The King Of Pigs
There’s no hugging or learning going on in Yeun Sang-Ho’s THE KING OF PIGS, screened at Edinburgh International Film Festival. Paul Jon Milne reviews.
Category Archives: Reviews
Life Just Is
Jim Ross looks at Alex Barrett’s debut feature, LIFE JUST IS, which is screening at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this week.
Possession
Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani throw down domestically in Andrzej Zulawski’s POSSESSION, a trip and a half to crazy town with no return ticket. Ann Linden reviews.
A Working Men's Club in Sheffield / Roll Out the Barrel – The British Pub On Film
The Dial House Social Club circa 1964, filtered through the eyes of some continental outsiders – a collection of BFI boozer shorts – David Perilli reviews a compilation of British pub themed docs.
Persepolis
A Tunisian court recently fined the owner of a private TV station for broadcasting the award-winning PERSEPOLIS, which tells the story of a girl growing up in Iran. Martin McGuigan reviews.
Putin's Kiss
Flying dildos crushed Garry Kasparov’s political credibility. They also expose weaknesses in PUTIN’S KISS, a soul-sapping documentary about the Russian youth movement Nashi.
The Plague of the Zombies
“A standard Hammer Horror vehicle with a few fresh twists which distinguish it from the DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN sequels”. Gavin Midgley reviews THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES, the latest in the “Made In Britain” season.
The Angels’ Share
Jim Ross thinks THE ANGELS’ SHARE is like a single malt with a huge block of ice. Read on to find out whether that’s good or bad…
The Tsunami And The Cherry Blossom
Adam Batty kicks off our coverage of Sheffield Doc/Fest with a review of Lucy Walker’s academy award nominated documentary.
Passport to Pimlico
The Ealing brand is well known for its comedy output in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but 1949 was a particularly golden year: Gavin Midgley ranks PASSPORT TO PIMLICO among the finest comedies ever to be made on these shores.