Dial M For Murder
Hitchcock’s only 3D film, now re-released, has points of interest but otherwise remains an unexceptional entry in the director’s career, writes Gavin Midgley.
Category Archives: Reviews
The World’s End
Although it doesn’t hit the comedic heights of its predecessors, THE WORLD’S END may be the most interesting of Edgar Wright’s homage-driven trilogy of films, writes Jim Ross.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
We are never bored and never lost – something from which those contemporary directors who deliver 160-minute plus slabs of nothing notable happening with frantic energy could learn a lot.
A Field In England
Ben Wheatley’s mesmerising trip to the past captures a key moment when chaos reigned supreme, writes Gavin Midgley.
Disability Sport And Art Festival 2013
The films screened as part of the Disability Sport and Art Festival 2013 range from the insightful and poignant to the enjoyably barmy, writes Dan Harling.
Renoir
It occasionally slides into contrived whimsy but this biopic offers plenty of pretty escapism, writes Hannah Clarkson.
Stories We Tell
Polley’s examination of the nature of truth and the fragility of memory is remarkably effective and makes for absorbing viewing, writes Dan Harling.
Frankenstein's Army
You’d be correct in expecting gore from this film. An enjoyable, if guilty spectacle, writes Paul Milne at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
Before Midnight
What happens to Jesse and Celine after they walk into the sunset? Their climactic interaction is darkly sincere and immensely entertaining, writes Lillie Davidson.
Man of Steel
The release of MAN OF STEEL coincides with the 75th anniversary of Superman, the world’s most iconic superhero. Warners is betting heavily this time that they got it right, writes Wyndham Wise.