This remarkable film is filled with extraordinary performances which power a sometimes light, sometimes dark account of a teenager who dreams … More
Tag: Films
Run Lola Run (1998)
This is a hugely entertaining, humorous and exhaustingly-paced German thriller from writer/director Tom Tykwer, starring Franka Potente – of The Bourne … More
The Lives of Others (2006)
Winner of the 79th Best Foreign Film Oscar, The Lives of Others is an outstanding psychological and political thriller set … More
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Sean Durkin’s disquieting debut feature film is a slow-paced psychological thriller which works exceedingly well due to the superb performance of its … More
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
J Blakeson’s superbly made crime thriller is pure tension from beginning to end. His direction and script is top-notch, as … More
Tyrannosaur (2011)
This tense and bleak British drama realistically depicts the raging anger, hatred and violence many British men – for whatever … More
Citizen Kane (1941)
A sophisticated masterpiece and one of the world’s most famous and highly-rated films, Citizen Kane contains many extraordinary performances and … More
La Haine (1995)
Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine a.k.a. Hate follows three immigrant friends – a Jew, an African and an Arab – who live … More
Sympathy for Delicious (2010)
Mark Ruffalo’s directorial feature debut coupled with Christopher Thornton’s wholly original script and lead performance add up to a great piece … More
Frozen River (2008)
This impressive low-budget crime drama is set in and around the socially deprived Mohawk reservation which stretches between upstate New York … More
101 Reykjavík (2000)
Baltasar Kormákur’s debut feature, based on Hallgrímur Helgason’s novel, is an Icelandic comedy about a slacker called Hlynur who lives with his … More
Halloween (1978)
This modern horror classic succeeds where many in the genre don’t because director John Carpenter’s simple approach gives Halloween a … More
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