The Temptation of St Tony
THE TEMPTATION OF ST TONY, screening at the Cambridge Film Festival twice, is fresh, bold, stimulating and deliberately provocative, writes Mike O’Brien
Category Archives: Reviews
Avalon
All seems to be going to plan for Janne until his carefree, excessive behaviour causes a tragic accident in AVALON … and Axel Petersen’s Scandinavian thriller is not a film of redemption, warns Will Hellbent-Audio.
Apsis: Interview with Max Weinman
Lovers of Bacon, Bergman and John Cage will deeply appreciate Max Weinman’s APSIS. Rosy Hunt spoke to the director of this remarkable short.
Psycho
Against a backdrop of generally stale modern horror releases you’ll find Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO fresher, wittier and more unsettling than ever at this year’s Cambridge Film Festival, writes Patrick Fowler.
Big Boys Gone Bananas!
It sounds like something rented from a store with no windows (if you know what we mean) but Fredrik Gertten’s documentary is an illuminating film, dealing with issues of free speech and a free press.
Yossi
TAKE ONE recommends the minimal but moving performance from Ohad Knoller as YOSSI, in Eytan Fox’s story of bittersweet romance in the grotesque resort of Eilat in Israel.
All Divided Selves
RD Laing is a radical, a leading figure of the counter-culture of the 60s. A guru to some – cruel alcoholic to others. Steve Williams looks at the troubled subject of Luke Fowler’s ALL DIVIDED SELVES.
The Raw And The Cooked
Anyone used to Keith Floyd and his successors may have to adjust their napkins to cope with this cookery documentary seasoned with subtle hints of Clement Freud, Michael Palin and Werner Herzog.
Anna Karenina
Martin McGuigan reviews ANNA KARENINA, where the excellent Tom Stoppard script and spot-on direction of Joe Wright allow the story to shine.
Happy Roald Dahl Day!
Roald Dahl Day takes place on 13th September every year, on what would have been the writer’s birthday. CFF2012 celebrates 30 years of the BFG with a screening of Cosgrove Hall’s classic 80s animation on 16th September.