Hyde Park On Hudson
While it’s easy for Bill Murray to play against type, it might not be so easy for the audience to accept, writes Harry Hunt.
Category Archives: Reviews
Great Expectations
GREAT EXPECTATIONS is a rag-to-riches tale, dark thriller and gothic love story all rolled into one. You should perhaps lower your expectations for Mike Newell’s interpretation, writes Lillie Davidson.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Part 2 of TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN embraces wholeheartedly the absurdities for which the series has become particularly emblematic, writes Ed Frost.
Turning
TURNING looks behind the scenes at an Antony and the Johnsons tour. A beautiful show, and with the documentary aspect, a strange viewing experience, writes Harry Hunt.
I, Anna
Harry Hunt’s new favourite at the Brighton Film Fest: I, ANNA stars Charlotte Rampling, whose son directed this box ticking drama.
La Pirogue
An authentic depiction of a tragic journey, LA PIROGUE sets the bar high for Ang Lee’s upcoming LIFE OF PI adaptation, writes Joe DeVine.
93 Million Miles
From swimming solar winds to the heaving of the immense machinery being used to examine the skies, this time-lapse short is never anything less than stunning, writes Harry Hunt.
Gambit
Clichéd characters, infrequent chuckles and a series of increasingly farcical situations. Great expectations wilted for Dan Harling, who reviewed the Coen brothers’ GAMBIT.
Now, Forager
At the end of the mushroom season, two foragers struggle to make ends meet. Harry Hunt reviews NOW, FORAGER at the Brighton Film Festival.
Madwomen: Leave Her To Heaven
Look out for a young Vincent Price in Douglas Sirk’s flagrant Freudian fable. Rosy Hunt nominates Gene Tierney in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN for our MADWOMEN series.