Review: Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Stars: Hong Chau, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Short For some, myself included, there’s a palpable sense of … Continue reading Review: Inherent Vice
Month: January 2015
Why I Love… #74: The Leopard
Year: 1963 Director: Luchino Visconti Stars: Burt Lancaster (Prince Don Fabrizio Salina), Claudia Cardinale (Angelica Sedara / Bertiana), Alain Delon … Continue reading Why I Love… #74: The Leopard
Review: Beyond Clueless
Director: Charlie Lyne The ‘teen’ film – be it in the guise of romance, comedy, horror, coming-of-age drama or a … Continue reading Review: Beyond Clueless
Review: Wild
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Mo McRae, Laura Dern An inspiration tale of a young woman who embarks on … Continue reading Review: Wild
Review: Ex Machina
Director: Alex Garland Stars: Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson Arriving with comparatively little fanfare in an admittedly busy season, … Continue reading Review: Ex Machina
Review: American Sniper
Director: Clint Eastwood Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes Consider this list of words. Hustle. Beauty. Mary. Pie. Wedding. … Continue reading Review: American Sniper
Review: Whiplash
Director: Damien Chazelle Stars: J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Miles Teller Extremism and hyperbole in film criticism are not often … Continue reading Review: Whiplash
Review: Foxcatcher
Director: Bennett Miller Stars: Channing Tatum, Steve Carrell, Mark Ruffalo In the Coen Brothers’ 1991 feature Barton Fink the eponymous playwrite suffers … Continue reading Review: Foxcatcher
Review: Nekromantik (1988)
Director: Jorg Buttgereit Stars: Beatrice Manowski, Daktari Lorenz, Jorg Buttgereit I wasn’t going to review this, but I’ve spent the … Continue reading Review: Nekromantik (1988)
Reservations #2: Me And You And Everyone We Know
Year: 2005 Director: Miranda July Stars: John Hawkes (Richard Swersey), Miranda July (Christine Jesperson). Genre: Comedy Nominated by: Hattie English … Continue reading Reservations #2: Me And You And Everyone We Know
Review: The Theory Of Everything
Director: James Marsh Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Charlie Cox You can tell it’s January. You step out in the … Continue reading Review: The Theory Of Everything
Review: Enemy
Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon Like that bit in Akira where the long-frozen pod cracks and … Continue reading Review: Enemy
The Lost Highway Hotel 