To Rome With Love
The latest feature from Woody Allen, featuring four separate stories in the Italian capital, will screen on the opening night of the 32nd Cambridge Film Festival. Elizabeth Rogers reviews.
Category Archives: Reviews
Lawless
The bleak, barefoot poverty of LAWLESS may seem familiar, but John Hillcoat pairs it with an unexpected chaser of grim, blood-spattered humor writes Ann Linden
The 39 Steps
Screening in Sawston on day 1 of CFF: Robert Donat stars as “wrong man” Hannay in this, the most popular of all adaptations of Buchan’s novel, which found favour with the author himself despite its many liberties.
Berberian Sound Studio
Peter Strickland’s followup to KATALIN VARGA invokes seventies European horror films and breaks down the very barriers of cinema, akin to PERFORMANCE or MULHOLLAND DRIVE, writes Euan Andrews.
Take This Waltz
Although it threatens to tip over into twee irritation, Sarah Polley’s TAKE THIS WALTZ never does and the cast delivers a well-acted personal drama, writes Jim Ross.
White Night Wedding (Brúđguminn)
WHITE NIGHT WEDDING jumps erratically between hard-core northern European family breakdown horror and sub-Father Ted eccentric locals hi-jinks. But Iceland is just about yummy enough that they get away with it.
Shadow Dancer
James Marsh’s portrayal of pre-peace process Belfast features strong performances and a beautifully ambiguous denoument, writes Edd Elliott.
The Imposter
A pathological liar and serial impersonator insinuates himself into the grieving family of a missing child. Lillie Davidson reviews Bart Layton’s fascinating true story of deceit and self-deception.
The Bird (L'Oiseau)
Although THE BIRD never really takes flight, it’s an involving piece where the heart and emotion lies in what goes unsaid, says Jim Ross
The Forgiveness of Blood
THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD is fantastically involving tale about the suppression of youth by ancient traditions, says Jim Ross