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.
Category Archives: Reviews
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.
Pretty Poison
PRETTY POISON, directed by Noel Black, is an overlooked gem blending dark comedy and suspense with hints of neo-noir. Screening now in a brand new 35mm print at the Grand Illusion Cinema.
Woody Allen: A Documentary
At the age of seventy six, he is perhaps the happiest he has ever been in his life – still diligently making a film a year. Ed Frost reviews the ambitious, affectionate WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY
Skoonheid (Beauty)
Mike Boyd reviews SKOONHEID (BEAUTY), and finds a highly engaging drama set in modern post-Apartheid South Africa.
Prometheus
Although a heavily flawed work, hamstrung by the muddled and often lazy script, PROMETHEUS is an undeniably compelling film.
Post Mortem
Ann Linden reviews POST MORTEM, a drama set in the 1973 Chilean coup, which is currently screening at the Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle.
Moonrise Kingdom
Jim Ross takes in MOONRISE KINGDOM, Wes Anderson’s latest film, and wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it – even to Anderson sceptics.
Free Men
Mark Byrnes reviews FREE MEN, where director Ismaël Ferroukhi adopts a measured view of the past to uncover a fascinating, hitherto untold story.
The Source
Loreta Gandolfi reviews THE SOURCE, and finds a beautifully shot film from Radu Mihaileanu with a strong performance by the cast.