More information:

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

By , 17th May 2013

Though this version of Gatsby is full of jarring elements at first appraisal, the combination of a faithful script, high production values and excellent performances creates an absorbingly eccentric artistic statement. Whether it’s a statement you’ll relish is another matter: this is ‘Gatsby’ on a cocaine binge.

Continue reading...

Hitchcock

Hitchcock

By , 11th February 2013

If you’re looking for thrills, you’ll have more fun with watching Psycho itself. And if you want a glimpse of the psychology that drove the man, there’s always Vertigo.

Continue reading...

Midnight’s Children

Midnight’s Children

By , 9th January 2013

Metastasizing war, schisms of family to mirror the schisms of topography, lust, hunger, upheaval, religion, nuclear bombs, forced sterilization, annihilation, and love. And hope. And second chances.

Continue reading...

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

By , 10th December 2012

Is it unfair—and pointless— to discuss a film in relation to other past adaptations, to judge it by what it’s not? But, on the other hand, do we need another version of Great Expectations?

Continue reading...

Amour

Amour

By , 24th November 2012

With Amour, you will remember the film, and you will remember the emotions, and there will be no humiliation in the crying.

Continue reading...

The Landlord

The Landlord

By , 17th October 2012

The Landlord is a real race-relations curio; a social comedy that atomizes racial tension in a post-Sixties Brooklyn neighbourhood.

Continue reading...

Lawless

Lawless

By , 2nd September 2012

Lawless is an ripping yarn (in the proper, old-fashioned sense of the term), which, for the most part, manages to balance its moonshine-fuelled suspense and drama with a shot of humour and a chaser of romance.

Continue reading...

Ill Manors

Ill Manors

By Lisa Keddie, 10th June 2012

Those from tough backgrounds will no doubt relate; those who are not will appreciate Drew’s messages, however unbelievable some of the actions presented.

Continue reading...

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

By Kyle Richardson, 4th June 2012

The kids and the fans will like The Woman in Black because Daniel does well. The adults have other reasons to enjoy it, if they need them.

Continue reading...

The Artist

The Artist

By , 4th June 2012

It is an homage, it is a paean, it is a celebration: a behind-the-screen romantic comedy that fully embodies the glory and goofiness of a neonate film industry.

Continue reading...