Liberal Arts
LIBERAL ARTS is a gentle mix of romance, drama and comedy resistant to the formulaic mess it could so easily have collapsed into, writes Jim Ross at the Cambridge Film Festival.
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Looper
LOOPER is a layered and intelligent neo-noir science fiction with some striking images and emotional resonance.. Jim Ross reviews the CFF2012 Surprise Film.
Christophe Wagner Interview
Director Christophe Wagner was at the Cambridge Film Festival to show his new film, DOUDEGE WÉNKEL (BLIND SPOT) – Jim Ross spoke to him about the film and the film industry in Luxembourg, his native country.
ShortFusion: To Celebrate
Jim Ross reviews the short films playing in the strand TO CELEBRATE – CALLUM, THE WAY THE LAMP SWINGS, BLACK DUST, DYLAN’S ROOM, DAYS OF AWE and LINE 102.
Barcelona (Un Mapa)
A quietly dramatic series of chamber vignettes, the measured rhythm of BARCELONA (UN MAPA) will gradually draw you in, writes Jim Ross
Savage Witches
Although SAVAGE WITCHES doesn’t quite work all the time, some parts of this bold and liberated experimental film are simply wonderful, writes Jim Ross.
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE is a funny and amiably diverting documentary, but it ends up providing no insight into its subject matter, writes Jim Ross
Hit and Run
HIT AND RUN, for all its faults, manages to largely avoid some of the more lazy and offensive attitudes and stereotyping that has beset recent American comedies, writes Jim Ross.
David Frankel Interview
After opening the Cambridge Film Festival with his new film HOPE SPRINGS, Jim Ross spoke to director David Frankel about the film and how hard it is to make interesting and challenging films in Hollywood.
Doudege Wénkel (Blind Spot)
Jim Ross reviews DOUDEGE WÉNKEL, a police thriller from Luxermbourgian director Christophe Wagner that premiered in the UK at the Cambridge Film Festival.