Grabbers
An Irish lobsterman catches something very odd and tentacly in his trap… Fiona Scoble reviews GRABBERS, screened at the Galway Film Fleadh.
Category Archives: Reviews
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
Matthew Akers’ and Jeff Dupre’s documentary offers an elegant guide to the history performance art, and a rare insight into the emotionally intense world of Marina Abramovic.
Sons of Norway (Sønner av Norge)
Having extolled the virtues of British butter and country living, John Lydon has found time to champion a Norwegian film, labelling it as the ‘true story of punk’ seen through the eyes of a troubled youth.
Faust
Aleksandr Sokurov’s ambitious reworking of FAUST is timeless, spectacular, and sometimes surreal – but tends to skirt around Goethe’s more esoteric sensibilities. Emma Wilkinson reviews.
The Amazing Spider-Man
More broody, less cartoony … but still amazing? Gavin Midgley reviews the recent Spidey rehash, and finds the lizard a letdown.
Killer Joe
Ed Frost reviews the latest film from William Friedkin, the Southern noir of KILLER JOE starring the reinvented Matthew McConaughey.
Quatermass and the Pit
Primeval horror thrust in to a modern scientific age … Gavin Midgley reviews QUATERMASS AND THE PIT, the final feature in the MADE IN BRITAIN season.
The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
This year marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, and the enduring obsession he holds over one of his fans is the subject of Armando Bo’s impressive directorial debut, THE LAST ELVIS.
Tabu
Miguel Gomes borrows not only the title of Murnau’s 1931 film, but elements of the silent film aesthetic for TABU, the critics’ darling of this year’s Berlinale.
Unfair World (Adikos Kosmos)
Fillipos Tsitos’ UNFAIR WORLD reflects a world of relationships where trust has broken down. Steve Williams reviews at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.