The Zero Theorem
Another year, another Terry Gilliam slice of imaginative dystopian hell: THE ZERO THEOREM still feels a bit humdrum for a director who is a visionary at his best.
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The Voorman Problem
THE VOORMAN problem is a well executed short with amusing and engaging lead performances. Jim Ross reviews the 2014 Oscars nominee.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL is a delightful chocolate box of a film, with Wes Anderson beginning to show his artistic soul, writes Jim Ross
TAKE ONE Awards 2013
As the dust settles on 12 YEARS A SLAVE and GRAVITY’s dominance , it’s time to focus on the best from the last year of festivals.
Her
Laced with humanity and softly tragic humour, Spike Jonze’s HER is an emotionally packed film that will tease out pensive moments, writes Jim Ross
The Monuments Men
THE MONUMENTS MEN, although entertaining in spurts, wastes an excellent premise and extremely talented cast with an uneven tone and script, writes Jim Ross
Out Of The Furnace
Although lacking sparks of drama and originality to be burnt into the memory, the positives of OUT OF THE FURNACE marginally outweigh that drawback, writes Jim Ross
American Hustle
David O. Russell’s crime caper AMERICAN HUSTLE is an entertaining and sharp black comedy that rarely sags, writes Jim Ross.
Filth
FILTH is a superbly lurid and comedically pitch-black spiral into a man’s mental hell, with James McAvoy on perhaps his best form to date.
Rush
Although it steps on the gas for a terrific finale, the lead actors of RUSH are slightly let down by director Ron Howard and the script, writes Jim Ross.