Argo
ARGO is a well-handled spy drama with some Hollywood satire thrown in, and an engaging true story despite succumbing to silly contrivances and excessive dramatic licence at the end, writes Jim Ross
Category Archives: Reviews
Nairobi Half Life
A universal tale of aspiration in the face of adversity is given fresh impetus and local nuances in Tosh Gitonga’s drama – the opening film of Film Africa and CAFF2012, writes Jim Ross
Dead End
Mihai Kolcsar has a Hallowe’en flashback to the fearsome forests of Transylvania, triggered by the underrated classic DEAD END, starring Ray Wise and Lin Shaye.
Tommy
Latest contribution to the Hallowe’en Specials: Keith Braithwaite’s top trouser-soiling moment from cinema history features in The Who’s bonkers, mawkish rock opera TOMMY.
Skyfall
For the series’ 50th anniversary, fans have a Bond film that seems to get almost everything right, writes Liam Jack.
Sightseers
When a bit of careless driving leads them to accidentally kill a fellow tourist, Tina and Chris develop a taste for blood…
Elena
Generational and class divisions are the terrain upon which Zvyangintsev constructs his vision of ‘the cruel laws of reality’.
Crossfire Hurricane
This loving tribute to a milestone of British rock takes an insightful and evocative approach to the genre, writes Ed Frost.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Heart warming and harrowing, mystical and raw, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD is an idiosyncratic masterpiece, quietly enchanting and brutally frank in equal measure, says Hannah Clarkson.
Beware of Mr. Baker
Jay Bulger’s all-encompassing documentary BEWARE OF MR. BAKER peers behind the dark glasses and gruff facade of one Ginger Baker. Ed Frost reviews at London Film Festival.