Reviews

There’s plenty to get excited about film-wise this year and here’s sneak preview of the best so far.  January kicks off with a psychologist’s dream in the shape of SHAME. Artist...

Director Daniele Vicari Chiara Caselli, Elio Germano, Valentina Lodovini, Michele Riondino Italy  127 mins 15 The southern Italian city of Bari is the setting for this fast-moving thriller from documentary filmmaker Daniele Vicari. ...

Director Christophe Honore Starring Lea Seydoux, Louis Garel, Le-Prince Ringuet French/subtitles 90 mins 12 Christophe Honore takes a seventh century novel "La Princesse de Cleves" and fast forwards it to the 21st century...

HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS Director: Joe Swanberg Starring: Greta Gerwig, Kent Osbourne, Andrew Bajalski, Mark Duplass US 2007 84mins Hannah wants to be a playwright. She spends a Chicago summer interning at a production...

Well let’s look back on 2011 film-wise: was it a good year? It certainly wasn’t a bad one although let’s accentuate the positive for now and give you my personal...

Director: Michel Hazanavicius Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Uggie the dog France  100mins Hollywood 1927. Georges Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a megastar of the silver screen.  An actor so convinced of his power...

Dir: Justin Kurzel | Cast: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall | Score: Jed Kurzel | 120mins Australia Serial killer John Bunting is currently serving 11 life sentences for crimes that took place in Snowtown near...

Did I enjoy the London Film Festival this year – you bet! That said, there was very little to laugh at and a great deal to feel generally sad and...

Dir: Sergei Dvortsevoy | Drama | Kazakhstan | 120mins If you thought that Borat had Kazakhstan sewn up then think again. Dvortsevoy won the Prix Un Certain Regard for this endearing...