I like to watch films without knowing anything about the plot beforehand. This means I get to fully enjoy every … More

Enter the Void (2009)

Argentine film director/screenwriter Gaspar Noé is the man who has brought us I Stand Alone (1998), Irréversible (2002) and Enter the Void … More

Rush (2013)

2013 was a bumper year for well-made films. One of the best of these is Rush, a biopic which documents … More

Pierrepoint (2005)

This film is a fascinating examination of the life of Albert Pierrepoint, one of the longest-serving hangmen in England. His … More

Burnt by the Sun (1994)

Russian star Nikita Mikhalkov writes, directs and takes top bill in this masterful drama set in the mid-30s in Stalin’s Soviet Union. … More

Buffalo ’66 (1998)

I do not know how many times I have watched Buffalo ’66. I love it! This is the brilliant debut of … More

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 … More

The Grifters (1990)

An unacknowleged classic, The Grifters is a neo-noir of the highest order. For my tastes, it is the best noir I … More

Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)

This Spanish film is a brilliantly written romantic drama without any of the unsubtle, inauthentic adornments we have come to expect … More

Slap Shot (1977)

Surely one of the greatest sports films ever made – and almost positively the funniest – cult classic Slap Shot delivers … More