MOVIE

Crime 101 review – strong cast, weak script

I should start by addressing the elephant in the room: Bart Layton is very clearly a fan of Michael Mann. Making…

9 months ago

Wuthering Heights review – pretty vacant

The supporting cast fair no better. Edward Linton (Shazad Latif) is also retooled, now a nice but dull man who lives…

9 months ago

Death with Dignity: the documentaries…

“Now that sex is available to us in hardcore porno films, death remains the one last taboo in cinema,” wrote…

9 months ago

Twinless review – a twee showcase for actor Dylan…

When an actor takes on multiple roles in a movie, you’re forced to wonder if this casting choice has been made…

9 months ago

Mika Imai: ‘There is such an affinity between…

Every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the programming team makes an effort to champion emerging talent that challenges…

9 months ago

Primate review – yes, we have no bananas

Perhaps I’m just a worrywart, but in the hypothetical event I decided to raise a chimpanzee as a member of my family, I would be…

10 months ago

Return To Silent Hill review – if not entirely…

If anyone was going to try to adapt Silent Hill 2, one of video gaming’s most spectacular artistic achievements, you could…

10 months ago

H is for Hawk review – occasionally falters, but…

Grief never really goes away, but its initial impact takes many forms. Some people are paralysed for months on end.…

10 months ago

Inside the North West Film Clubs building a…

Without the glossy production values that come with screening in a multiplex, film clubs like Speed and Strike sell themselves on…

10 months ago

Chihiro Amano: ‘It was like I hit a wall in all…

Every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the programming team makes an effort to champion emerging talent that challenges…

10 months ago