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.
Category Archives: 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.
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Paul Milne reviews the Cyberpunk classic TETSUO II, which screened recently at Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Hobson's Choice
“… it’s like a Mancunian FATAL ATTRACTION but with more laughs and less bunnies.” Gavin Midgley reviews HOBSON’S CHOICE, screened as part of the “Made in Britain” series.
The Ambassador
With THE AMBASSADOR, Mads Bruegger spoils us with a shocking, eye-opening, mischievous and hilarious film. Steve Williams reviews.