Michael
Despite the difficult subject matter, the unshifting subtlety with which Markus Schleinzer handles MICHAEL awards him distinctions, says Ed Frost.
All posts by Edward Frost
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A finely composed, charming and perfectly diverting film, but the visual panache quickly begins to mask a film with very little going on beneath its glowing sheen, says Ed Frost.
The Woman in the Fifth
THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH is an enigmatic film that is both a peculiar drama and an elusively curious psychological thriller featuring a wealth of fine performances, says Ed Frost
Sound It Out and Analogue Kingdom
The SOUND IT OUT Documentary tour has started. The first Picturehouse Cinemas screening is this coming Tuesday in York. Follow the film’s Facebook page to keep up to date with tour details.
Bullhead (Rundskop)
Ed Frost reviews Michaël R. Roskam’s unconventional thriller, which focuses on the shady dealings of the Belgium cattle hormone mafia.
The Show Must Go On
Set in an unspecified near future, Croatian director Nevio Marasovic’s THE SHOW MUST GO ON begins with a daunting play on the familiarity of a certain reality television show; a handful of contestants stuck in an enclosed space where their every move is exposed to both a variety of cameras and projected to thousands of baying voyeurs.
Tirza
The Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards (though it didn’t make the final shortlist), TIRZA stars Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Jörgen Hofmeester, a weary, bemused man who is deemed superfluous both at work and at home, not least by his demanding ex-wife.
Under Control (Unter Kontrolle)
Attempting a somewhat strict dogmatic stance to the state, or lack there of, of nuclear power stations and their rigorous maintenance, Volker Sattel’s second documentary is a serene, sterile and stimulating assessment of such a hotly debated subject in modern society.
Late September
Evoking such introspective ensemble pieces as Woody Allen’s theatre-influenced September and, to some extent, the Danish family cacophony that was Festen, Jon Sanders’ latest film focuses on the intricate relationships and emotions shared amongst a group of people over the space of twenty-four hours.