A Dangerous Method
When a film starts with someone pulling strange faces, it can negatively influence the audience’s perception. David Cronenberg’s A DANGEROUS METHOD quickly proves this first impression wrong, says Max Zeh.
Category Archives: Reviews
The Woman in the Fifth
THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH is an enigmatic film that is both a peculiar drama and an elusively curious psychological thriller featuring a wealth of fine performances, says Ed Frost
Soldier Of The Road
Bernard Josse and Gérard Rouy’s brilliant study of German free jazz musician Peter Brötzmann’s life and work, which screened recently at Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle.
Young Adult
YOUNG ADULT is a peculiar beast. Marketed as a comedy, it is in fact one the darkest films of the year. Anyone that finds it funny has serious issues, according to Dorian Stone.
The Woman in Black
Adapted from book to both stage and TV, THE WOMAN IN BLACK makes full use of its new cinematic outing according to Edd Elliot
Frightful Ti West Double Feature
Director Ti West conjures evil from the shadows of our everyday fears in The House of the Devil and his new release The Innkeepers.
Kill List
Problems at home? Family getting you down? Don’t take that stress to work with you, especially if you’re meant to be a discreet hitman. Harry Hunt reviews THE KILL LIST, coming soon to Cambridge Arts Picturehouse.
Chemical Brothers: Don't Think
There are rumours of a streaker and a carcrash. Everyone’s dancing, tweeting, beering, cheering and clapping. Just another night at the …Duke of York’s Picturehouse in Brighton?! *record scratch*
Martha Marcy May Marlene
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE is a great, if deliberately confusing, debut from Sean Durkin with an excellent performance by Elizabeth Olsen. Jim Ross reviews.
Chronicle
At the bottom of a strange hole in the ground, three teenagers find a glowing crystalline object and acquire strange powers in John Trake’s narrowly focused twist on the superhero origin story. Reviewed by Ann Linden.