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Review: Thor
May 9, 2011 by Jamie DayAnother Marvel Comic film adaptation has people revelling in anticipation. Following the success of the Spider-man and X-Men trilogies, the Hulk, Fantastic 4 and Iron man, comic book features appear to be generating more popularity as they go. Kenneth Branagh’s… Continue reading →
Review: Black Swan
January 27, 2011 by Lev HarrisA lot of hype has surrounded Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, none of which is unwarranted; he is currently considered one of America’s hottest directors with a run of consistently thought provoking and immersive films, a run that will be interestingly… Continue reading →
Review : The King’s Speech
January 21, 2011 by Jake FarrellColin Firth was destined to be Hollywood’s go to guy for period drama since he stepped out of the water, all dripping breeches and haughty stare, in the BBC’s version of Pride and Prejudice. In The Kings Speech he may… Continue reading →
Tron Legacy : Review
January 4, 2011 by Jake FarrellTron : Legacy is ambitious beyond it’s holiday release date and multiplex baiting marketing budget. Stymied by its predecessors visual singularity and awkward narrative it has to work hard to both look good and fashion a story line from Trons… Continue reading →
Review: Buried
October 1, 2010 by Lev HarrisThe concept – one man, Paul Conroy, (Ryan Reynolds) buried six feet under in a coffin somewhere in a desert somewhere in Iraq. He has a mobile phone and a lighter to somehow escape before his air supply runs out.… Continue reading →
Review: Enter the Void
September 24, 2010 by Lev Harris‘Dying would be the ultimate rush’. So goes Gaspar Noé’s metaphysical drama Enter the Void – the void being a metaphor for a number of different things throughout the course of the film. Enter the Void arrives off the back… Continue reading →
Review: I’m Still Here
September 22, 2010 by Lev HarrisIs it real? Or is it just smoke and mirrors? I’m Still Here’s guerrilla documentary style of shooting has invited criticism from several quarters for its apparent showcasing of a man’s mental breakdown as a form of entertainment. But for… Continue reading →
Review: Cyrus
September 15, 2010 by Lev HarrisA romantic comedy starring John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill? You may be forgiven for judging this book by its cover. But those preconceptions couldn’t be further from the truth, as Cyrus unfolds into a quaint and charming indie flick… Continue reading →
Review: The Illusionist
August 27, 2010 by Lev HarrisSylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist is an old fashioned animated movie where dialogue is virtually non existant, inviting the the viewers instead to absorb themselves in the sumptuous animated dreamscape on offer. In every frame there is some small wonder to… Continue reading →
The First Movie
August 13, 2010 by Yasmin AliFilm Review: The First Movie (Dir.) Mark Cousins Here’s a place you know: Iraq. Here’s a place you will now: Goptapa. The tiny unknown village of Goptapa, population circa 700, in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq is the backdrop for Mark Cousin’s… Continue reading →