Pretty Vacancy: Why I’m Not Watching Iron Man 3
First of all, I’d like to make it clear that this isn’t a rant about snobbish intellectual cinema versus eye-popping … Continue reading Pretty Vacancy: Why I’m Not Watching Iron Man 3
Month: April 2013
Review: Stoker
Director: Park Chan-Wook Stars: Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode When a successful and respected director from the world cinema … Continue reading Review: Stoker
Review: The ABCs Of Death
Directors: Various Stars: Multiple Like an episode of Sesame Street being broadcast from hell, The ABCs Of Death presents 26 shorts by 26 … Continue reading Review: The ABCs Of Death
Review: I’m So Excited!
Director: Pedro Almodóvar Stars: Carlos Areces, Hugo Silva, Cecilia Roth If your experience of Pedro Almodóvar is limited to his … Continue reading Review: I’m So Excited!
Review: Oblivion
Director: Joseph Kosinski Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko An imagined conversation between Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski … Continue reading Review: Oblivion
Review: The Place Beyond The Pines
Director: Derek Cianfrance Stars: Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling “If you ride like lightning, you’re gonna crash like thunder”. … Continue reading Review: The Place Beyond The Pines
Review: Post Tenebras Lux
Director: Carlos Raygadas Stars: Rutt Reygadas, Adolfo Jiménez Castro, Nathalia Acevedo Post Tenebras Lux (meaning ‘light after darkness’) is a … Continue reading Review: Post Tenebras Lux
Review: Room 237
Director: Rodney Ascher The Shining is one of my all-time favourite movies. I’d put it in my top 5. I … Continue reading Review: Room 237
Review: Caesar Must Die
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani Caesar Must Die (or to give it its native moniker Cesare deve morire) is an Italian … Continue reading Review: Caesar Must Die
The Lost Highway Hotel 