Michael H. Profession: Director
Yves Montmayeur’s documentary is an engrossing insight in to one of the world’s most complex directors, says Liam Jack.
Yves Montmayeur’s documentary is an engrossing insight in to one of the world’s most complex directors, says Liam Jack.
Cristian Mungiu’s BEYOND THE HILLS looks at the moral ambiguity behind a real life event: a misguided exorcism that took place in an Orthodox community in Romania in 2005. Steve Williams reviews.
This docu-drama about a theatrical production with a cast of criminals is orchestrated, but we can believe we are watching a ‘truth’: Will Shakespeare would have approved, writes Amanda Randall.
“An artfully twisted thriller that descends into the macabre with rare distinction” – Gavin Midgley takes a look at Chan-wook Park’s intoxicating slice of Southern Gothic.
A NICE TOUCH is a surprising film, embracing the influence of film noir whilst eschewing some typical features of the genre, writes Sophie Skinner.
Although Rufus Norris’s directorial debut starts off on a well-trodden path, there is enough cinematic ingenuity here to make a film staple feel refreshingly original, writes Dan Harling.
From horror, comedy, thrillers and animation to period films and docudramas, ONCE UPON A TIME IN JAPAN demonstrates the richness, the diversity and the relevance of a contemporary Japanese cinema that is vastly under-represented on the international film circuit.
REBIRTH follows the traumatised childhood of Erina, an individual who must confront fundamental questions about her own identity if she is not to repeat mistakes made in the past.
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present.” CLOUD ATLAS weaves together of six intertwining narratives which don’t quite tie up satisfactorily, writes Florence Smith-Nicholls.
Jim Ross takes a look the winner of Film of the Year, Best Screenplay and Best Production Design at Watersprite 2013 – Nick Rowland’s DANCING IN THE ASHES.