Filmed in Wales, the wonderful Submarine takes the familiar coming-of-age story and makes it original, funny, unpredictable and wholly satisfying. The … More
Tag: Reviews
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
Cell 211 (2009)
Winner of eight Goya Awards, Cell 211 is a thrilling, high-tension drama revolving around a prison, its inmates and guards, … More
The Great Escape (1963)
This legendary WWII drama about an attempted escape from a German POW camp is Hollywood entertainment at its best. Epic, … More
Midnight in Paris (2011)
Woody Allen’s romantic comedy is a charming love letter to the City of Light and also a treatise on the power of … 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
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Set during the American Civil War, Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western is a masterpiece of entertainment. The film’s scope is huge with … More
Rango (2011)
Trippy mysticism? Existential self-reflection? This comedy-western animation has it all. Johnny Depp provides the voice for a lizard who takes on … More
Antichrist (2009)
Lars von Trier’s multifaceted Antichrist is a breathtaking work of art with outstanding performances by Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe. It is … More
Thesis (1996)
Alejandro Amenábar’s superb debut is a Spanish psychological thriller about a university student working on a thesis about violence in the media. As she … More