Zodiac
Claire Henry reviews David Fincher’s ZODIAC (2007) which expands and extends on the 2005 feature about the Zodiac serial killer, THE ZODIAC.
Category Archives: Reviews
Surprise Films
Every year at CFF we screen a surprise film. Nobody except Tony Jones knows what the film will be until the very last minute. We like to have a stab at writing up a preview anyway. That’s the way we roll.
White White World (Beli Beli Svet)
If the Serbian drama WHITE WHITE WORLD (BELI BELI SVET) deserves a subtitle it would be ‘The Great Depression’. Filmed mostly in a shaky hand camera perspective, the connected stories of several inhabitants of the Serbian mining town Bor are told.
Local Tastes
‘A promising taste of local talent’ says TAKE ONE writer Lillie Davidson of this collection of Cambridge shorts, screened at CFF2011
Gibraltar
Ana Garcia’s Gibraltar sets out a journey into the complex history produced by the hate and love between England and Spain on this territory.
The Gerber Syndrome
Maxi Dejoie’s début picture THE GERBER SYNDROME exploits our fears of fatal pandemics on a personal, as well as national level; divides of society being ripped apart.
The Forest Prince and the Pigman/The Stranger
Hugh Paterson reviews Craig Constantine’s guide to hitchhiking, and Rodd Rathjen’s short THE STRANGER
Eggs for Later/Leap before you Look/Boffin & Boffin
Whilst technology has advanced dramatically, some problems (such as finding the right reproductive partner, and preparing for parenthood) remain universal and timeless.
Duska
DUSKA is a succinct distillation of Jos Stelling’s cinema, examining how, fundamentally, people communicate.
Drive
Enter Hero. Enter Psycho. Enter Saviour. Enter Devil. Enter Driver.