The Iceman
Although Michael Shannon delivers a superb performance, THE ICEMAN can only be carried so far by that and his ever-changing facial hair, claims Jim Ross.
Category Archives: Reviews
Daleks – Invasion Picturehouse 2013AD
The Daleks appeared at the Cambridge Picturehouse recently in two films from the Amicus stable, starring that celebrated gentleman of British genre cinema, Peter Cushing.
The Act of Killing
Oppenheimer’s “extraordinary, lucid” documentary challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to cinematically reenact their mass-killings. (UK release 28 June)
Populaire
Andrew Nickolds dives in to this new French comedy, a “primary-coloured confectionery” set in the world of speed typing.
Talk To Her
Almodóvar muddies the waters between good and bad, masculine and feminine, movement and inertia, real life and spectacle with TALK TO HER.
The Great Gatsby
Mixed performances and a mismanaged soundtrack balanced by a powerful denouement: Dan Harling reviews Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of THE GREAT GATSBY.
Ran
Kurosawa’s RAN forces us into a cool intellectual appraisal of bloody vengeance, betrayal, and moral collapse, writes Keith Braithwaite.
Mud
Strong performances and a confident tone mark out this highly enjoyable slice of Southern Gothic, writes Gavin Midgley.
I'm So Excited
Pedro Almodovar’s latest is like a glass of cheap Cava, writes Gavin Midgley: fizzy and fun while it lasts, but mostly forgettable and nothing to write home about.
In The House
Treading a fine line between creepy and charming, IN THE HOUSE ingratiates itself with the audience before pulling off a nimble series of twists and reversals.